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=== Online Resources === | |||
*'''1765-2006:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2469546 Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006] at FamilySearch | |||
*'''1813-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20444/minnesota-obituaries?s=275764761 Minnesota Obituaries] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
*'''1865-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2469546|Minnesota Obituaries 1865-2006}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch]— index & images | |||
*'''1865-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2281907|Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1891-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70827 Minnesota, Obituary Index, 1891-2003], index($) | |||
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/minnesota/index.html Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes], statewide and by county | |||
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/mn/ Genealogy Buff] - Obituary Library - Minnesota Genealogy Data | |||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/mn/obitsmn.htm US Gen Web Archives Obituary Project] | |||
*[http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=searchobits Dalby Database Obituaries] | |||
*[http://library.ndsu.edu/db/obituary/ Fargo Forum Obituary Index], covers Northwestern Minnesota | |||
*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Minnesota ObitsArchive.com - Minnesota]($), index | |||
*[http://obituarieshelp.org/minnesota_newspaper_obituaries.html ObituariesHelp.org - Minnesota Newspaper Obituaries Listings], index | |||
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/mn.htm The Obituary Link Page - Minnesota Obituary Links] | |||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MN/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Minnesota Obituaries] | |||
==Overview== | |||
Obituaries provide information such as the age of the deceased; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; parents; names and residences of living children; relatives and other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Deceased family members are also frequently mentioned. The obituary may indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religious affiliation, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved. | Obituaries provide information such as the age of the deceased; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; parents; names and residences of living children; relatives and other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Deceased family members are also frequently mentioned. The obituary may indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religious affiliation, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved. | ||
The | 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 a variety of records: [[Minnesota Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
=== Obituary Resources on Line === | |||
*The [https://www.archive.org/details/centralillinoiso00cus Internet Archive] may occasionally have published books which include a collection of obituaries. To search this archive, type ''Minnesota Obituaries'' in the search box.<br> | |||
=== Additional Obituary Resources === | |||
[[United States Obituaries]] and [[United States Newspapers]] list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that publish them. | |||
Various collections of obituaries for [[ | Various collections of obituaries for [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] have been compiled. For example: | ||
*Southwest State University (Minnesota). ''Southwest Minnesota Historical Center. Obituary File Index, ca. 1873–1953''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. ( | *Southwest State University (Minnesota). ''Southwest Minnesota Historical Center. Obituary File Index, ca. 1873–1953''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|408979|title-id|disp=films 1728586–922}}.) There is no list of the newspapers that were used to compile this index. Index gives name of deceased, death date and place, and other information. | ||
*Southwest State University (Minnesota). Southwest Minnesota Historical Center. ''Obituary Files, ca. 1985-1990''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. ( | *Southwest State University (Minnesota). Southwest Minnesota Historical Center. ''Obituary Files, ca. 1985-1990''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|408979|title-id|disp=films 1728922–28}}.) The cards are in alphabetical order and have the original obituaries pasted on them. Obituaries come from miscellaneous newspapers of southwestern Minnesota. | ||
*For a statewide obituary database search see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=searchobits Dalby Database]. | *For a statewide obituary database search see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=searchobits Dalby Database]. | ||
To find obituaries and obituary indexes, check the Locality Search of the | To find obituaries and obituary indexes, check the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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