One of the most frequent comments we receive from people tracing their ancestors is a desire for a pre-built family tree. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone had already written out your family tree? Maybe they already have? In fact, most families have published family trees; it is just not recognized as such. That’s because most people expect to see family trees in a certain format. When it is presented in a different format, people often do not recognize it. Where do you find these hidden family trees? Try looking at an obituary. An obituary can provide a wealth of information about families, not just information about the deceased. - See more at: http://tinyurl.com/kpcn9n6 The San Mateo County Genealogical Society of California has put online over 57,000 indexed and scanned obituaries from the region. The obituaries come from a variety of local newspapers. San Mateo covers most of the San Francisco peninsula south of San Francisco down to the northern end of Silicon Valley. Access to the collection is free. - See more at: http://smcgs.blogspot.ca/2015/02/smcgs-databases-online-smcgs-obituary.html Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"