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Generally, the first step to obtaining an obituary is to find the death date of the person so that the obituary can be more easily found in a newspaper. Death dates may be obtained from the Statewide death index, or cemeteries in the local area where the person is believed to have died. Once a death date is known, the local library in the area may be contacted to learn whether or not they have newspapers for the time period needed, and if someone is willing to look for an obituary in that newspaper. If the newspapers are not held at the library, the local newspaper office may also be contacted to learn where older editions of the newspaper are kept. Some libraries and even newspaper publishers keep obituary files. | Generally, the first step to obtaining an obituary is to find the death date of the person so that the obituary can be more easily found in a newspaper. Death dates may be obtained from the Statewide death index, or cemeteries in the local area where the person is believed to have died. Once a death date is known, the local library in the area may be contacted to learn whether or not they have newspapers for the time period needed, and if someone is willing to look for an obituary in that newspaper. If the newspapers are not held at the library, the local newspaper office may also be contacted to learn where older editions of the newspaper are kept. Some libraries and even newspaper publishers keep obituary files. | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*'''1947-2010''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61894 Pennsylvania. U.S., Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | |||
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=obituaries&aff=90 Archives.com Obituaries] ($) | *[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=obituaries&aff=90 Archives.com Obituaries] ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 Ancestry.com United States Obituary Collection] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 Ancestry.com United States Obituary Collection] ($) | ||