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Obituaries

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.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Obituaries for Connecticut at Archives.com ($)
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch; index and images — How to Use this Collection
Newspaper Obituary collection for Connecticut: starts about 2003 to present at Ancestry ($)
ProQuest Obituaries for Connecticut ($)
United States Obituary Collection for Connecticut at Ancestry ($)
Online Connecticut Death Indexes & Records. index.
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+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.
-== Online Resources ==
+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.
-*'''1629-1934''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2900/ Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
+=== Online Resources ===
-*'''1791-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10618/connecticut-newspapers-1791-2009 Connecticut Newspapers 1791-2009] at MyHeritage ($)
-*'''1977-2014''' {{FSC|2452633|item|disp=Connecticut Obituaries, 1977-2014}}(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
-*'''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 & images
 *[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=obituaries&aff=90 Obituaries for Connecticut] at Archives.com ($)
+*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=9 Newspaper Obituary collection for Connecticut: starts about 2003 to present] at Ancestry ($)
 *[http://obituaries.proquest.com/obitsweb/obits/do/home ProQuest Obituaries for Connecticut] ($)
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 United States Obituary Collection for Connecticut] at Ancestry ($)
 *[http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut/index.html Online Connecticut Death Indexes &amp; Records]. index.
-*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Connecticut Obituaries]
+*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Connecticut Obituaries]<br><br>
 *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/connecticut-online-historical-newspapers Connecticut Online Historical Newspapers]
 *[http://newspaperarchive.com/ Newspaper Archive] ($)
 *[http://www.50states.com/news/conn.htm#.UI8Mnmcuh8E Connecticut Newspapers Online]
+*[http://worldvitalrecords.com/newspaperbrowse.aspx?zplace=ct World Vital Records Newspaper Archive Collection in Connecticut] ($)
 *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Connecticut Newspapers]
+*{{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] <br>
-==Overview==
-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.
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-[[Category:Obituaries]]