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1. nolacityarchives.org › 2024/03/14 › how-to-searchingHow To: Searching for Obituaries - City Archives & Special ...

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   Mar 14, 2024 · Search for New Orleans obituaries from 1804-1972. Search index. The obituary index is housed at the City Archives & Special Collections, filling 150 drawers over 15 cabinets. Each card contains the death date and obituary citation for the individual.

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   Looking for Times-Picayune obituaries in New Orleans, Louisiana? Search local obituaries online & browse for your ancestors in our archives!

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   Search for a name in the obituary index to find a citation. If the obituary ran in the Times (Daily) Picayune, States, Item, or States-Item, you can access the newspaper digitally. Any other newspaper referenced must be accessed on-site at the City Archives, or you must order a copy from the archives.

4. www.obitsarchive.com › obituaries › usaLouisiana Obituaries Archives Online | Obits Archive

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   Louisiana obituaries and death notices, 1986 to 2024. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends.

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   Death records and certificates from the parish of Orleans, Louisiana for years 1835-1954. Up to the year 1942, the information included was informant name, informant residence, name, (color), nativity, age, death date, death place, cause of death, and witnesses. These records were written out in a paragraph form with printed prompts. After 1942, a ...

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   Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: 1. Name of the person 2. Approximate date of the event

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   I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

   1. Add the new information to your records 2. Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death 3. Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records 4. Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

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   1. If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname 2. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county 3. Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name 4. Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknamesor alternated between using first and middle names

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   The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Louisiana. 1. How to Find Louisiana Death Records 2. United States, How to Find Death Records 3. United States, How to Use Death Records 4. Louisiana Guided Research 5. Louisiana Record Finder 6. Louisiana Research Tips and Strategies 7. Step-by-Step Louisiana Research, 1880-Present

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6. www.legacy.com › nola › fh-obituary-searchSearch results for: Obituaries in The Times-Picayune ...

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   Where is the obituary index located in New Orleans?

   • The City Archives & Special Collections houses an obituary index, a WPA project begun in the 1930s, indexing the obituaries from New Orleans newspapers. The index came to the library along with the City Archives collection in 1946, and the Archives department spent over 40 years adding to the index.

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   Where can I find New Orleans obituaries?

   • The Archives’ obituary index only covers New Orleans obituaries from 1804-1972. Researchers looking for obituaries post 1972 should review the Times Picayune Index provided by the USGenWeb Archvies Project. Obituary citations are organizaed by year. To search, click on a year, and then press ctrl + F.

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   Where can I find obituaries & death notices in Louisiana?

   • Visit our Support Center Louisiana obituaries and death notices, 1986 to 2024. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends.

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   Who created the Orleans Parish obituary?

   • From NOVA (the Orleans Parish volunteers of the US GenWeb Project. WPA staff working in the City Archives began the obituary file in the 1930s, when the Archives were located in then City Hall (present-day Gallier Hall).

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   Where can I find a New Orleans newspaper citation?

   • Access the Times Picayune, States, Item, and States-Item through the New Orleans Newspaper database. If the citation references any other newspaper, it will be available on microfilm in the City Archives. Contact the department to schedule an appointment to view materials. Located out of town?

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   Where did the New Orleans city archives go?

   • The massive card file traveled with the Archives to the Main Library on Lee Circle in 1946 (when the Archives came under the purview of the New Orleans Public Library), and finally to it’s home in the present-day City Archives & Special Collections at the Main Library.

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8. www.obitsarchive.com › obituaries › usaTimes-Picayune Obituaries (1989 – 2019) - New Orleans, LA

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   1989 – 2019 | Times-Picayune obituary and death notices in New Orleans, Louisiana. Search obits for your ancestors, relatives, friends.