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'[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | '[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio_Obituaries|Ohio 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. | 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. | ||
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Patrons who utilize this index may order actual obituary copies through the [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/library/ Hayes Library] and 50 partner libraries onlined from this site. | Patrons who utilize this index may order actual obituary copies through the [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/library/ Hayes Library] and 50 partner libraries onlined from this site. | ||
In the beginning, the Index covered complete indexing of newspapers from Sandusky County, but now includes indexing from almost every northwest Ohio county. Other Ohio counties with good coverage include Wayne, Washington, Auglaize, Ross, Gallia, Belmont, Highland, Franklin, Wood and Clark counties. See the map on the top page of the Hayes website for all the [http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/display.asp?id=934&subj=index | In the beginning, the Index covered complete indexing of newspapers from Sandusky County, but now includes indexing from almost every northwest Ohio county. Other Ohio counties with good coverage include Wayne, Washington, Auglaize, Ross, Gallia, Belmont, Highland, Franklin, Wood and Clark counties. See the map on the top page of the Hayes website for all the [http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/display.asp?id=934&subj=index partner libraries] | ||
Besides newpaper obituaries, the Index also covers many other sources, especially in Sandusky and nearby counties, including wills and estates, funeral home records, local histories, some marriage announcements, and cemetery listings. | Besides newpaper obituaries, the Index also covers many other sources, especially in Sandusky and nearby counties, including wills and estates, funeral home records, local histories, some marriage announcements, and cemetery listings. | ||
The Ohio Obituary Index became even more popular on January 7, 2010 when [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] merged the Index with its huge online database. ''Ancestry ''is a subscription-based genealogy research website with more than four billion records online, and more being added daily. The Obituary Index will remain on the Hayes website www.rbhayes.org/index and always will be free to the public despite the duplication on Ancestry.com which just expands its web presence.<br> | The Ohio Obituary Index became even more popular on January 7, 2010 when [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] merged the Index with its huge online database. ''Ancestry ''is a subscription-based genealogy research website with more than four billion records online, and more being added daily. The Obituary Index will remain on the Hayes website www.rbhayes.org/index and always will be free to the public despite the duplication on Ancestry.com which just expands its web presence.<br> | ||
Rebecca B. Hill [mailto:bhill@rbhayes.org bhill@rbhayes.org] <br>Head Librarian <br>Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center <br>Fremont, OH 43420 | Rebecca B. Hill [mailto:bhill@rbhayes.org bhill@rbhayes.org] <br>Head Librarian <br>Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center <br>Fremont, OH 43420 | ||
November 6, 2011 | November 6, 2011 | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | |||
[[Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
[[Category:Ohio]] | [[Category:Ohio]] | ||