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Gainesville Sun (Gainesville, Florida) Newspaper Obituaries (1995 - Current)

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Gainesville Sun Obituaries in Gainesville, Florida

The Gainesville Sun obituary archives is an excellent resource for researching your family history in Gainesville, Florida. Learning how to navigate these archives grants you access to a huge amount of knowledge from all newspapers throughout the country.

Here are some great reasons to look up local obituaries in the Gainesville Sun:

  • You can discover different branches of your family tree.
  • It can help you connect with relatives you may not have met.
  • You can learn fascinating stories about your ancestors' lives.
  • Our records offer nearly 150 years of local stories and histories.

How to Search the Gainesville Sun Obituary Archives

Just type the last name of the relative you're researching into the search bar and hit “Search.” This is a good first step.

If you need more detailed information, follow these steps to do an advanced search:

  • Start by entering the full name of your relative. Including a middle name can help narrow down the results.
  • Add specific details like a school name or hometown to focus your search.
  • Leave out certain words to avoid results that aren’t related to your family.
  • Use a specific range of years, especially if your ancestor has a common name.
  • Change how you sort the results to see the best matches or the newest or oldest entries first.

Here are some tips to help you find the right information in the Gainesville Sun obituaries:

  • Start with information from more recent relatives to help find older ones.
  • Try searching by initials as older obituaries often used them.
  • For female relatives, try searching under their husband’s name.
  • Check for common misspellings since names weren’t always spelled correctly in the past.

Other Resources to Check Out:

  • Archives of U.S. newspapers
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  • Various government publications
  • Social Security Death Index
  • Cultural archives from the U.S.
  • Historical records on African-American, Hispanic, Irish, Native American, German-American, Italian, and Jewish communities

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