[Genealib] NewsBank Obits

Wed Jan 10 18:01:34 EST 2007

I remembered the one from the Shreveport Times and found it in my files.  It was dated 1 October 1999.  The obituary was for Minister O. C. Rollins.  The others showing on the page were Doris Barfield Farmer, Rayford Martin, one person with the last name of Philpott, and another with the last name of Fair.

Judy
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  From: Kemp, Tom 
  To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:43 PM
  Subject: RE: [Genealib] NewsBank Obits

  Ok. If you don't find one in the future let me know. 

  Actually NewsBank receives the feed for entire paper directly from the newspapers . for the papers included in these products. The entire paper is captured and then the obituaries are separated out for America's Obituaries etc. So, nothing should be "missing" . but snafus can happen and I'd like to track it down if you find one not included in the future.

  Tom

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  From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Judy Riffel
  Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:36 PM
  To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
  Subject: Re: [Genealib] NewsBank Obits

  Thanks for the offer, but I didn't keep track of the specific instances.  As best I recall, one of them was from the Shreveport Times in 1999.  When I didn't find the obituary in NewsBank, I went to the microfilm and found it.

  I also seem to remember that at one time I couldn't find any obituaries in the Houston Chronicle.  But that one isn't offered in our library's subscription to NewsBank anymore.  That was a couple of years ago.  Maybe they have them now.

  Judy

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    From: Tom Kemp 

    To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 

    Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:25 PM

    Subject: Re: [Genealib] NewsBank Obits

    Send me examples and I will check for you. 

    Tom

    On 1/10/07, Judy Riffel <j.a.riffel at worldnet.att.net> wrote: 

    I have found several instances where the obituaries were not included in the text on NewsBank.  Usually, though, this was with the earlier dates.

    Judy Riffel

    Baton Rouge, LA

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Kemp, Tom 

      To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 

      Cc: thomas.j.kemp at gmail.com 

      Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:09 PM

      Subject: RE: [Genealib] NewsBank Obits

      The obituaries in America's GenealogyBank and America's Obituaries are updated daily. 

      Tell me the name of the person that you are looking for.

      Tom

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      From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Traci Thompson
      Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:59 PM
      To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
      Cc: thomas.j.kemp at gmail.com 
      Subject: [Genealib] NewsBank Obits

      Tom,

      I have a question for you...what sort of lag time is there between the time an obit is published in a newspaper and when it appears in the NewsBank obituaries? 

      We have access to NewsBank through NCLive.  Just yesterday, I was looking for the obituary (which originally appeared in our local paper, the Rocky Mount Telegram) of one of our beloved local genealogists who passed away this past September.  I tried multiple search strategies, including having another librarian search as well, but could not find it. 

      Can you please help me understand why it is not there?  Thank you very much.

      Traci Thompson

      Local History/Genealogy Librarian

      Braswell Memorial Library

      Rocky Mount, NC

        Hi Sharon.
        They are full-text, in fact the exact text, directly from the newspapers
        themselves. Most all of the newspapers are "exclusives" with NewsBank and 
        not available elsewhere. The coverage is so complete that they capture 80%
        of all published obits each year for the last several years.

        Does your library already subscribe?

        Tom

        On 1/9/07, Sharon Centanne < centans at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
        >
        > HI Tom,
        >
        > Thanks for the good news. I have been bugging the folks at NewsBank to 
        > give us old newspapers instead of just modern ones for years. 
        >
        > Are your obits full text or just indexed or abstracted?
        >
        > Thanks!
        > Sharon Troy Centanne
        > Genealogical Research Instructor 
        > St. Petersburg, FL
        >
        > Tom Kemp wrote: 
        >
        > Here is an overview of the new content added to America's GenealogyBank
        >
        > Tom
        >
        > Thomas Jay Kemp
        >
        > Director, Genealogy Products 
        >
        > NewsBank Inc.
        >
        > www.NewsBank.com < http://www.newsbank.com/>
        >

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