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Obituaries: Clues to Look For. Tips for making sure you get the full benefit from an obituary notice

Tom Kemp

Mar 28, 2012

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Content

Welcome

1:54

Poll

1:39

Speaker's Introduction

1:55

Introduction

3:39

Obituaries

14:14

Find the Ancestral Home

2:13

Printed Across the Country

2:40

Other Languages

1:10

Lost Styles & Syntax

9:42

Please Copy

7:13

Typical Search

11:06

Practical Tips

2:30

Special Offer

13:49

Announcements / prizes

4:45

Questions / answers

33:31

About this webinar

Newspapers have been publishing obituaries for over 300 years. Dig in and identify every clue as you learn how newspaper editors have changed their syntax, style and scope of obituaries over the years. Obituaries are critical for building an American family history.

About the speaker

Tom Kemp

Thomas Jay Kemp, a well-known genealogist, librarian and speaker, Tom has been working in libraries for the past 50 years. He is the author of more than 40 books and has lectured around the world. He ...

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