This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drewsmithtpa Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.florida.counties.hillsborough/3327/mb.ashx Message Board Post: While I don't know of an online site that has the *text* of Tampa area obituaries prior to 1990, I do know of TRAILS, which is a volunteer-created database that provides an *index* to obituaries that appeared in the Tampa Tribune and some of the earlier newspapers in the Tampa area. It goes all the way back to the earliest newspaper issues and goes forward into the 1980s. TRAILS can be accessed from the TRAILS link on this page: http://www.hcplc.org/hcplc/dw/genealogy.html The full text of the Tampa Tribune from January 1, 1990 forward is available online in such databases as Access World News, which your local public or academic library may provide access to. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.