how can i find obituaries back in 1990?
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through your library they  usually have the local news papers available on microfische
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you can do a search of the social security death index, ancestry.com has one but i think you have to subscribe, you may be able to find a free site though. also if you know the name of the person do a web search for them with their name in quotation marks sometimes that pulls info up, also if you know the name of the paper their obit would be in log on to the newspaper and usually they have an archive section that you can search....use the many geneaology sites that offer free info, just do a web search...a couple i use are myfamily.com, ancestry.com
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Try using http://www.infospace.com  and sorry to suggest that if he may have passed away, try searching the Social Security Death Index  http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/\n\nIt may be worth paying for help on a "people search" website (search "people search" on Yahoo search)
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Ask your local librarian. I'm sure they have archives.
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to check the obituaries and make sure my name isn't there
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The county courthouse has those records and you can get them there. Also some counties are online and you can order copies of the records. The ones I have found online have all charged a fee of around 10 to 20 dollars but was worth it.
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Try here: http://www.zabasearch.com but most of the details here are dated.
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Not very many newspapers, the Sacto Bee included, have converted their old articles to searchable databases. I believe you can still go down to the Bee's offices (assuming you are in Sacramento, or nearby) and search their microfilm records. The Sacramento Public Library might also be a good source.
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I think your best bet is going to a local library and checking the archived newspapers, unless you know of the local newspapers having that archive online.
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This is the best I could come up with\nhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~arlincol/obits.html
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See if the local newspapers in his neighborhood where he passed away have the obituaries on microfiche at the local public library.  Or, try Ancestry.com, I believe they have a social security death index.
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For an obituariy, consult with the archives at your local courthouse or the courthouse in the area where he died. Also, search local newspaper archives. \n\nGood luck and best wishes....
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try multiply.com, alumni.net, namesdatabase.com, i found my old friends
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I googled "california obituaries" and came up with the link below. You need to enter as much info on the person that you can. If that site doesn't help there are many others listed on the google page.
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Contact a local public library.  If his obituary was listed in a newspaper, they might just have the issue that it was in.  \n\nGood luck!
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You can go to the libraries main branch and they should have all the back issues of people,  and rolling stone.  Then go to the info track and place in the name and date limits and see what comes up.  THe date limits woud be 1980-1990, all the magazines that you want are listed in this source
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Contact the church or Vital Statistics office in your town.  Vital Stats can tell you where to go to view records this old.  If you still have a professional Librarian, that person is an excellent source also.