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2026-02-10 Finding Clues in Obituaries: There may be more to an obituary notice than meets the eye, as explained in this Heritage Discovered article. You can find hints for ancestor names, dates of life events, addresses and how long people lived at them, and much more. The article also explores several obituary examples and how to extract research clues from them. To learn more about obituary research, check out Goal B5 in the United States page.
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