Obituary Index

Scarborough Historical Society

Obituary Index Database

The Scarborough Historical Society has been collecting obituaries for many years. The obituaries are cut out of various papers by volunteers. Then they are copied onto regular paper. These pages are then numbered based upon the Letter then given a Page number.  After that, the obituaries are entered into an Excel spreadsheet (database) as an Index. Fields included in the Obituary Index Database include:

• Obituary Page Number – For example:  C-283
• Surname of the Deceased – For example: Cross
• Given Name and Initial of the Deceased – For example: Gilbert M
• Age at Death – For example: 86
• Date of Death – For example:  9/20/2010
• Cemetery if available – For example: Evergreen Cem

All fields are searchable and sortable in the Index.

Three ways to use.

Obituary Binders

First: Look up the individual’s obituary location through sorting and selecting to find the page number associated with the individual’s obituary. Visit the museum and have one of the volunteers help you finding that specific page in our Obituary books. Once found, visit the museum. Copies of the obituary may be made using the museum copy machine for $.25/page. Alternately, use your smartphone or camera to take a photograph of the page (no charge).

Second: We currently have a project to digitize all our obituaries. You can use the Obituary Page Number to browse the Obituaries we do have digitized and available online. You will find them on our Dropbox site. If found, you may download the images at no charge. Not all of the obituaries have been digitized yet.

Third: Look up the individual through sorting and selecting and find the page number associated with the individual. If the page number is not available on our Dropbox site, email scarboroughhist@gmail.com and ask a volunteer to look up the obituary. We would then scan it and send you a copy of the image. There is no charge for Society members requesting up to 3 images. For non-members, please use the “Donate” button below, add your request in your comments and include $3 for the first image and $2 for each additional image you would like. We will email you the requested pages.

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