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Obituaries & Death Notices
St. Paul Newspapers, 1849 - present
For early dates, each page of newspaper must be checked, as a death notice could appear anywhere. Headings to look for include "Deaths," "Obituaries," "Funerals," "Died," or as one or two lines in a column reporting an accident.
Beginning around 1910, death announcements are typically found at the beginning of the classified advertisements. Sunday newspaper death announcements were not in any standardized place.
Tip:
If the date of death is unknown, use Deaths Recorded in St. Paul, Minnesota City Directories, 1888-1910 - available at Central Library Nicholson Information Commons desk - or the Minnesota Death Certificate Index (1904-2001) to determine a date.
Pioneer Press and Dispatch
1967-1980 - Cumulative name index available at Central Library.
1967-1971 - Check annual index, available at Central Library, under heading "Obits." These names are not included in the microfiche cumulative names list.
1981-1996 - Check yellow "names" section of annual index for each year.
Pioneer Press Online Archive
- At the Library
- Outside the library (requires library card)
1988 - 1992 - News article obituaries only (prominent persons or newsworthy deaths).
1993 - present - Paid death notices included online.
Minneapolis Star/Tribune
Print index covering 1971-1986 available at Central Library.
Star Tribune online archive - coverage from 1988 to present
- At the Library
- Outside the library (requires library card)
Electronic Image Edition - exact digital reproduction of the printed edition, dating back to October, 2006.
- Access from inside the library.
- Access from outside the library (requires library card).
Birth & Death Certificates
Minnesota Birth Certificate Index
Covers 1900 - 1934.
Minnesota Death Certificate Index
Index to deaths in Minnesota from 1904-2001.
Ramsey County Vital Records
Birth, death and marriage records for Ramsey County, MN.
Where to Write for Vital Records
State-by-state listing of official sources for birth and death certificates.
Other Resources for Prominent or Famous People
At the Library
Items cataloged as Saint Paul (Minn.) - Biography.
Items cataloged as Minnesota - Biography.
Minnesota & St. Paul Biography Clippings - Indexes early newspapers, Ramsey County History, Grand Gazette, Minnesota History, and other reference materials. Available in the Nicholson Information Commons at the Central Library.
"Morgue" - Biography File Clippings - Covers 1910-1945. Clippings from the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch newspapers. Available in the Nicholson Information Commons at the Central Library.
New York Times Obituaries Index - Volume 1 covers 1958-1968; Volume 2 covers 1969-1978.
Index to National Cyclopedia of American Biography
Online Resources
Dead People Server
Index of prominent people who've died. Those rumored to be dead are included, with updates on their true condition.
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Historical New York Times (1851-2004)
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Biography Resource Center
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Related Resources
Ancestry Library (available in Library only)
Comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical research. Includes digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more. Use the Social Security Death Index to identify dates of death.
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