Kendall Staff Training
Topic: Obituaries November 19, 2014
Presented by Alice
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Overview: There are a number of databases, Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle (Digital Image Edition), Historical Newspapers, Access Newspaper Archive, and ProQuest Obituaries that available to help you or a customer search for an obituary. Today, I will demonstrate how to search for an obituary within those databases.
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How to find: African American Obituaries. There are two resource categories, African American Studies and or Historical Newspapers.
From the home page click on Research then Resources by Category
Under Resources by Category click on Newspapers
Scroll down until you see Historical Newspapers, click
In the search field type in the name Rosa Cobb
Then scroll down until you see Documentary Type
In the box to your right scroll down until you see Obituary
Click on Obituary
Click on Search
How to find: Cities/Towns/Rural Communities Obituaries, using Access Newspaper Archive
From the Resource by Category list, click on Newspapers
Click on, Access Newspaper Archive (in library use only)
Scroll down the page until you see a map of the United States.
Click on the state, Kansas.
You can search all newspapers in Kansas or narrow your search by choosing a city/town/rural community.
How to find: Obituaries in the Houston Chronicle 1985 to present
From the Resource by Category list, click on Newspapers
Scroll down until you see, Houston Chronicle (Article Search)
In the space next to the word Search, type in a name, Lucille Pasini obituary
Now you have the date in which her obituary appeared in the Chronicle. To read the actual obituary, the customer will need to:
Go to the Central Library, and request the microfilm that covers the date they are looking for or,
Email a request for a copy.
How to Find: Houston Chronicle (Digital Image Edition) latest 45 days available
From the Resource by Category list, click on Newspapers
Scroll down until you see, Houston Chronicle (Digital Image Edition) click
Click on the arrow next to the word Search at the top of your screen.
Drop down menu click on “In Houston Chronicle”
Type a name in the search field
Under Date click on arrow and choose your date
Then click search
Note: As of November 14, 2014, the Houston Chronicle has changed the name of the section for Obituaries to Life Tributes.
How to Find: ProQuest Obituaries
From the Resource by Category list, click on Newspapers
Scroll down until you see ProQuest Obituaries click
Below are the newspapers that you or a customer can search for an obituary.
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Practice/Assignment (due in two weeks):
Pick a state. Count how many newspapers you can search in that state. Then email me the name of the state and the number
For fun type the name Smith in one of the databases pick an obit and email it to yourself and then forward it to me.
Look in the database ProQuest Obituaries and list the newspapers that you can search and email me your answer.
Alice's Complete Handout
