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== What is in the Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==


This collection consists of images of obituaries and other personal documents from collection at the Dorchester County Historical Society in Cambridge, Maryland for the years 1923 to 2013.  
This collection consists of images to obituaries and other personal documents from collection at the Dorchester County Historical Society in Cambridge, Maryland for the years 1923 to 2013.  


===To Browse This Collection===
===To Browse This Collection===
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== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
 
The information varies by record. You may find:  
The information varies by record. You may find any of the following:  
*The name of the primary individual
 
*Name of the primary individual
*Age  
*Age  
*Birth date and place  
*The birth date and place  
*Marriage date and place
*The marriage date and place
*Death date and place  
*The death date and place  
*Names of parents, spouse or other relatives  
*The names of parents, spouse or other relatives  
*Biographical details
*Biographical details
*Name of newspaper, date and place of publication
*The name of a newspaper, date and place of publication


== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
*The name of the individual
*The name of the individual
*The name of a spouse or parent or possible death date
*The approximate date of death


=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2427926/waypoints Browse Page].
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2427926|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
# Select '''Surname Range'''
# Select the '''Surname Range''' to view the images.


=== 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.
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.
For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
"" which takes you to the images.
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
*Use the information to locate the actual death record.  
*Use the information to locate the actual death record.  
*Use the age listed to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.  Also search for immigration, military, land and probate records.
*Use the age listed to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.  Also search for immigration, military, land and probate records.
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*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.  
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.  
*[[Maryland Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
*[[Maryland 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 Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ===   
*Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.  
*Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.  
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records.
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records.
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*Search the indexes and records of [[Maryland, United States Genealogy]].
*Search the indexes and records of [[Maryland, United States Genealogy]].
*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=189719&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Maryland%2C%20Dorchester%22%20%2Bkeywords%3AObituaries FamilySearch Library Catalog]  
*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=189719&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Maryland%2C%20Dorchester%22%20%2Bkeywords%3AObituaries FamilySearch Library Catalog]  
== 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.


Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.
;Collection Citation:
 
"Maryland, Dorchester County Historical Society Obituary Collection, 1923-2013." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Dorchester County Historical Society, Cambridge, Maryland.
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Dorchester, Maryland,
United States
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Location of Dorchester , Maryland
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Record Description
Record Type Obituaries
Collection years 1923-2013
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection consists of images to obituaries and other personal documents from collection at the Dorchester County Historical Society in Cambridge, Maryland for the years 1923 to 2013.

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You will be able to browse through images in this collection when it is published.

What Can these Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The information varies by record. You may find:

  • The name of the primary individual
  • Age
  • The birth date and place
  • The marriage date and place
  • The death date and place
  • The names of parents, spouse or other relatives
  • Biographical details
  • The name of a newspaper, date and place of publication

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Maryland, Dorchester County Historical Society Obituary Collection Record Examples
  • Obituary

    Obituary

  • Social Security Death Index

    Social Security Death Index

  • Death Certificate

    Death Certificate

  • Newspaper Clipping

    Newspaper Clipping

  • Marriage Notice

    Marriage Notice

  • Registration Card

    Registration Card

  • Army Enlistment Record

    Army Enlistment Record

  • Will (page 1)

    Will (page 1)

  • Notice of Public Sale

    Notice of Public Sale

How Do I Search the Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of the individual
  • The approximate date of death

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

  1. Select the Surname Range to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

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.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the information to locate the actual death record.
  • Use the age listed to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records. Also search for immigration, military, land and probate records.
  • Use the information to find additional family members in censuses.
  • Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
  • 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?[edit | edit source]

  • Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records.
  • 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.
  • Try variant spellings of your ancestor’s name.
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
  • Search the indexes and records of Maryland, United States Genealogy.
  • Search in the FamilySearch Library Catalog

Citing this Collection[edit | edit source]

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.

Collection Citation

"Maryland, Dorchester County Historical Society Obituary Collection, 1923-2013." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Dorchester County Historical Society, Cambridge, Maryland.

Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.

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