-----Original Message----- From: tendick <tendick@efn.org> To: WASHINGTON-L@rootsweb.com <WASHINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 5:03 AM Subject: [WASHINGTON-L] Death Records >Hi, > I am new to this list. Does anyone know how I can find out when someone >died? My great grandmother Eliza Jane Bates (maiden Rhodes) .......<snipped> She >must have died in Vancouver. I am unfamiliar with how things work in WA. >Oregon's archive is online, but what about WA's? >Thank you for your help. > >Aldean Tendick >tendick@efn.org > Aldean and all, The Washington State Death Index covering that time period is available on microfilm. It will list date of death, location, and usually death certificate number. Your local library may have this, in neighboring Oregon, or perhaps a Family History Center can obtain it for you. If not, I wonder if it is possible to get a copy of the film on interlibrary loan from the Washington State Archives. Hope this helps. Good luck. Susan >