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Free Obituaries

New York Public Library's Research Guide to free Obituaries This is a useful bibliography for searching obituaries for genealogical information. This free obituary research guide is a great start on your journey and is not only limited to New York.

Obituary Daily Times A daily index of published obituaries, with approximately 1500 to 2000 new entries per day. Intended for historians and genealogical researchers. The database does not have the obituaries themselves, but instead gives references to the newspapers which publish them.
Political Graveyard Locations of the graves of politicians. Also includes manner of death, and other biographical information about American politicians. Try our free obituaries listed below from selected states.

Cemetery Records: Free search of over 750,000 transcribed tombstones. 

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