The library's Florida Newspaper Database is a good source for local obituaries
for the years 1999 – present day:
1. Hover over Research Help on the library's home page
2. Click on E-Resources for Adults
3. Scroll down to Florida Newspaper Database
(If outside the library, enter
your library card # (the barcode on the back of your card) as a password.
4. Click on Publication Search.
5. Enter the name of the newspaper
and click on search (click on Search
All Publications if you don't know the name of the newspaper you need).
6. Click on the name of the
newspaper in the search results (If you are searching for a very common name
and need to narrow your search, and you know the date of death, you can click on a date at this point and
then search within the results).
7. Enter the name of the deceased in
the Search box at the top.
8. If there is an obituary for the
person, you will see Obituaries in
the results. Click on it
9. Once you have located the
obituary, see the Tools menu on the
right to email, print, download, etc.
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