The North Olympic Library System  maintains an obituary index created through many volunteer hours dating back to 1916 and currently has more than 40,000 obituaries entries.

The index contains:

• The name of the paper
• The issue date & page
• The birth date or age and death date as given in the newspaper
• Any other names by which the deceased was known such as
  • Maiden name
  • Prior married name(s)
  • Nicknames

CAUTION

• Not everyone had an obituary.
• Not every old paper exists so that it can be searched.
• Do not assume that death occurred in Clallam County!  Notices come from all over!
• This index contains obituaries printed in the Port Angeles Evening News, The Daily News, and the Peninsula Daily News.
• Earlier Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and other Clallam County Newspapers are available at the Port Angeles Branch on microfilm and CD ROM, but are not indexed.
• The Sequim Branch has copies of the Sequim Press on microfilm and the Jimmy Come Lately Gazette in hard copy from 1979 to present.
• The Forks Branch has the Forks Forum available on microfilm from 1938-1967 and an incomplete collection on CD-Rom from 1946-present.

If writing to request a copy, please:

• Remember that the librarians do not have unlimited time for research; please limit the number of records requested.  For multiple requests or in-depth research, please contact the Clallam County Genealogical Society Library.
• Include as complete death date or newspaper issue date, page, etc, if known, as possible.
• Include a #10 (business) stamped envelope with your return address.
• A $5 donation is suggested for each article.  Donations may be made to the North Olympic Library System. Our mailing address is

Port Angeles Library Reference Department
2210 S Peabody ST
Port Angeles WA 98362

You may also:

• Use the microfilm and CD ROM yourself in the library.
• Visit or make other arrangements with the Clallam County Genealogical Society Library.
• The Washington State Archives and State Library have a variety of resources to aid in your genealogy research  Washington State Library Genealogy Page . Contact your local library for information on Interlibrary Loan procedures.
• Check the Port Townsend Library  access to Archival copies of the Port Townsend Leader online (currently 1902-1903).

Last revised August 09, 2007

Contacts: Reference Services, Children's Services, Outreach to the Homebound,
Port Angeles Branch, Sequim Branch, Forks Branch, Clallam Bay Branch,
NOLS Administration

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