There are numerous places and sites to search for free public death records. Usually, when researching your family trees, it's best to start close to home. Many old Family Bibles have a very extensive listing of your ancestors and their descendants. Families were very careful to record any new events in them as that Bible was a direct link between the past and present. Once you have reviewed your Family's Bible try other heritage books that you might have access to: family scrapbooks, treasured regional history books which may have been handed down to you. Once you have recorded all of the genealogy information from these sources it is time to look outside your home. Start by using the free genealogy search tools that are available on internet sites. Many towns, townships, counties and states have online records that they make available to everyone. Search these databases carefully for any genealogy information on family trees that you are following.
Make sure that you concentrate on regions that were documented in your earlier trees research. Take time to review newspaper obituaries and free death records that are stored in their public databases. Many newspapers have online sites that make the search very easy. Check with local genealogy organizations and even family tree websites that provide free search tools to help further your research. Contact local churches and cemeteries to make arrangements to visit them and review the documentation that they have stored over the decades and perhaps centuries.
Many state and county records are now searchable using internet sites. By carefully searching, recording and documenting the results of your trees research you will be amazed at the level of detail that is accessible. Be careful not to take each source as fact. By carefully relating and validating genealogy information from different sources you will soon be able to identify reliable information that you can confidently share with other members of your family.
