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Anzeiger des Westens was a daily St. Louis newspaper published in German from 1835 until it merged into the Westliche Post in 1898. Death notices are in German and printed in Fraktur, a Gothic typeface.

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History & Genealogy supplied the films for Newspapers.com to digitize the Anzieger des Westens.  Newspapers.com has divided the newspaper up into the following collections:

  • Anzeiger des Westens
  • Neuer Anzeiger des Westens
  • Täglicher Anzeiger des Westens (Daily edition)
  • Wöchentlicher Anzeiger des Westens (Weekly edition)
  • der Salon (Sunday edition)
     

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Death Notice Transcriptions

 The following is a list of death notice translations published in the Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal. The publication can be viewed at call no. R 977.8 M678J in the History & Genealogy Department or on the Missouri State Genealogical Association.

  • “Deaths, Anzeiger Des Westens (Sonntagsblatt), 1876.” Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (2004) pp111-116.
  • “Deaths, Anzeiger Des Westens (Sonntagsblatt), 1877.” Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Vol. XXV, No. 1 (2005) pp56-60.
  • “Deaths, Anzeiger Des Westens (Sonntagsblatt), 1878.”  Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Vol. XXVII, No. 2 (2008) pp123-127.
  • “Funeral - Notice Data from Anzeiger Des Westens (Sonntagsblatt) (St. Louis) 04 Dec 1881 – 27 May 1883 (1/3).” Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Vol. XXIX, No. 1 (2009) pp. 47-50 [covers 4 Dec 1881 – 18 Jun 1882]
  • “Funeral - Notice Data from Anzeiger Des Westens (Sonntagsblatt) (St. Louis) 04 Dec 1881 – 27 May 1883 (2/3).” Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Vol. XXIX, No. 2 (2009) pp. 87-90.[covers 25 Jun 1882-17 Dec 1882]
  • “Funeral - Notice Data from Anzeiger Des Westens (Sonntagsblatt) (St. Louis) 04 Dec 1881 – 27 May 1883 (3/3).” Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Vol. XXIX, No. 3 (2009) pp. 164-167.[covers 24 Dec 1882-27 May 1883]