Thought some of you might be interested if your reserch is in this area. The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. - -------------------------------------- - Online Obituaries From Allentown, PA Candy Jens sent an e-mail this week asking me to write about one of her favorite online sites. When I read her message, I realized that she had just described it better than I ever could. With Candy's permission, here is her e-mail: Dear Mr. Eastman: I'd like to give some favorable publicity to The Morning Call, the newspaper covering Allentown, PA and surrounding counties. Their obituaries are a genealogist's dream, and they are available on-line (mcall.com) from 1987 on. Not every obit has all the info below, but most do. They list a name, nickname, age, date of death, and place of death. The spouse(s) names are given, with the maiden name in parentheses, and if living or "late." Often the marriage date is approximated by "They were married 46 years in July," for example. Occupation(s), military record, and organization and church memberships are given. The decedent's place of birth and parents' names (with mother's maiden name) are listed. Brothers' and sons' names and locations are given; for sisters and daughters, their spouse's name is also included. Since many families emigrated en masse from small towns in Austria-Hungary and settled in the area rather than dispersing, many generations of the same family are easy to trace - with the help of the most complete obits I've seen! Candy Jens Tamaqua, PA candyj@ptdprolog.net The Morning Call is available at: http://www.mcall.com