Online Obituaries
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Free Obituary Search
Reading tributes and commemorating loved ones has come a long way since the time when newspaper obituaries were someone's only option. In todays high tech world we can now do online obituary searches and read tributes in the form of online obituaries.
This notion may seem a bit impersonal at first because we are so used to being able to touch the page of our loved one's newspaper obituary and cut it out to keep with us for comfort, but the way online obituaries are set up is quite comforting as well.
A good online obituary site like Tributes allows free obituary searches whether they are local or national and provides obituary archives. Tributes happens to be very user friendly and was recently chosen as the preferred obituary search provider for FuneralResources.com which is a leading online funeral planning and funeral directory service. The site itself is very interactive which makes browsing obituaries a very comforting experience.
Here's what Chris Hill, founder of FuneralResources.com had to say about Tributes.com
Founded by Jeff Taylor, the founder of world–renowned Monster Worldwide and eons.com, the online baby boomer community, the Tributes team is focused on making sure that through one centralized national web destination that obituary and service information are easily accessible and that there is a place for people of all ages to come together through online community to remember and to share the rich stories of the important people in their lives that have passed away. Eons, Inc. and Dow Jones&Company are strategic investors in Tributes, Inc.
Really what we are looking at is a complete digital memorial where visitors can search obituary records and leave message and read shared memories from other visitors. Lighting a candle is a very compelling free feature of the site which really involves the reader and can be quite therapeutic.
The presentation of recent newsworthy deaths on a national and global scale is very interesting and features like "The Year In Review" provide a nice historical record of the lives of so many who have left us.
All in all, the experience of a multimedia and interactive obituary online seems more like a social network than a place to grieve, but each life has a story an online obituaries are a great place to tell them
Online Obituaries
How to write an Obituary
One of the most useful things I've found browsing sites like Tributes is how to write an obituary. Writing a tribute for someone is an honor but can be tricky. It's great to be able to look at literally hundreds of obituary examples to determine how in depth to be writing about a person's life.
The range of options when writing an obituary is quite large but space can be limited in a newspaper so getting to the point through the study of online examples is valuable. Even things like choosing the right photo to include in the tribute can be better understood by comparing online examples.
One great trick is actually creating your own obituary template using the layout of a popular online site. It doesn't have to be fancy but creating something tasteful and compelling can be done just by looking at a few obituary samples. Keep in mind that you will see some very elaborite tributes, especially when the person is a celebrity, so browse the local obituary sections to get your on how to lay out your template.
When it comes time to actually putting pen to paper just keep the following in mind. Make sure you understand any restrictions planced on you by the publishers, make sure you have the full name of the deceased spelled correctly, refer to life events in chronological order as best you can, describe a few interests the person had, always acknowledge survivors, and announce the particulars of the funeral service.
It's customary to include the above information and looking at examples of how its been done in the past by professionals is quite helpful.
Obituaries
- Obituaries - Today\'s Famous Deaths
The most recent famous deaths - updated each day - Newspaper Obituaries | Free Obituary Search
Newspaper obituaries are easy to find in this directory of newspapers. Includes obituary search portal for finding old obituaries along with a categorized directory of free newspaper obituary links to help you search for recent newspaper obituaries. - 2009 Notable Deaths - Tributes.com
2009 Notable Deaths - Tributes to the 52 most Notable Deaths of 2009.
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Great information on your hub. It's important to remember to write in the style of the local paper. If you don't conform to their style guidelines and try to make the obit too fancy, the paper will change it to conform to their style. After working at a newspaper, I believe this is the number one cause of errors being introduced into the obit.
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tulwave says:
8 months ago
I went to one of the online obituaries at funeralresources.com and looked around. I felt weird, but looking at the national news and seeing the famous people and what they had done in their lives was inspiring. I then browsed my local section and checked out people in my city. I see why the obituaries are one of the most read sections of the newspaper, but I had never once looked at them.