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Death records have been a great help to many genealogy and family history researchers, providing valuable information and clues to an ancestor's or relative's death.  Over the last few years, many people and organizations have been publishing death record archives on the Internet. Some with thousands of records, others with millions.  Presented on this website are individual "State Guides" designed to show you where all the best death record archives and databases are found.

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South Dakota Newspaper Association Denied Access to Death Indexes

by Vitalguy
Sunday, February 19, 2006   

The Marshall County Journal reported earlier this month that the South Dakota Newspaper Association was informed by the State's governor that they can no longer receive copies of death indexes, due to a new State law that went into effect last Summer.

Newspapers had relied on death indexes as a source for research, and as a way to identify deaths of noted persons.

Under the new law, they will only be allowed to received "informational copies", which provide information on a specific person, and only if they specify which person they are interested in.

The report went on to say that an agreement was worked out with the State's genealogy society so that they can look at the records if they show genealogy identification. That same arrangement was offered to the newspaper association last year but the group refused, citing they should not have to show identification to receive government information.

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