About
the Obituary Project
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Adopting a State? Please see the
Guidelines Page for more
information.
Obituary Archives
Project Coordinator - Katy Hestand
Asst. Obituary
Project Coordinator - Linda Simpson
The USGenWeb
Archives Obituary Project was
developed in
April 2000.
Newspapers have given permission to archive
published
obituaries to help researchers.
RootsWeb has
provided free access to the USGenWeb Archives
since 1996, and
like our volunteers, is dedicated to free online
genealogy. Here
is how you can help with the Obituary Project:
Contact local
newspapers to ask permission for the
USGenWeb
Archives Project to archive their obituaries
(sample letter).
Contact Katy Hestand with the
name
of the
newspaper and name and title of person
granting
permission
from the publication.
Check with state
archives and genealogical societies to locate
microfilm or
other sources of pre-1923 (public domain)
newspapers to
transcribe obituaries from.
Volunteer to
transcribe obituaries from newspapers already
granting
permission (must have access to their publication
or website.
Create an index
of obits from your local newspaper.
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