Obituary Lookup Volunteers
Massachusetts
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County | City or Town/Newspapers/Libraries, Etc. | Volunteer |
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Barnstable | Falmouth Public Library. The Cape Cod Times (1936-P). Exact date of death required. No charge for copies of obits. | WebPage |
Berkshire | Berkshire Athenaeum. Fee for copies. | WebPage |
Berkshire | Vital Records to 1850 | WebPage |
Bristol | Fall River Herald News, Covers: Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, Westport, some of Dartmouth and Tiverton, RI | Maryann M - |
Bristol | New Bedford/The Standard Times, The Mercury, The Standard/New Bedford Public Library | Eric J - |
Bristol | Taunton Daily Gazette (towns of Taunton, Berkley, Dighton, Raynham, and Rehoboth) | JR - |
Dukes | Martha's Vineyard Gazette Death Index (1850-1875) | WebPage |
Dukes | Martha's Vineyard Gazette Index of Death and Marriages (1884-1939) | WebPage |
Essex | Andover Townsman Obits Online (07/1999-P) | WebPage |
Essex | Ipswich - Ipswich Chronicle (1872-Present) | Janet P - |
Essex | Newburyport Public Library - Will accept email requests with EXACT Date of Death. | WebPage |
Essex | Salem/Salem Evening News | Kathryn M - |
Essex | Haverhill Gazette - Online Obits - One Week |
WebPage |
Franklin | Greenfield/Greenfield Recorder | Donna O - |
Franklin | The Republican Archives (5/1988-P). Fee for full text. (Formerly Union-News). | WebPage |
Hampden | Agawam, Chicopee, Springfield, Westfield | Gina R - |
Hampden | Obit Lookups 1900-Present ** MUST Have EXACT Date of Death ** | Deborah S - |
Hampden | Republican (1988-P) | Sandy P - |
Hampden | The Republican Archives (5/1988-P). Fee for full text. (Formerly Union-News) | WebPage |
Hampden | Holyoke Public Library History Room - Obit Lookups | WebPage |
Hampden | Connecticut Valley Historical Museum | WebPage |
Hampden | Connecticut Valley Historical Museum Research Request - Fee | WebPage |
Hampden | Springfield Library & Museums | WebPage |
Hampden | Springfield Library | WebPage |
Hampshire | Northampton - Forbes Public Library | WebPage |
Hampshire | The Republican Archives (5/1988-P). Fee for full text. (Formerly Union-News) . | WebPage |
Middlesex | Chelmsford, Dracut, Lowell, Tewksbury | Joanne - |
Middlesex | Lowell, Chelmsford, Westford, Littleton, Tyngsboro, Carlisle; local newspapers and libraries. Will also take cemetery photos; 2 - 3 requests per month | Doug L - |
Middlesex | Reading/Reading Chronicle | Sharlene S - |
Middlesex |   | Kathleen B - |
Middlesex | Cambridge, Framingham, Malden, Marlborough, Watertown Boston Archdiocese Cemetery Records | Webpage |
Middlesex | Arlington Advocate Obits - Current month |
WebPage |
Middlesex | Framingham/MetroWest Daily News Obits - Current month | WebPage |
Nantucket | Nantucket Historical Association - Research Library & Archives | WebPage |
Norfolk | Town of Franklin area. I can also make trips to the Boston Public Library and Morril Memorial Library in Norwood, MA. Thre may be a waiting list - please have patience! | Julie C - |
Norfolk | Canton, Quincy Boston Archdiocese Cemetery Records | Webpage |
Norfolk | The Daily News Transcript Obits - Current month | WebPage |
Plymouth | Brockton - Brockton Public Library | WebPage |
Suffolk | Charleston, Roxbury, South Boston, Boston Archdiocese Cemetery Records | Webpage |
Suffolk | Boston Public Library Obituary Database (1971-1974 & 1983-2002) | Webpage |
Suffolk | Boston Public Library | Webpage |
Suffolk | Boston Globe Searchable Database (1979-P). Fee for full text. | WebPage |
Suffolk | Boston Herald Online Obits - One Week | WebPage |
Suffolk | Boston Herald Archives (7/1991-P) | WebPage |
Suffolk | Boston Archives and Records | WebPage |
Suffolk | Database of Advertisements for Irish Immigrants Published in the Boston Pilot (1831-1921) | WebPage |
Worcester | Worcester and Surrounding Towns | Fred T - |
Worcester | Athol Daily News - Current Obituaries and Archives | WebPage |
Worcester | Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Current Obituaries | WebPage |
Worcester | Worcester Telegram & Gazette Archives (1989-P) - Fee for full text | WebPage |
*Statewide* | Massachusetts Archives Research Services -
Vital Records 1841-1910 by mail. Microfilm print for very small fee. |
WebPage |
*Statewide* | MA Death Records for 1841-1905 (NOT OBITS) | Deborah S - |
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