Death is the final genealogical event, but death records are often where research begins. A death date can confirm identity and help develop an accurate personal profile. Besides Intrinsic value, death records may point to other significant documents, some lesser known. At times though death records are both difficult to obtain and challenging to interpret. We may even wonder if we found the right record or how to prove we did. But like all records, death certificates do not stand alone. They must be viewed together with burial records from cemeteries, tombstones, undertakers, yahrzeit calendars, plaques, yizkor records, synagogues and society records and others. In this session, we will present strategies for finding and interpreting death records and demonstrate how to craft from them a robust portrait for a lesser known ancestor. Discover treasures buried in your documents that reveal the things you are just ‘dying to find-out.’