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=== Obituary Resources On Line === | === Obituary Resources On Line === | ||
*[http://www.publiclibraries.com/obituaries/washington.htm Obituaries, recent years] at PublicLibraries.com. List of newspapers included. People Search gives residences, possible relatives, ($) to see obituary. | *[http://www.publiclibraries.com/obituaries/washington.htm Obituaries, recent years] at PublicLibraries.com. List of newspapers included. People Search gives residences, possible relatives, ($) to see obituary. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=50 Obituary Collection 2003-2011] at Ancestry ($). Searchable, list of newspapers. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=50 Obituary Collection 2003-2011] at Ancestry ($). Searchable, list of newspapers. | ||
*[http://oa.newsbank.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&s_search_type=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&s_sources=location&s_place=&f_clearSearch=yes ObitsArchive]<br>Offers a free, every name index of a large collection of obituaries and death notices. Copies of the articles can be obtained for a fee ($). | |||
*[http://obituarieshelp.org/washington_newspaper_obituaries.html ObituariesHelp.org] | |||
*[http://www.obituaries.com/ns/obituariescom/obits.aspx?state=wa Obituaries.com] | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wa/obituaries/ Cyndi's List] | |||
*[http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/ask_form.aspx Washington State Library] | |||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/wa/obitswa.htm Washington USGen Web Archives] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/rectype/periodicals/news/dblist.aspx?tp=2&p=50&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0003096283&o_lid=0003096283&o_sch=Affiliate+External Ancestry.com Historical Newspaper Collection] | |||
=== Additional Obituary Resources === | === Additional Obituary Resources === | ||
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For published obituaries and indexes, click {{FSC|Washington|place|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} and select the topic "Obituaries." For counties, simply add a comma and click '''Search'''. | For published obituaries and indexes, click {{FSC|Washington|place|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} and select the topic "Obituaries." For counties, simply add a comma and click '''Search'''. | ||
=== | Contact county genealogical and historical societies. | ||
==Overview== | |||
Obituaries have been published in Washington since the late 1800's. Obituaries may provide information such as the age of the deceased, birth date and place, names of living relatives and their residences, maiden name, occupation, death date, cause of death, and place of burial. Deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries may also mention previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved. | |||
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. | |||
[[Category:Washington, United States]] | [[Category:Washington, United States]][[Category:Obituaries]] | ||
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