For this research service, Library Staff will search for one individual's obituary or death notice in up to two different newspapers. Price$10.00 Digital delivery via email and scanning fees are included in the price MNHS Members receive 10% discount at checkout Processing feeThe price of this service includes a non-refundable processing fee of $5. This is not an additional charge; however, if your order is cancelled for any reason, the Minnesota Historical Society will retain that fee. Turnaround time Research is usually completed and sent within three to four weeks. In some circumstances, it may take up to twelve weeks to complete work.About this research service Staff will search in up to two newspapers in or closest to the location specified. The search includes up to 7 issues of a daily paper or 4 issues of a weekly paper.Obituaries are not indexed, so providing accurate location and date information is very important. Obituaries were usually published in a person's hometown newspaper or in the newspaper for the community closest to where they lived, which is not necessarily the same as the place where they died. Staff will search in the newspapers in or closest to the location specified. If the death occurred in Minnesota between 1907 and 2001, you can find the exact date in our Death Certificate Index.Other options for locating an obituary include: Visit the Minnesota Historical Society Library Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub (for many Minnesota newspapers more than 100 years old). Interlibrary loan of newspaper microfilm Hire an independent contract researcher There is a separate research service for newspaper articles that are not obituaries. Request a newspaper article.
