This is from an email to the list in the past. I have sent for obits and city directory pages, with great success. Barbara, in Florida www.cpl.org > Cleveland Public Library, those located out of the area can email for > three free obituaries. They also copy maps, city directory pages. Microform.center@cpl.org is the request email address. FILE CONTENTS of the Cleveland Necrology File: This database 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. A small collection of records from the Cleveland Bureau of Vital Statistics and some indexed items from the Annals of Cleveland were also part of the original card file and are also included in the database. The newspaper source material consists of paid notices which were published in the following newspapers: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1850-1975, the Cleveland Herald, 1833, 1847-1848, 1876, 1878-1879 and the Cleveland Press, August 16, 1941 - 1975. Note: This file is not an official or complete record of deaths in the Cleveland area during those years. It was not always customary during this time period for individuals to use paid newspaper notices. In addition, the cemetery records included in this database may not be complete.