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Pennington Research Association Obituary Database
The Pennington Research Association maintains an obituary database that
collects obituary information. This database includes the following
information, if available for an individual:
| 1. Prefix (Mr., Mrs., etc.) |
| 2. Surname |
| 3. Given Name |
| 4. Middle Name |
| 5. Maiden Name |
| 6. Nickname |
| 7. Suffix (Jr., Sr., etc.) |
| 8. Born date (could be only a year) |
| 9. Died date (could be only a year) |
| 10. Age |
| 11. City |
| 12. County |
| 13. State |
| 14. Country |
| 15. Burial Place |
| 16. Spouse Surname |
| 17. Spouse Given Name |
| 18. Spouse Middle Name |
| 19. Spouse Suffix |
| 20. Spouse Maiden Name |
| 21. Source of obituary (newspaper that published
obituary) |
| 22. Obituary url (the url of the obituary, if
online) |
| 23. Obituary text (the text of the obituary) |
| 24. Date published (the date the obituary was
published) |
| 25. Received From (the person who submitted the
obituary) |
| 26. Group Number |
| 27. Miscellaneous Comments (any additional
information/comments submitted with the obituary) |
| 28. Unique Identifier (a unique number assigned to an
individual) |
At this time, most obituaries do not have a Group number. We are
asking members to review the obituary file and help us to assign Group numbers
to individuals.
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Download the PRA Obituary Database
This PRA Obituary Database file is now available on
our Member's only website hosted by MyFamily.com. It is currently
split into three (3) parts to make it easier to download to your
computer. To access the PRA
Member's only website, you must be a PRA member.
To join the PRA, click here. |
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Once you download the PRA Obituary Database file/s,
uou can search the PDF file/s using the Search
command in Adobe Reader*. To start a search, simply click on the Search
icon or the Search option found on the Edit Menu. A box will be
available for you to enter search terms. For example, if you wanted
to search for a Mary Pennington, you could simply type “Mary Pennington”
in the search box and every occurrence of “Mary Pennington” in the PDF
file will be displayed. You can then click on any of the names returned
to review the information. If Mary Pennington was mentioned in the text
of someone else’s obituary, it will also be returned. This can assist
you in associating families.
*Please note you will need
Adobe Reader to open these files. These files cannot be printed but
can be copied to your computer. Please note the PRA's copyright policy for use of this material.
Click here to read our
Copyright Policy to learn how you can use this information.
*If you do not have Adobe
Reader, click
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It is a free download.
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Electronic Copies of Obituary Source
Starting in July, 2006, we are also collecting an
electronic copy of the source of the obituary. For example, if an
obituary was found on a website, we will now have available either a PDF
or JPG of that obituary as it is listed on that website. If the
obituary is submitted through an e-mail, we will have a PDF of that
e-mail. If the obituary is submitted via the postal mail, the obituary
will be scanned and stored as a JPG. Please e-mail
Colleen Blizard, if you want an
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Submitting Obituary Information
Obituary information can be submitted by e-mail or
postal mail. Please e-mail obituary information to
Colleen Blizard or postal mail it
to Colleen Blizard, 5296 Fleming Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Obituaries
can be sent in their entirety, or, if it is a website, you can submit
just the website address (URL).
Please submit obituaries even if it does not
contain all of the information that we collect. |
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The PRA Obituary Editor posts obituaries on the
Pennington Message Board as they are entered into the Pennington
Research Association Obituary Database.
The Pennington Message Board is a great place to
post questions you may have about the Pennington family. You can also
request opinions on how to get passed a brick wall you may have run into
in your research.
The message boards may also be searched by entering
data in the search box. To search only the Pennington Message Board,
make sure that the Pennington Board radio button is selected, it
defaults to All Boards. Then click on the Go! Button. |
Page Last Updated:
08/16/2006
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