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Obituary Searching 101

Librarian Allison Nazzaro will walk you through the best strategies you can use to search for obituaries, as well as how to locate a loved one's grave site. This class includes microfilm demonstration

Have you been searching for a loved one's obituary without success? Would you like to locate a loved one's grave site so you can "meet" them for the first time?

Then this class is for you!

During the first hour of this class, librarian Allison Nazzaro will walk you through the best strategies you can use to search for obituaries, as well as how to locate a loved one's grave site, using resources such as the library's databases, microfilm, and good old fashioned detective work. The last 30 minutes of this class will include a demonstration of how to use the microfilm machine.

No prior experience using the library's databases or microfilm is required.

This class will only cover obituary and grave site searching. For general ancestry research tips, register for Getting Started with Ancestry

Location: Bishop

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