Star, Welcome - I'm relatively new to the list, too, so I speak from my own experience & hope others will join in. You can obtain copies of the death certificates from the MN Historical Society - check out the death certificate index at their website: http://www.mn.hs.org After you find the death cert numbers you're looking for, you can visit their library to make your own copies at $.30 apiece, or order them online for a few $$. Once you have the death certs, you can see what city they lived in, and find the appropriate microfilm of a newspaper for obituaries or news articles - or your local library may have a newspaper on microfilm which may have carried an article regarding an accident or other circumstances. Since you have dates already, your library may be able to short-cut the process by ordering microfilm on interlibary loan. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Star Ostgard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 3:15 PM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Hennepin County deaths 1942/43 > Hi, I have just joined the list. I'm hoping someone in Hennepin County can help me answer some questions regarding a virtual wiping out of a family. I have a William O. Storlie, b 1860, Mower County, d 17 Aug 1942, Hennepin County. His second wife, Carolyn nee Nelson, birthdate unknown, apparently died the same day. Their son, William Jr, died Jan 15, 1943, Hennepin County. If these dates are correct as given to me, I would like to find out the circumstances of these deaths. (William Sr was originally married to the daughter of my gg-uncle, Anna nee Aamot, who died in S Dakota in 1900.) Appreciate any info or suggestions on getting more info. > > > > > Star Ostgard > > Rochester, MN > > I have my own little world, but it's okay. they know me there. > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). >