GenealogyBank is pleased to announce a large addition to our website: we have just added 15.5 million obituaries and funeral notices, from 1998 to today – and going forward we will be adding 2 million more each month!

GenealogyBank now provides access to more than 346 million obituaries, death notices, and funeral notices, creating the largest digital archive of its kind online. Many of these records have been fully indexed, making it easier to uncover additional family names, family connections, and valuable clues that can open new paths of research and discovery.

With approximately 2 million new obituary records being added every month, GenealogyBank continues to strengthen its position as the premier destination for family history discovery. By helping researchers connect with more recent ancestors and trace their family stories back through generations, GenealogyBank is making it easier than ever to uncover, preserve, and share family legacies for future generations.

Kevin Spaulding, President of NewsBank’s Consumer Division, commented:

“GenealogyBank’s addition of 15.5 million obituaries and funeral notices significantly enhances our already extensive modern and historical obituary collection. Dating from 1998 to the present, these new additions provide an ideal starting point for researchers, helping them begin with the ancestors they know and quickly discover the relatives, relationships, and life details that lead to earlier generations.”

Come do an obituary search on GenealogyBank today, and see what discoveries you can make about your own family!

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Note on the header image: the town cemetery on the plains of Calhan, Colorado. Credit: David Shankbone; Wikimedia Commons.