Question Every Sentence
The next time you read an old obituary that you think is not helpful, stop at the end of every sentence. Ask yourself:
- would this fact have generated a record?
- have I looked for those records generated by the facts in this obituary?
- how would the informant have known this detail?
- is there a chance this statement is correct?
- are the details in chronological order?
- would one person have had first hand knowledge of all this information?
- are there any details in this obituary that are inconsistent?
Please visit the
Library's Online Obituary Database for the Jefferson County Area covering the periods of 1860's through "current day!"
