Dead-a-Base at Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

While I was unsuccessful in obtaining a birth record for my grandfather, Steve Orshoski, who was born on December 15, 1905 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, I found an outstanding obituary service from the Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania!

Dead-a-Base is the clever name of the obituary database. Obituaries and death notices from the Latrobe Bulletin have been indexed from December 18, 1902 to the present. The fee schedule is:

One name $4.00
Two names $5.00
Three names $6.00
Four names $7.00
Five names $8.00

Requests and payments can be made by contacting the address below:

Adams Memorial Library
ATTN. Kathy Tobolewski
1112 Ligonier St.
Latrobe, PA 15650

I did find any of my ancestors in the Dead-a-Base, but I am sure that some of my Orshoski ancestors' neighbors and co-workers have been listed in the database. If you have ancestors from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, check out this great genealogical resource!

Ohio Genealogy: Obituaries from the Firelands Pioneer

According to the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, the Firelands Historical Society, Norwalk, Ohio, published the Firelands Pioneer from 1858 - 1937. The early issues hold a valuable source of early history about the Firelands area and its early inhabitants. The index for the obituaries which were listed in the 1857 -1909 issues of the Firelands Pioneer is available for $5.00. If you are interested in purchasing the Firelands Pioneer Obituary Index, contact information is given below:


Firelands Historical Society
P.O. Box 572
Norwalk, OH 44857
Telephone (419) 668-6038

(Located at 4 Case Ave. Norwalk, Ohio)

The Firelands Pioneer contains articles about the early settlers of the Firelands, what is now known as Huron and Erie County. (Portions of Ottawa County were also included in the Firelands.)




















Issues of the Firelands Pioneer, along with its index and separate Obituary Index, can be seen at most public libraries in Northern Ohio, as well as at the library of the R. B. Hayes Presidential Center.

Some, but not all, issues of the Firelands Pioneer, can be found at the Internet Archive as well as at Google Books. The obituary of Datus Kelley is found in the June 1866 issue of the Firelands Pioneer.

















Visit this Ohio Tourism site to view the tombstone of Datus and Irad Kelley.