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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? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Use the information to find additional family members
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the 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
 
=== 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 in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
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* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]].
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]].
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies#Pennsylvania Record Finder|Pennsylvania Record Finder]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies#Pennsylvania Record Finder|Pennsylvania Record Finder]]
== 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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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,
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Collection years 1914-2007
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Ebling & Stabingas Funeral Home, Pennsylvania.


What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

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.

Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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

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[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • 1970 Obituary Record

    1970 Obituary Record

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

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of ancestor
  • Approximate death date

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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

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

  • 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?[edit | edit source]

  • 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 in your research for your family in the state of Pennsylvania.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

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