At least for my Kentucky research, the mortuaries list their obits for free and some go back quite a ways.  Maybe they do in PA too. ________________________________ From: "pacambri-request@rootsweb.com" <pacambri-request@rootsweb.com> To: pacambri@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 4:25 PM Subject: PACAMBRI Digest, Vol 8, Issue 108 Well,the newspaper in Johnstown has now blocked the the obit's.If you are a subscriber,no problem.The newspapers here in York,Pa have been doing this for sometime.