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=== Overview | == Online Resources == | ||
*'''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> | |||
*'''1850-2005''' {{RecordSearch|2302011|Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1933-1939''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3238 Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''2010-2013''' {{RecordSearch|2285847|Utah ObitsUtah Obituary Index}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62189/ Ancestry]'' ($) | |||
*[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/ Utah Obituaries] at Legacy.com | |||
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ut.htm Utah Obituaries] at Obituary Link Page | |||
===Specific Counties=== | |||
*'''1959-2013:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2427925 Utah, Tremonton and Garland Obituaries, 1959-2013] at FamilySearch | |||
===Germans from Russia=== | |||
*'''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 and images | |||
== Overview == | |||
Obituaries are a good source of biographical information. They can include religion, education, and accomplishments, as well as birth, marriage, and death information, names of parents, siblings, children, and extended family. | Obituaries are a good source of biographical information. They can include religion, education, and accomplishments, as well as birth, marriage, and death information, names of parents, siblings, children, and extended family. | ||
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=== Indexes for Utah === | === Indexes for Utah === | ||
There are a few indexes to obituaries for Utah newspapers in the | There are a few indexes to obituaries for Utah newspapers in the FamilySearch Library. Some newspapers have indexes on-line through the Internet. [[Utah Newspapers]] describes available newspaper resources. | ||
There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering 1850 to 1970. This index also includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears. | There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering 1850 to 1970. This index also includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears. It is in: | ||
*''Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. ( | *''Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|189434|title-id|disp=films 821636–99}}.) This index is also available at the [http://www.slcpl.org/ Salt Lake Public Library], the [[Church History Library]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the [[Utah State Historical Society]]. | ||
A similar index is available for the Ogden Standard Examiner in: | A similar index is available for the Ogden Standard Examiner in: | ||
*Ogden Branch Genealogical Library. ''Obituary Index to Ogden Standard Examiner, 1888 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. ( | *Ogden Branch Genealogical Library. ''Obituary Index to Ogden Standard Examiner, 1888 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200082|title-id|disp=films 934251–57}}.) | ||
Brigham Young University provides the on-line [http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/ucoi/ Utah County Obituary Index]. The index covers from the 1870s to the present. | Brigham Young University provides the on-line [http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/ucoi/ Utah County Obituary Index]. The index covers from the 1870s to the present. | ||
Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the | Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the FamilySearch Library. To find other indexes or obituary clippings from the newspapers, do a '''Place-name''' search (state, county, and town levels) of the FamilySearch Catalog and select the topic ''Obituaries''. | ||
If you find a reference to an obituary, look at [[Utah Newspapers]] for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death. | If you find a reference to an obituary, look at [[Utah Newspapers]] for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death. | ||
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Check the county pages for further sources in each of the counties. Examples: | Check the county pages for further sources in each of the counties. Examples: | ||
*Utah county, Utah Wiki Page - [ | *Utah county, Utah Wiki Page - [[Utah_County,_Utah#Obituaries|obituary section]] | ||
*''someday when a county page has an "overflow" obituary section and creates a separate breakout page | *''someday when a county page has an "overflow" obituary section and creates a separate breakout page specifically for "Obituaries of X county"...then add link here as example'' | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1933-1939 Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 2010-2013 Utah ObitsUtah Obituary Index at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($)
- Utah Obituaries at Legacy.com
- Utah Obituaries at Obituary Link Page
Specific Counties[edit | edit source]
- 1959-2013: Utah, Tremonton and Garland Obituaries, 1959-2013 at FamilySearch
Germans from Russia[edit | edit source]
- 1899-2012 United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection index and images
Overview[edit | edit source]
Obituaries are a good source of biographical information. They can include religion, education, and accomplishments, as well as birth, marriage, and death information, names of parents, siblings, children, and extended family.
For information on national newspaper sources for obituaries see United States Obituaries.
Indexes for Utah[edit | edit source]
There are a few indexes to obituaries for Utah newspapers in the FamilySearch Library. Some newspapers have indexes on-line through the Internet. Utah Newspapers describes available newspaper resources.
There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering 1850 to 1970. This index also includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears. It is in:
- Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. (FamilySearch Library films 821636–99.) This index is also available at the Salt Lake Public Library, the Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Utah State Historical Society.
A similar index is available for the Ogden Standard Examiner in:
- Ogden Branch Genealogical Library. Obituary Index to Ogden Standard Examiner, 1888 to 1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (FamilySearch Library films 934251–57.)
Brigham Young University provides the on-line Utah County Obituary Index. The index covers from the 1870s to the present.
Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the FamilySearch Library. To find other indexes or obituary clippings from the newspapers, do a Place-name search (state, county, and town levels) of the FamilySearch Catalog and select the topic Obituaries.
If you find a reference to an obituary, look at Utah Newspapers for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death.
Early Utah Digital Newspapers[edit | edit source]
To search for old obituaries you may find the Utah Digital Newspaper Project helpful. This free online source currently has searchable newspapers from 1857 to the present depending on the newspaper.
Tips
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See United States Newspapers for great tips.
County Level Obituary Pages for the State of Utah[edit | edit source]
Check the county pages for further sources in each of the counties. Examples:
- Utah county, Utah Wiki Page - obituary section
- someday when a county page has an "overflow" obituary section and creates a separate breakout page specifically for "Obituaries of X county"...then add link here as example