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Subject: Re: [INSWITZE-L] obituary
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 23:00:15 -0500 (EST)
Dear Tracy,
As far as I know there is no book of obituaries -- the closest thing I can
(vaguely) recall is some sort of scrapbook which I believe included obits.
but it was pretty limited in its scope. Your best bet would be to look up
the obit in the *Reveille* (I think I've spelled that correctly). If I am
not mistaken the Switzerland County Public Library in Vevay has the
complete run of the paper on micro-film, but I don't know if they do
look-ups. You might also contact the Health Office to see if they happen
to have an obit. for this fellow already in their files. Another option
would be to see if you could have it copied by the Newspaper Division of
the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis -- they also have a complete run
of the *Vevay Reveille* on microfilm. In fact, I believe that the State
Library will loan microfilmed newspapers, but you will need to contact
them directly to find out for certain. If you want them to look it up for
you, however, I imagine that you will need to have the complete date of
death. Finally I should probably warn you that Newspaper Obits in
Switzerland County from as back as 1905 may not give you much information.
My own experience with obits. from that era is pretty mixed -- sometimes
they prove to be a goldmine of information and other times they don't say
much of anything. Good Luck.
Jeff Duvall
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On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Tracy Miller wrote:
> I am searching for an obituary for an ancestor that died in 1905 in
> Switzerland county and is buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery in Craig township.
> Who would I contact for a copy of this obituary? The name of the person is
> Daniel Kunkle. I do not have an exact date of death. Is there some book
> that lists the obituaries?
>
> Tracy Konkle Miller
>
>
> PO Box 21
> Kasilof, Alaska 99610
>
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