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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 === | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2215693|Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006}} | *'''1820-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2215693|Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | ||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/michigan/index.html Online Michigan Death Records & Indexes], links by county | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/michigan/index.html Online Michigan Death Records & Indexes], links by county | ||
*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Michigan&p_nbid=&kbid=10435 Obits Archive Michigan] | *[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Michigan&p_nbid=&kbid=10435 Obits Archive Michigan] | ||
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*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Michigan Obituaries] | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Michigan Obituaries] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70832 Web: Southwest Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2012], index, ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70832 Web: Southwest Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2012], index, ($) | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} | *'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images<br><br> | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/mi Michigan Online Historical Newspapers] | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/mi Michigan Online Historical Newspapers] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=25&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Michigan Newspapers] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=25&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Michigan Newspapers] ($) | ||