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Obituary Search Free Options

Where to Search for Free Obituaries Online

Whether you’re hoping to find the obituary, death or funeral notice of someone dear to you, or to uncover more facts about an ancestor, the following guide will help you locate the records you’re looking for.


Beginners’ Guides

Get the help you need with family history basics.


Free Genealogy Sites and Software for Ancestry Research

Free Genealogy Sites and Software for Ancestry Research

How to Build a Family Tree and Find Your Ancestors in 5 Simple Steps

How to Build a Family Tree and Find Your Ancestors in 5 Simple Steps

How to Preserve Your Own Life Story, and Why You Should

How to Preserve Your Own Life Story, and Why You Should

The 10 Hard Truths Every Family Historian Must Learn

The 10 Hard Truths Every Family Historian Must Learn

What Does That Mean? 300+ Family History Abbreviations Explained

What Does That Mean? 300+ Family History Abbreviations Explained

New Quiz! Test Your Family History Knowledge

New Quiz! Test Your Family History Knowledge

This is the Fastest Way to Scan Your Old Photos, Period

This is the Fastest Way to Scan Your Old Photos, Period

8 Things an Expert Would Definitely Do to Your Family Tree

8 Things an Expert Would Definitely Do to Your Family Tree

Why You Need to Stop Adding Names to Your Family Tree

Why You Need to Stop Adding Names to Your Family Tree

Have Ancestry DNA Data? Use It On MyHeritage for Free

Have Ancestry DNA Data? Use It On MyHeritage for Free

Confused About Citing Sources in Your Family Tree? Let’s Make it Easy

Confused About Citing Sources in Your Family Tree? Let’s Make it Easy

Can Your Family Tree Pass the 5 Step “Proof” Test?

Can Your Family Tree Pass the 5 Step “Proof” Test?

African American Genealogy: A Guide to Finding Your Ancestors Online

African American Genealogy: A Guide to Finding Your Ancestors Online

How to Use Your Ancestor’s Birth Year to Find the Best U.S. Records

How to Use Your Ancestor’s Birth Year to Find the Best U.S. Records

How to Print Your Family Tree, and Why You Shouldn’t

How to Print Your Family Tree, and Why You Shouldn’t

Free Family Tree Lesson Plans for Kids and Teens

Free Family Tree Lesson Plans for Kids and Teens

6 Signs It’s Time to Get Help From a Professional Genealogist

6 Signs It’s Time to Get Help From a Professional Genealogist

100 Questions Every Family Historian Should Ask Their Relatives + a Free Printable List!

100 Questions Every Family Historian Should Ask Their Relatives + a Free Printable List!

You Can Start a Genealogy Club in Your Area: Here’s How

You Can Start a Genealogy Club in Your Area: Here’s How

The 10 Best (Mostly Free) Scottish Genealogy Sites for Finding Your Ancestors

The 10 Best (Mostly Free) Scottish Genealogy Sites for Finding Your Ancestors

4 Simple Steps to Help You Decipher Old Family Photos

4 Simple Steps to Help You Decipher Old Family Photos

5 Strategies for Locating Marriage Records and the Vital Details They Contain

5 Strategies for Locating Marriage Records and the Vital Details They Contain

Two People, Same Name: How to Avoid Mix-ups in Your Genealogy Research

Two People, Same Name: How to Avoid Mix-ups in Your Genealogy Research

2 of the Top 3 Paid Genealogy Sites Offer Millions of Records for Free

2 of the Top 3 Paid Genealogy Sites Offer Millions of Records for Free

The Simple Dos and Don’ts for Preserving Old Family Photos at Home

The Simple Dos and Don’ts for Preserving Old Family Photos at Home

These Two Simple Tricks Will Help You Figure Out Cousin Relationships Without a Chart

These Two Simple Tricks Will Help You Figure Out Cousin Relationships Without a Chart

10 Things You Should Know About Every Ancestor in Your Tree 

10 Things You Should Know About Every Ancestor in Your Tree 

What You Will and Will Not Learn by Taking a DNA Test for Ancestry

What You Will and Will Not Learn by Taking a DNA Test for Ancestry

Ancestry vs MyHeritage vs Findmypast: What’s the Difference and Which One is Best?

Ancestry vs MyHeritage vs Findmypast: What’s the Difference and Which One is Best?

4 Things You Should Definitely Do With Your DNA Results (and 3 You Shouldn’t)

4 Things You Should Definitely Do With Your DNA Results (and 3 You Shouldn’t)

6 Uncommon Places to Find a Missing Birth Date for Your Ancestor

6 Uncommon Places to Find a Missing Birth Date for Your Ancestor

15 Ways to Solve Your Family History Mystery Once and for All

15 Ways to Solve Your Family History Mystery Once and for All