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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
Funeral home obituary records from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the years 1914-2007. Digital images of originals housed at the Ebling & Stabingas Funeral Home, Inc., in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.
Funeral home obituary records from Schuylkill County Pennsylvania for the years 1914-2007. Digital images of originals housed at the Ebling & Stabingas Funeral Home, Inc., in Schuylkill Haven, PA.
 
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
 
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'''Obituary''' 
*Name
*Name
*Address
*Address
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*Parents name
*Parents name
*Informant
*Informant
 
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== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Home Image 00020 .jpeg|1970 Obituary Record
Image:Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Home Image 00020 .jpeg|1970 Obituary Record
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*Name of ancestor
*Name of ancestor
*Approximate death date
*Approximate death date
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. 
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records  
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information to find additional family members
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family  
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900
 
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
*Try searching by surname only
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search 
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century=== Research Helps ===
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well 
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
*Search the indexes and records of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies]]
*Search in the [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries]]  
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]].
*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=186825&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20Blair%22%20%2Bkeywords%3Aobituaries FamilySearch Library Catalog]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies#Pennsylvania Record Finder|Pennsylvania Record Finder]]


=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]].
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies#Pennsylvania Record Finder|Pennsylvania Record Finder]]
 
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/154978 Florence Clint, ''Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, area key : a guide to the genealogical records of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, including maps, histories, charts, and other helpful materials'' 2nd ed. Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers, [1977? FS Library 974.817 D27c 1977]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4092381 Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, funeral home obituary cards, 1914-2007]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4139428 Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Cressona, funeral home obituary cards,1961-2005, G-M]
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|3535178|Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999}}
*{{RecordSearch|2287449|Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010}}
*{{RecordSearch|2282148|Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010}}
 
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===


== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,
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What is in This Collection?

Funeral home obituary records from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the years 1914-2007. Digital images of originals housed at the Ebling & Stabingas Funeral Home, Inc., in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Birth date and place
  • Death date and place
  • Age at death
  • Date of internment and cemetery
  • Surviving family members
  • Spouse
  • Education
  • Occupation
  • Parents name
  • Informant

Collection Content

Sample Images

  • 1970 Obituary Record

    1970 Obituary Record

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of ancestor
  • Approximate death date

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • If available, check the image for additional information
  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
  • Try searching by surname only
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century=== Research Helps ===

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Pennsylvania.

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Pennsylvania.

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Historical Records

FamilySearch Digital Library

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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