This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1801.2 Message Board Post: John - You can write to the Oakland Library and they will do lookups for you. I have used them a couple of times and they are pretty quick. Newspaper: Obituary & Death Notice Lookups The Main Library in Oakland will do obit look-ups for $2.00 and it takes about two weeks. The Address is: Oakland Public Main Library 125 14th Street Newspaper Room Oakland, Ca 94612 510-238-3176 http://www.oaklandlibrary.org Make sure you give them complete name and date of death, and send a SASE Good Luck. Cindy