I just discovered a web-source that I thought my readers might find useful: Legacy.com. The website offers a free search engine for obituaries. I’ve been unable to determine if this website is associated with the Millenia Corporation which produces the software, Legacy Family Tree.
The search engine scans the obituaries of more than 400 newspapers published in the U.S., Canada, and U.K. Enter a name and it will return matching results. I performed a search on the surname, TANT and got back 26 results in Georgia, which included the surname, TANTON, as well. So the search engine does a “partial name” search. This can be useful for name variants.
If the obituary was published within the last 30 days, you can get the text for free (actually they send you to the newspaper’s webpage where the obituary appears.) However, for older archived obits, you stil can get a copy of the text, but for a fee. I’ve been unable to determine how much they charge for this service. However, you can probably acquire a copy directly from the newspaper. Again, it will likely involve a fee, but perhaps less than charged by Legacy.com. Follow this link to access Legacy.com’ Obituaries Search Page.
