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Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Find Obituaries for Your Ancestor’s Siblings

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 17, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about one of the most important types of records for genealogists: obituaries... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Obituaries

By Katie Rebecca Garner on November 28, 2022

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for finding and using an important resource for genealogy: obituaries... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Do I Search for Obituaries Using the Word ‘Obituary’?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 24, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for searching for obituaries in old newspapers to get better search results... (Read More)

Photo: a cemetery in Calhan, Colorado. Credit: David Shankbone; Wikimedia Commons.

Obituary Examples: How to Create an Obituary for Your Loved Ones

By GenealogyBank on January 7, 2022

An article providing tips on how to write an obituary for your recently-deceased loved one... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Credit: National Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

Honor Your Heroes with WW2 Veterans Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 17, 2021

An article showing how to find WWII veterans’ obituaries in GenealogyBank’s extensive collections, including more than 13,000 historical newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: American soldiers at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

Honor Your Heroes with Veteran Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 10, 2021

An article showing how to find veterans’ obituaries in GenealogyBank’s extensive collections, including more than 13,000 historical newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Find an Obituary for a Specific Person

By GenealogyBank on November 15, 2021

This article gives tips for finding your ancestor’s obituary in old newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Obituaries Can Be Different – Keep Looking for All of Them

By Jessica Edwards on June 4, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for finding and using obituaries in your genealogy research... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

The New Improved GenealogyBank Obituaries Collection

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 15, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how GenealogyBank has improved its extensive obituaries collection... (Read More)

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