http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/08/family-history-telling-tales-of-the-dead/ Sun, 19 May 2013 09:17:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/08/family-history-telling-tales-of-the-dead/#comment-36574 Cindy Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:42:09 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27048#comment-36574 Many obits today are brief, if money is a problem for the remaining family members. An opit used to be free, but now the price per word is astronomical. Many obits today are brief, if money is a problem for the remaining family members. An opit used to be free, but now the price per word is astronomical.

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/08/family-history-telling-tales-of-the-dead/#comment-36548 Debbie Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:32:43 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27048#comment-36548 I have learned, sadly, that most obituaries today, do not have the date of birth and many times, no place of birth or parents. In the last twenty or thirty years or so, those important bits of information are omitted. Also, many times, the funeral home and cemetery are not mentioned. I have learned, sadly, that most obituaries today, do not have the date of birth and many times, no place of birth or parents. In the last twenty or thirty years or so, those important bits of information are omitted. Also, many times, the funeral home and cemetery are not mentioned.

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/08/family-history-telling-tales-of-the-dead/#comment-36543 Bob Doherty Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:54:31 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27048#comment-36543 100 yrs. ago obits were much longer then they are today. My German immigrant great-grandfather's obit was almost a full page long! 100 yrs. ago obits were much longer then they are today. My German immigrant great-grandfather’s obit was almost a full page long!

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