Our First Steps series of courses is designed to help beginning genealogists develop a solid foundation of research skills. In this course, you’ll learn the basics on how to find, analyze and cite death records for your US ancestors.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to find and analyze official death certificates
- How to find other death records when official death certificates are unavailable
- How to find and use death indexes
- How to cite death records
Tuition:
$99.99 ($89.99 for VIP)
Course Length:
4 Weeks
Instructor:
Lisa Alzo
Start Date:
View upcoming course schedule for dates.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE
- Beginning genealogists looking to build basic skills
- Researchers who need a little help in finding and using death records
WHAT YOU’LL NEED: REQUIREMENTS & SUPPLIES
- This course assumes you understand the basics principles of genealogy. The first course in the First Steps series, Discover Your Family Tree, is a helpful foundation if you’ve never done genealogical research before.
Outline
Lesson 1: Basic Terminology and Death Certificates
A. Terms found in death records
B. Death certificates
C. Death certificate availability by state
D. Accessing online death records
E. Accessing offline death records
F. Exercise
Lesson 2: Newspapers, Obituaries and Necrology Files
A. Newspaper death records
I. Types of newspapers
II. Obituaries
III. Other newspaper death notices
B. Finding newspapers
C. Accessing newspapers
D. Necrology files
E. Online obituaries and indexes
F. Exercise
Lesson 3: Other Death Record Sources
A. Coroners’ records
B. Funeral records
C. Census mortality schedules
D. Burial permits
E. Final military pension payments
F. Cemetery records
G. Deceptive death records
H. Exercise