Obituaries and Death Records, Chapter 2

Resources for Finding obituaries and death records:

1.  https://www.archives.com/ (free trial)  
2. Legacy.com (not sure of the origin of this database); probably it is free trial.  Will report as I find out more.
3.  Tributes.com: Begins with your local obits.  This site is online obits, funeral notices and death records.  Someone try it and write a review!  mmharris52@yahoo.com
4. Search the wonderful resources of libraries!  Visit worldcat.org!   Search by place (where you think your relative lived and/or died).  Then, by name.  THIS IS A FREE SITE!  It is also a site that will serve you best if you sign in.  
5. Use your search this way...on your browser bar, type in a description of the library that you want to access.  For example I entered "Monroe Couty Library System" New York.  Here is what popped up (no surprises here!):  https://libraryweb.org/ for Monroe County, Rochester, New York.
6. Interment.net:  I have utilized this site several times in the past but it is now powered by Genealogy Bank.  You get a free week then you have to start paying!  
7. If you missed it, now is the time for you to review my previous post, "Chapter 1" or just link up with FamilySearch link: United States Death Records!

List of Things to Remember Chapter 1

Grocery List

I'm sure you've made many a list to prepare for grocery shopping!  Now, let's make a list of websites to access for obituaries.  

Why obituaries?  When you are looking for information on your ancestors, you want to begin with the event which is closest to you in history.  

That event is the death of your ancestor.  Many of us will remember that, for example, "my grandfather died when I was 11 years old."  Or, "I remember that my grandmother passed away at Christmas time the same year as the end of World War II".  So even if we don't remember anything else about that event, this will give you a date range to look for an obituary.

Why an  obituary....why is that important?  Obituaries give various tidbits of info that will help us to develop a timeline for our relative.  Birth (date and place), place of residence at the time of death, possible military service facts, church affiliations, the names of family members, and other information such as place of burial are often included in the obituary.

Useful databases (in case you don't have a particular memory to go by), are...

1. United States Death Records: FamilySearch.org is a free source online and is best utilized when you sign in for a free account.  Here is an example of what you can find at this link:
1. A Step-by-step guide to finding death records
2. Indexed death records for the United States.
3. Links to Findagrave.com, BillionGraves.com, Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com ($), DeathIndex.com
4. Several other links, databases, and suggestions/educational materials related to this important topic.