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| Local newspapers often publish obituaries, including information about siblings and children. Some began reporting deaths in the 1800s; others started even earlier. Many local libraries and newspaper publishers maintain archives of past newspaper editions on microfilm or on the Internet. | | Local newspapers often publish obituaries, including information about siblings and children. Some began reporting deaths in the 1800s; others started even earlier. Many local libraries and newspaper publishers maintain archives of past newspaper editions on microfilm or on the Internet. | ||
| Find the library or newspaper office. Search the files, or pay the fee to have the librarian or archivist find editions close to the death date. | | Find the library or newspaper office. Search the files, or pay the fee to have the librarian or archivist find editions close to the death date. | ||
| Go to: | | Go to: '''[http://www.switchboard.com www.switchboard.com]''''' <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">to f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">ind the telephone number of a newspaper or library in your ancestor’s town. Ask the archivist or librarian what you need to do to obtain information or to arrange an interlibrary loan.</span><br>'' | ||
| Go to: [Address] | | Go to: [Address] for a lesson on using obituaries. | ||
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=== '''''Step 4: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | === '''''Step 4: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | ||