Genealogy and Obituaries

Access to Ancestry Library Edition is available for in-person access at any of the 21 Jacksonville Public Library locations.

Ancestry Library Edition contains over 450 million digitally enhanced census records from the U.S. Federal Census. Also includes immigration, vital, military, court, church and ethnic records; city directories; genealogical societies; Social Security Death Index; family history library; and much more.

Search Magazines, Books, Newspapers and More in over a hundred databases from the Florida Electronic Library.  Narrow by subjects, grade levels or view the entire A-Z list. Read full-text articles from magazines such as Newsweek, Vogue, Wired, and more as well as newspapers such as USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use Family Search records, resources, and services each year to learn more about their family history.

Obituary Daily Times is a free searchable index of daily published obituaries across the world. It is distributed by email, and usually has over 2500 entries a day. It is a mailing list and does not contain the actual obituaries, but serves to provide information for family research on a daily basis.

America’s Obituaries & Death Notices contains the largest and most comprehensive newspaper collection of obituaries and death notices with an easy-to-use interface. Search by name, date range, or text such as residence, occupation, hobbies, family members, or other personal information.

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