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When looking for information on a particular subject prior to 1985, the San Jos Mercury News (1920-1979) clipping collection is available on microfiche in the California Room. left: 20px; position: relative; } } } } margin: 0; } .view-id-holiday_closures.view-display-id-page_3, #block-eastsideartcontestsponsors { Include Boolean operators and proximity search techniques. width: 100%; left: 38px; } background: #F5F5F5; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; section#block-sjpllibchatwidget, section#block-sjpl-exposedformmusic-collections-indexpage-2 { } .path-rooms-faqs section#block-views-block-holiday-closures-block-1 { .view-empty { vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; z-index:999; width: 100%; He was 78. 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} } } display: flex; You generally do not need permission to post a text link only to the article or multimedia presentation on MercuryNews.com. float: left; } float: left; min-width: 250px; width: 100%; The San Jose Mercury News varied in titles over the years. } margin-left: 10%; padding: 0 30px 30px; display: flex; text-align: left; } position: absolute; background: black; .path-app-faqs aside.col-sm-3, .path-search-faqs aside.col-sm-3 { background: #105f84; Tens of thousands of Americans share the same name, so you need to be extremely careful not to make any padding: 0; /* Chat Button & Alert Animations */ color: #fff; .faqs .promo-card-callout h3 { float: right; padding-right: 0; height: 100%; } Weather. .break-word { .faq-dd { } } border-top:1px solid #ddd; } .path-locations-table .view-content { .gtranslate-btn-dropdown.btn { top: -5px; .global-padding { You will always get a name, but depending on who is providing the information other information might not be correct. left: 0; } @media screen and (max-width: 991px){ .path-app-faqs aside.col-sm-3, .path-search-faqs aside.col-sm-3 { flex: 1 0 20px; .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after .views-element-container, .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards.view-display-id-page_1 .views-row { } #block-flclanguagebuttonblock .field--name-body { simple. float: left; } top: 40px; } padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 5%; } .page-node-type-page-heroless .main-container .page-heroless .contact-list-container .contact-list.cl-more-padding .has-ul li:first-child { width:100%; bottom: 105px; Here are some more advanced tips for making sure you find the right ancestors via San Jose Mercury News historical data: It can be time-consuming but incredibly exciting to come across family members youd never heard of before. .chat-cards #libchat_d281a06c0b8f53e791abeba9bf0b9029 iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_f6c91f46e9dd3ace51570bf203bb5efb iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_028ba638f9d339194272be42ae319059 iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_cb01fdc888b7a35e4f4d6b2150cf4ef2 iframe { width: 45%; 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} padding-top: 20px; .path-music-index-search .col-sm-9 { header #block-translation { } } } .field--name-field-p-hero-image { border-right: none; It doesnt matter whether youre looking into your family history for the first time or whether youre an experienced researcher. float: left; Telephone: (510) 642-6481 Be amazed at what you find. } section#block-views-block-homepage-promo-cards-block-1 .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards { margin-left: 10%; } padding: 0 30px; width: 100%; } .footer-translate-icon { padding: 0; float: left; padding-top: 30px; } vertical-align: top; dl .btn { Here are some helpful resources: San Jose Public Library (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library) width: 100%; } } #views-exposed-form-blogs-page-2 { flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 20px 0; Article reprints from The Mercury News or MercuryNews.com are handled by The YGS Group at 800-290-5460 or bayareanewsgroup@theygsgroup.com. } } .view-college-promise-comparison { A newspaper editor likely recorded information from oral sources; 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Each listing includes the headline, date of publication and the beginning of the article. } list-style: none; Many old Mercury News obits used initials instead of full names. div#libchat_6be3c271faa36bb51e26b67a229ee3ac button { border-top: 5px solid #fbaf3a; display: flex; clear: both; } .view-college-promise-comparison table-hover > tbody > tr:hover { padding: 25px 25px 45px; padding: 3px 20px 3px 0px; } .view-locations .form--inline.form-inline.clearfix { } padding-right: 0; width: 70%; It also contains issues of several current California newspapers that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers, providing keyword search of more than 72,000 digitized issues. .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-hero-image { visibility:hidden; } header #block-sjpl-quicklinks { .footer-translate select { Holdings: 1863-present. animation: hideItem 1s ease-in-out 60s both; } } } float: left; .sjpl-search-wrapper { } #views-exposed-form-frequently-asked-questions-page-2, .no-search { color: #333333; padding: 30px; @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { } .view-empty { #block-exposedformcalifornia-room-indexpage-2-2 { padding-top: 30px; .grey-padding { /* Gtranslate Hardcoded Dropdown; plus some header fixes */ .view-eresources .form-type-textfield.js-form-type-textfield.form-item-words.js-form-item-words.form-group { } min-height: 55px; .unstyled-list-text { } } .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-header, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-footer { Rick Hurd has been a breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group since 2011. } } } } margin: 30px 1.5%; padding: 0 0 15px 10px; /* Blog Language Styles & FAQ Category styles */ Search The Mercury News Archives. padding-right: 0; } padding-left: 30px; width: 100%; } He covers crime, public safety and the biggest stories of the day for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. padding: 0; Our online archive only goes back through June 1985. background: #fff; background: #fff; .video-card .promo-hero-img.card-img { Visit NewsBank. padding-left: 0; .cards-view { padding: 10px; Find full-text articles on local news, i. float:left; margin: 15px 0 0; clear:both; table-layout:fixed; .page-node-type-page-web .main-container .col-sm-9 { box-shadow: 7px 9px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { } Telephone: (408) 554-4415 } /* Footer Update 2020 */ margin: 20px 0; padding: 10px 16px; .gtranslate-btn-dropdown.btn select { .path-app-faqs .view-display-id-page_2 .view-content, .path-search-faqs .view-display-id-page_1 .view-content { } They add color to the stories of your familys past. } padding-right: 0; .faq-category-list li { padding-bottom: 0; color: #333; hand, are formalized reports of someones death in the local news. mistakes. .page-node-type-blog section.col-sm-9, .page-node-type-blog aside.col-sm-3 { } Searches are free and you will receive a list of matching articles. border: 1px solid #ccc; } .view-jobs.view-id-jobs.view-display-id-block_2, #webform-submission-webform-for-testing-add-form, .view-empty, .view-display-id-page_3 { } } width: 100%; .hpcardhowto { /* End Gtranslate Hardcoded Dropdown */ } .collapse .card { padding-left: 5%; padding-bottom: 30px; Search San Jose obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Gordon Pinsent, award-winning Canadian actor, dies at 92. } flex-direction: column; border: 1px solid #ccc; } width: 100%; } } #block-hotspotvideo { clear: both; @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { .faq-dd { width: 45%; clear: none; color:#23527c; Microfilm available for the following historical newspapers: Daily Morning Times, Morning Times, San Jose Daily City Item, San Jose Herald, San Jose Mercury, San Jose Daily News, and San Jose Evening News. .view-volunteer-of-the-year .view-filters { It was common practice for people to be recorded officially by the initials of their first and middle names. display: -webkit-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; } float:none; } More than 95% of our online database cannot be accessed via any other platform. margin-bottom: 40px; @media screen and (max-width: 500px) { margin: 0 8px 15px 0 !important; } margin: 0 20px 0 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } .btn-chat { width: 50%; p.farsi { } padding-right: 0; left: 5px; San Jose housed more than 2,500 people in 2022 but still falls short Local News Matters 16:10 2-Mar-23. .blog-comments article:hover, .blog-comments article:focus, .blog-comments article:active, float: right; 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display: flex; .btn-1, .btn-2 { } width: 45%; } padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 5%; .btn-chat:hover, .btn-chat:focus, .btn-chat:active { padding-top: 30px; left: 0; } border-color: #4d4d4d !important; } Telephone: (916) 654-0176 } padding-left: 5%; .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after .views-element-container .views-element-container, float: left; display: flex; .btn-info:hover, .btn-info:active:hover { .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink:hover, .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink:focus, .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink:active { .view-college-promise-comparison table > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(odd) { clear:both; max-width: 100%; } } } .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-header, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-footer { clear:both; flex-direction: column-reverse; Times-Mercury (SN 93051503) 1884-1885. .video-card .card-img iframe { } header .region-navigation .quick-links .list-unstyled { Arcata Arcata Eye. @media screen and (min-width: 1500px) { li.dropdown.account-dropdown.parent-li.btn-dropdown-container button { } For a successful Mercury News obituary search, its good to have multiple strategies at your disposal to ensure you get the correct relative. } } } } @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { } margin: 5px 20px 10px 0; 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Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT. .chat-cards #libchat_d281a06c0b8f53e791abeba9bf0b9029 iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_f6c91f46e9dd3ace51570bf203bb5efb iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_028ba638f9d339194272be42ae319059 iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_cb01fdc888b7a35e4f4d6b2150cf4ef2 iframe { .view-eresources .form-type-textfield.js-form-type-textfield.form-item-words.js-form-item-words.form-group { color: #fff !important; If you're interested in uncovering your family history, looking through the San Jose Mercury News archive in San Jose, California can yield incredible results. @media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) { width: auto; @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { font-weight: normal; } background: #9D60A4; } width: 100%; .view-empty { clear: both; margin: 0; } margin: 30px; animation: showItem 1s ease-in-out 30s both; margin: 20px 0; } box-shadow: 7px 9px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_1, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_1 .view-header { padding-left: 5%; clear: both; .blog-comments .indented { .d-block-sm { right: 15px; text-transform: uppercase; } } } 1985 - 2023 | Mercury News obituary and death notices in San Jose, California. .ql-locations-text { clear: both; .view-college-promise-comparison table > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(odd) { from {opacity: 0;} width: 100%; San Jose, CA obituary and death notices. This online archive is for access and use only by individuals for personal use. .sjpl-mission.footer1-container { padding-right: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; padding-right: 6px; content: ''; } } float: left; flex: 2; header #block-translation { float: left; width: 100%; /* Gtranslate Hardcoded Dropdown; plus some header fixes */ .view-college-promise-comparison { display: flex; padding-right: 0; width: 100%; padding: 0 30px 30px; Local newspapers are a vast source of information for family historians. } top: 0; left: 5px; } } Explore news and events from across the Bay Area. min-width: 300px; /* End Gtranslate Hardcoded Dropdown */ Its one of the most } How to find Mercury News articles from before 1985, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Los Gatos: Hundreds still without power as Black Road repair project finishes early. padding-top: 30px; display: -moz-box; border-radius: 6px; } .btn-chat { } } margin-top: 30px; Sanborn Insurance Block Books: Volumes for San Jose, also available on the Internet Archive and at the California Room, San Jose . margin-right: 0 !important; } background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px 30px 30px; section#block-views-block-homepage-promo-cards-block-3 .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards { Copyright 2023 NewsBank, Inc. 5801 Pelican Bay Blvd. @media screen and (min-width: 1200px){ top: 20px; section.blog-comments { width: 100%; .decision-tree .tab-pane h3 { width: 100%; padding: 3px 20px 3px 10px; margin: 5px; padding: 0 10%; padding-right: 30px; width: 230px; Just some of the reasons to begin searching through San Jose Mercury News } .btn-purple a:hover, .btn-purple a:focus, .btn-purple a:active { min-height: 80px; } .step-list { .path-app-faqs section.col-sm-9, .path-search-faqs section.col-sm-9 { float: left; } } header #block-translation { With historical records often being incomplete or difficult to find, uncovering those elusive ancestors can be .alert-chat { width: 70%; padding: 0 10%; } MercuryNews.com does not allow framing or the use of its logos or graphics. min-width: 103px; .video-card.promo-hero-img-card-container { padding-right: 30px; @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { .news-release-header p { width: 30%; font-size: 1.138em; A large police contingent including the city's bomb squad descended on a South San Jose home on Wednesday afternoon as part of an investigation into a resident possessing explosives and illegal . width: 100% !important; padding: 50px 0; margin-top: -4px; padding: 0px 15px; } display: flex; .faqs .promo-card-callout h3 { } float: left; font-size: 1.3em; .views-field-field-news-subtitle h3, .news-release-date, .news-release-contact, .news-release-header { margin-bottom: 10px;