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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]

1820-2006 Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Online Michigan Death Records & Indexes, links by county
Obits Archive Michigan
Obituaries Help Michigan
Michigan Obituaries
Web: Southwest Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2012, index, ($)
1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Michigan Online Historical Newspapers
Michigan Newspapers ($)
Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index, index/images
Chronicling America
Michigan Newspaper Archives (1817 - 1995) at Genealogy Bank
Michigan Newspapers
Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal

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-== Online Resources ==
+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.
-*'''1820-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2215693|Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006}} at FamilySearch  - [[Michigan Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''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<br>
+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 ===
+*'''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 &amp; 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://obituarieshelp.org/michigan_newspaper_obituaries.html Obituaries Help Michigan]
 *[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($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70832 Web: Southwest Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2012], index, ($)
+*'''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/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/michigan-online-historical-newspapers 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/search/db.aspx?dbid=3669 Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index], index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3669 Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index], index/images
 *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?state=Michigan&date1=1836&date2=1922&proxtext=&x=16&y=17&dateFilterType=yearRange&rows=20&searchType=basic Chronicling America]
 *[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/michigan/?kbid=10435&m=13 Michigan Newspaper Archives (1817 - 1995)] at Genealogy Bank
 *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Michigan Newspapers]
 *[https://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/Pages/Michigan-Digital-Newspaper-Portal.aspx Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal]<br><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.