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Sample Research Proposal for a newspaper obituary  / death notice search with details you will receive upon completion of all items in the below submission form to request this service.

With Exact Date of Death $ 10.00  per request. Includes search of above papers& microfilm copy when found with full documentation of the newspaper name, date, page and column # and mailing fee. With Month and Year ONLY  $ 15. 50  per request.  Includes search of newspapers for a full 35 to 36 day period beginning with the first day of the month plus  5  days into the next month and mailing fee.  Also, both papers will be searched in this manner if not found in one of the newspapers listed. To Locate Exact Date of Death when only the month and year are known and they died in the City of Detroit  I  suggest you request a search of the City of Detroit Death Index Link HERE.

Detroit News --  1900 to Today's Date  Detroit Free Press -- 1900 to Today's Date Detroit Times -- October 1 1900 to November 6 1960 No Newspapers were published for these dates due to Workers Strikes   December 1 1955 thru January 15 1956    April 12 1962  thru May 10 1962                                July 22 1964 thru November 22 1964     November 16 1967 thru August 8 1968

DEATH NOTICES  - general information about deceased will contain  his /her full name, spouse  (if any)  decendants such as: children, siblings, grand children (if any) name of  funeral home,  church services,  location of cemetery and time of burial.  Placement of death notices in newspapers are done with persmission of surviving family/relatives.  The funeral home provides this service for a fee. OBITUARIES - a researchers dream when available.  The information is more biographical in presentation.  In general, full name, date and place of birth, length of  residence in city, spouse name if any (married date or lenght of marriage) names of children, siblings.military service etc.    Obituaries were selected especially if the deceased held a prominent position for example as: doctor, lawyer, buisness owner, governmental, teacher and thru there lifetime made a major contributon to society.  This was also provided for a fee.  The following list contains the two main newspapers for Detroit residents then and still remain until today.

With Exact Date of Death $ 10.00  per request. Includes search of above papers& microfilm copy when found with full documentation of the newspaper name, date, page and column # and mailing fee. With Month and Year ONLY  $ 15. 50  per request.  Includes search of newspapers for a full 35 to 36 day period beginning with the first day of the month plus  5  days into the next month and mailing fee.  Also, both papers will be searched in this manner if not found in one of the newspapers listed. To Locate Exact Date of Death when only the month and year are known and they died in the City of Detroit  I  suggest you request a search of the City of Detroit Death Index Link HERE.

NEWSPAPER DEATHS and or OBITUARIES RESEARCH  FEES

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Sample Research Proposal for a newspaper obituary  / death notice search with details you will receive upon completion of all items in the below submission form to request this service.

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