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Cleveland Necrology File and News Index. Cleveland Public Library.

Cleveland Necrology File

The Cleveland Necrology File was produced from a microfilmed copy of an alphabetical card file containing local cemetery records and newspaper death notices gathered by the staff of the Cleveland Public Library. It contains death notices published in the following newspapers: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (1850-1975), The Cleveland Herald (1833, 1847-1848, 1876, 1878-1879), The Cleveland Press (1941-1975). For necrology information after 1975, please use the Cleveland News Index.

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Cleveland News Index. Cleveland Public Library.

Cleveland News Index

The online Cleveland News Index lists citation information for local news stories, feature articles, and reviews from The Plain Dealer (1983-June 1999), Cleveland Magazine (1983-2014), Northern Ohio Live (Sept. 1990-June 2009), and Ohio Magazine (Oct.1990-2014). Obituaries from The Plain Dealer and The Cleveland Press are included from 1976 to the present. Please note that this index does not provide full text access to these sources.

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