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SEARCH FOR PEOPLE FOR FREE

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Hello! And welcome to my tips on how to search for people for free.

Nowadays, with so many resources available, where does one start to look for someone? What are the good resources? What if you just don’t have the time? What if you get stuck and need professional help? How to search for people for free?

Please read on…

Everybody leaves a paper trail and that trail can be followed. Of course, with so much information on the Internet and with so many other resources, things can be a little overwhelming.

That is why I am here: my goal is to simplify things a bit for you and to save you some time and help you do your people search.

I am a librarian by profession and I often see patrons who want to find people for whatever reasons. The common theme, however, is that the patrons often seem overwhelmed at the task. On this site I hope to be your librarian; I want to give you good tips and resources to assist you.

Before we get started I need to say something important. As a librarian, I do not ask my patrons why they want to do to a people search; we librarians only care about assisting people with a question(s). That said, this is my personal website and my content, so I get to step away from that a little bit. Here goes:

Please do not use my information to find people for negative or harmful reasons. My information is meant to help bring about goodness, not evil. If you are doing a people search to try to find a lost ancestor, to find an old friend, to reunite with a sibling, etc., then this is the right website for you. I will do my best to assist.

Okay, let’s get started. The most important thing in searching for someone is to be logical about your process. The best advice is to keep a notepad and then write down information as you gather more and more information. To search for people you need to be methodical like a detective.

Here are some important questions as you begin your free people search:

Do you have the correct full name or names?

Do you know the last known location or address?

Do you have any other information, such as known associates, former employment, and organizations that the person belongs to?

Write down everything that you know that might be helpful.

Everybody’s situation is different, so I will start with the most direct method to search for people for free:

If you have the full name of the living person and the last known location (in America), you should look up the public library in that city and call the reference desk or reference department. Be nice and tell the librarian that you are trying to search for people for free and would like to know if the librarian can help. Ask the librarian to look in the local telephone directory and the city directory for you.

You can find public libraries in any city by using an Internet search engine like Yahoo! or Google.

If you only have a last known address (you will need the full address for this tip), you can ask the librarian in the particular city to do a reverse address look up for you using the city directory.

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Dec

0 FIND ADOPTION RECORDS

By admin | Filed in Adoption Records

Anyone who is trying to find adoption records will run into major obstacles. Specifically, only adoptees born in Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Oregon, Puerto Rico and the U.S.Virgin Islands have access to their own birth and adoption records. For all other adoptees, the current law prohibits access. So for an adopted person from outside of the few states and territories, trying to find adoption records to trace the biological roots can be very challenging. Namely, adoption records are very difficult to obtain.

At issue is the federal government’s view on preserving its citizen’s rights to privacy, such as that of the biological parent or parents; it is often assumed that once given up for adoption, the biological parent or parents want to keep the secret and preserve their privacy.
Furthermore, adoption is big business to some and the government wants to keep everything under close scrutiny and preserve those records. Arguably, there are other issues at work but these are the two main ones. And it does not look like the federal government is going to change its mind anytime soon and pass legislation to release all adoption records to those who want to try to find adoption records to find out about their biological parents.

At the state level is where the real battle lies for anyone who is doing a people search involving an adoption. Basically, the rules vary from state to state. However, the theme remains the same for most states: adoption records are off limits to adoptees. Doing this kind of people search is difficult but not impossible, as there have been successful lawsuits over the years between adoptees and states, where the adoptee won and records were released. For example, if you have medical reasons for wanting to find your adoptive parents, you may have a real good chance to open those sealed records through a formal lawsuit.

In any case, all is not lost. The first and most important clue is to find out when and where you were born. Once you have identified that, you can begin to seriously focus your energy on unlocking those sealed records.

Once you know the agency that holds your adoption records, you can try several things. You can file a lawsuit to get those adoption records; you can hire a private detective to do the digging for you (the records may be sealed for you but perhaps it is different for another person with access); and perhaps you can get assistance from your personal physician. There are a number of ways to try and get at your records.
The best bet, however, is for you to read up and get to know what you will be getting yourself into once you embark on this type of people search. My motto is that nothing is impossible. If you really and truly want to know who your biological parents were, you can and will find out, given enough effort and time.

My advice is for you to go to these sites dedicated to adoptee searches and learn as much as you can before you embark on this arduous journey. Good luck to you!
PEOPLE SEARCH -Adoption Records Resource #1
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Dec

0 CIVIL PUBLIC RECORDS

By admin | Filed in City Records

At the city level in America (civil records), there are some civil public records that may help you in your people search. The city police department is a good place to start. Remember, in some states there are both county police and city police, so make sure you check both resources if available to you.

When it comes to civil public records, at the city police department you can enquire about arrest records and any other type of records that may have involved your subject and the city police at one time or anther. If you find resistance, you may have to file a Freedom of Information Act form to get what you need. The city police will also have records of traffic violations and any parking violations, which may include unpaid fines, if there are any.

Next, in terms of local civil public records, you can try the city homeless shelters, city missions, and charity organizations. Larger cities will have a number of these types of organizations listed in the phonebook under “social services.” Depending on your people search, your person may be transient and move from place to place. If you receive a solid lead as to where he or she may have been last seen, it is possible that the person may be know to the local service organizations. Do not forget to contact the local churches in the area that you are looking. They may be able to give you a lead to one of their service organizations. Civil resources can be very helpful.

Again, depending on your people search and who you are looking for, you can try the city cemetery and mortuary for a different kind of civil records. These civil public records are privately maintained and you will most likely have to call each place individually. The records include burial permits, funeral service records, funeral and memorial arrangements, obituaries, and arrangements of grave care.

City hospitals and clinics are good places to try for civil public records. Even though medical records are confidential, it is possible in special circumstances to locate a missing loved one that has been entered into a medical facility as a John Doe. Furthermore, your personal physician may be able to obtain records for you, depending on your situation and search.

Local day labor offices may also be a good source of tracking down someone who is homeless. Again, depending on your people search, these are good places to try because this is normally where people who need quick cash will go to work each day. You can locate these places by looking in the particular city’s phone book, usually listed under “employment agencies.”

To continue with the theme of looking for someone who is transient and may be homeless, you can also try the local blood bank in larger cities, another good source of civil records. This is where many people will go to sell plasma (the white blood cells in the body) for some money. If this is a source of income for the person in your people search, you might want to locate the local blood bank in the particular city and give an inquiry call. They may prove helpful in giving you a solid lead.

City schools are also a good source of information. If you can arrange a visit to the local media center or school library in a particular school that your subject attended, you might find a yearbook from his or her graduating class. If you are doing a genealogical search, this might prove very interesting.

Lastly, the city newspaper, which has been talked about, is a very good source of civil public records information. Ask the local librarian to help you dig through this resource.

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Dec

0 DMV PUBLIC RECORDS

By admin | Filed in DMV, Public Records

Here are the addresses to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for all fifty states. Some states preferred to be called by other names, but the functions are the same. They are a very rich sour of DMV public records.

When writing to request DMV driving records, you should include the full name, date of birth and any additional information relating to your person search, in addition to the required fees and full explanation of your request. DMV driving records can be a little slow to access but you have to be persistent.

I have tried to provide the correct contact address for each state’s DMV but please double check the addresses before making your formal requests for DMV driving records. As for the regulations, you can go to each state’s page and read them specifically.

Alabama
Division of Motor Vehicles
P O Box 327620
Montgomery AL 36132

Alaska
Division of Motor Vehicles
1300 W Benson Blv., S100
Anchorage AK 99503

Arizona
Arizona Department of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Division
PO Box 2100
Phoenix AZ 85001-2100

Arkansas
Office of Driver Service
Driver’s License Issuance
Room 2120
P.O. Box 1272
Little Rock, AR 72203

California
Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 942890
Sacramento, CA 94290

Colorado
Department of Revenue
Division of Motor Vehicle
Section Name (Driver Control, Titles, Registration, etc.)
1881 Pierce Street
Lakewood, CO 80214

Connecticut
Department of Motor Vehicles
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161

Delaware
Division of Motor Vehicles
Airport and Churchmans Rd
New Castle, DE 19720

Florida
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building
2900 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399

Georgia
Dept. of Driver Services
Post Office Box 80447
Conyers, Georgia 30013

Kansas
Driver’s Licensing
Docking State Office Building
P.O. Box 2188

Maine
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
29 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333

Maryland
MVA Headquarters
6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E.
Glen Burnie, MD 21062

Massachusetts
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Box # 55889
Boston, MA 02205

Michigan
Department of State
Lansing, MI 48918

Minnesota
Dept. of Public Safety
Driver and Vehicle Services
Central Office, Town Square Building 444 Cedar Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Mississippi
Dept. of Public Safety
Post Office Box 958
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
(601) 987-1212

Missouri
Driver License Bureau
301 West High Street – R 470
Jefferson City, MO, 65105

Montana
Motor Vehicle Division
Department of Justice
Scott Hart Bld., 2nd Floor
303 North Roberts
P.O. Box 201430
Helena, MT 59620-1430

Nebraska
Motor Vehicle Division
PO Box 94699
Lincoln NE 68509

Nevada
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711

North Dakota
DNDOT
608 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0700

Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 16520
Columbus, Ohio 43216

Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety
P. O. Box 11415
Oklahoma City, OK 73136

Oregon
DMV Headquarters
1905 Lana Ave NE
Salem, OR 97314

Pennsylvania
Dept. of Transportation
1101 South Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104

Rhode Island
Division of Motor Vehicles
100 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860

South Carolina
Post Office Box 1498
Blythewood, South Carolina 29016

South Dakota
118 W. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, S.D. 57501

Tennessee
Department of Safety
PO BOX 945
Nashville, TN 37202

Texas
Dept. of Public Safety
P O Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773
Utah
Utah State Tax Commission
Motor Vehicle Division
210 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City UT 84134

Vermont
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05603-0001

Hawaii
Driver License Section
P.O. Box 30340
Honolulu, HI 96820-0340

Idaho
Idaho Transportation Dept.
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707-1129

Illinois
Dept. of Driver Services (DMV Driving Records Request)
213 State Capitol
Springfield, IL 62756

Indiana
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
100 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Iowa
Motor Vehicle Division
P.O. Box 9204
Des Moines, IA 50306

Kansas
Driver’s Licensing
Docking State Office Building
P.O. Box 2188
Topeka, KS 66601-2128

Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40622

New Hampshire
Department of Safety
Division of Motor Vehicles
Driver Licensing
23 Hazen Drive
Concord NH 03305

New Jersey
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
P.O. Box 160
Trenton, NJ 08666

New Mexico
Motor Vehicle Division
Joseph Montoya Bldg.
1200 South St. Frances Dr.
P.O. Box 1028
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1028

New York
NYSDMV
6 Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12228

North Carolina
Division of Motor Vehicles
3148 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-3148

Louisiana
Office of Motor Vehicles (DMV Driving Records Request)
P.O. Box 64886
Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Virginia
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 27412
Richmond, VA 23269

Washington
Department of Licensing
PO Box 9030
Olympia, WA 98507-9030

Washington, D.C.
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Government of the District of Columbia (DMV Driving Records Request)
PO Box 90120
Washington, DC 20090

West Virginia
Dept. of Transportation
BUILDING 5
1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Charleston, WV 25305

Wisconsin
Dept. of Transportation
Division of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 7917
Madison, WI 53707-7917

Wyoming
Motor Vehicle Services
5300 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82009-3340

Different states have different rules and requirements regarding DMV public records, so you need to contact them for the specifics of what type of DMV public records you need in your person search. More than not, vehicle title searches, ownership of registered vehicles, vehicle identification number searches, tag registration searches, driver license information, and driving records searches are possible, depending on what is available and the specific state’s rules and regulations in regards to your specific request.

For example, in cases of trying to prove inheritance or trying to reclaim a theft, information will be released more easily. Additionally, you will find that sometimes the office refuses to release the DMV public records to you personally. However, when you go through a licensed information broker, the specific DMV public record is obtainable. Every state is different so the best advice is to try your best and see what happens.

What will you receive from the DMV that will help you with your people search?

A successful vehicle title search will reveal the owner’s name, date of birth, driver’s license number, vehicle insurance (if any), any liens on the vehicle, and the year, make, and model of the vehicle. You will be required to provide some or all of the following: the vehicle identification number (VIN), the tag number, name of owner, and owner’s DOB. Of course, all of this information is part of the DMV public records.

A registered vehicle search will reveal everything that is on the legal registration of the vehicle, very similar to the title search, and the same for a VIN search. (* Don’t forget about boat and vessel registrations. Same as an automobile, water vehicles require registration as well.

From the DMV public records of a driver license (a copy of the information on one), in addition to other information, you will have the full name, address, date of birth, height, weight, and sometimes social security numbers, depending on the state. In order to make this request you will need to provide the person’s full name and date of birth, in addition to the reasons of your request and accompanying fees associated with the search.

And from someone’s driving records, if there are any, you will be able to see all the traffic violations, accidents, and anything else that is related to the person’s driving history. Of course, you will also be able to see listed addresses and other information. You will need to furnish the full name and any other additional information for this request. Don’t for get to head on over to the state’s high way patrol office if you see the public records of an accident on the driving record. Most likely there will be a record of the accident in the state police files.

The best advice is to communicate with them via snail-mail rather than phoning. If you remember the last time that you visited the DVM, they are very busy, probably too busy to answer phone questions about their procedures in great detail. You most likely will be brushed off the phone, because they most likely will not tell you how to access their DMV records over the phone.
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Dec

0 SEARCH COUNTY COURT RECORDS

By admin | Filed in County Records

(Note: This is the 3rd page in this series. For the 1st page, Click Here: COUNTY COURT CRIMINAL RECORDS)

Divorce record: County courts are where divorce records are kept. This is a good source of information for you people search. You can search county court records for all the finer details of this information in the county records, including where each party in the divorce has relocated to since the divorce.

Estate tax lien record:

If your person owns an estate and has failed to pay taxes, the county will put a lien on it and there will be a record of the lien. And if it happened that someone bought the property at a tax auction, there will be a county public record of this transaction as well. And, of course, you can search county court records for this information.

Guardianship record:

If your subject has taken legal custody of a minor, there will be a record of this at the county court. For example, if your person adopted a young cousin and is taken over custody of the child’s care, there be will this record at the county where this took place.

Notice record:

At the county level, anything that relates to a legal matter concerning the public, the county court will release a notice of this matter, such as a notice of a tax lien.

Power of attorney record:

If your person has given someone else legal powers over his or her legal matters, such as a lawyer, or taken legal responsibility for someone else, such as the power to make decisions for an elderly person, this is called the power of attorney. There will be a county court record of this, if the agreement exists.

Satisfaction record:

The county courts keep records of all legal satisfactions (completed actions), including such things as the satisfaction of a tax bill –the subject has paid the overdue tax bill. This is simply the county’s version of a bill that is paid.

Voluntary bankruptcy record:

If your people search subject has filed for bankruptcy, there is a public record at the county courts. A bankruptcy is when a person or business cannot pay the bills owed to collectors and must seek government intervention. Don’t forget to look under the company that the subject may have owned. If someone has left a trail of failed businesses behind, there are county records to show this. A business cannot close its doors without finalizing all legal matters. And all businesses will have a legal owner. That legal owner may be the person you are seeking.

How do you locate the county court in the state that you need? Well, you must know what state your people search subject lives in or has resided in and start there. It is easy if this is local for you. However, it may be a little more challenging if you have to make a long trek to reach the county very far away. Again, I suggest looking at the review page for a service that may help you with the information that you seek. In any case, here is where to quickly find the county that you need to contact. Again, you may not get very far on the phone when calling the county’s government offices.

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Dec

0 COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

By admin | Filed in County Records

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Affidavit record:

If your search subject has made any kind of sworn statement in regards to some kind of county legal matter, such as a court case, there will be a record of this statement or affidavit in the county court records. For example, if your subject signed and sworn to the fact that he did not do something in a county court case, this would be found in the county courthouse records.

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Agreement record:

If the person in your people search has made any kind of legal agreement at the county level, such as an agreement of deed (a agreement between a buyer and seller of a property, such as the promise to pay so and so), the county records will have these agreement records on file, at the county courts.

Assignment record:

If your people search person has been assigned to pay any sort of legal matter, such as an assignment of lien (the person is forced to pay some kind of money owed to another party), the county courts will have this on record.

Breach record:

If your people search subject has failed to make good on some kind of legal agreement, such as paying a fine or fee, the county will consider the person in breach of such an agreement (the person has broken the agreement) and so there will be a county record of this breach.

Certificate record:

A people search can lead to the county’s records that show various certificates that apply to the search subject. For example, if the person obtained a certificate of title to a property or a business, there is record of this certificate. There are a number of different certificates, depending on the particular county, such as birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates (license). There may also county records of the certificate of adoption but these records are often closed.

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Change of name record:

It could be that the subject of your people search has changed his or her name. If so, there is a record at the county office where such a change took place, part of the county public records.

Condominium rider record:

It’s a strange-sounding term, but it simply is an amendment to a loan on a condo that someone is purchasing. It is a little obscure, but it can really help if it applies to your person. You might have to do a little digging to come up with where this public record is kept in your particular county.

Corporation record:

If the person in your people search formed a corporation, the county record will exist at the county court. Most people will not use their own name when owning a business. Instead, they will create a business name and register this business as a corporation. All the documents to this legal process are recorded and you can gain access to this information.

Cost judgment record:

Let us say that your person went to court and lost, and the judge ordered him or her to pay for court costs. This kind of judgment from the county court will have a record.

Deed record:

If your person owns property and is on the deed, there will be a record of this at the county office.

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Dec

0 COUNTY COURT CRIMINAL RECORDS

By admin | Filed in County Records

The county records can offer a great deal of information on someone, especially at the county courts, including county court criminal records. At the county court, the most common information includes voter registration, property tax records, county court criminal record, small claims court records, business licenses, pet licenses and records of birth, marriages, divorces, and deaths.

Voter registration is one of the easiest county court records to obtain, which will often yield a great deal of information to help you with your people search. When someone votes in America, the registration becomes a part of the county courts and is kept on record for the public. Anyone can request this type of county public records. Many states will have a picture of a driver’s license, and some states will reveal the social security number.

This is a powerful resource to help you be well on your way to finding your person. Through this resource of county records at the county court, you will be able to find the current address, when the record was applied, the person’s political party, the date of birth, and other vital information, including current phone number.

If your people search subject owns property in a specific county, that information is part of the county records and is located at the county court house. You can go down to the county office and look up all the vital information about that property, including the person’s current contact information. This is useful for out-of-town owners. For example, if you know the person owns a particular property, you can search by the property’s address and find the owner’s information. The county court is just full of information, if you know where to look.

If your people search subject has been through the county court system for any kind of legal matter, such as a lawsuit over some kind of financial matter (small claims court), the county records will show this information. And if your subject went to court to fight a speeding ticket, you can find the record of this information. Furthermore, if your subject committed a crime at the county level, there will certainly be county court criminal records. You would just need to show up and formally request to see the records.

Counties also require people to have business licenses to operate a business. For example, if your person has a cleaning business, there is a record of this business license at the county court, part of county records. The county even has records of pet licenses. So, don’t forget the dog when you are going through the county public records.

Spend some time at the county courts and you will most likely find information that will give you a solid lead on your person. Of course, it takes time to do a thorough job, and you will not get too much help. The county courts only keeps the records for the public; it is not their function to do the searches for the public. (That said, when it comes to county court criminal records, access is quite easy in some counties.) If you do not have the time or opportunity to do the leg work to search the county records, it is a good idea to look my reviews for the services that may help you with county records.

Here is a list of other possible county records for your people search, as applicable to your search subject, and definition of what the records mean. This is by no means everything that may exist in the county court:

Assumption Agreement record:

This is a real estate record, where one buyer agrees to take over responsibility for an existing mortgage on the property they are purchasing. This county public record is normally located in the county’s property assessor’s office.

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Dec

0 SEARCH FOR FAMILY HISTORY

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(Note: This is the 2nd page in this series. For the 1st page, Click Here: SEARCH FOR ANCESTRY)

7) As you get more and more involved in your genealogy search, try to join local genealogical societies and learn about the tips that may help you with your own search.

Okay, where should you start with a genealogy search?

Start with your own family. Talk to everyone that you know in your family and take good notes. Do not trust everything as factual because memories may fade and they may offer you wrong information. Once you are through interviewing your family, you should look through old letters and memorabilia from the past. Such items may reveal pertinent information. For example, some people have an old family bible, which lists all the names of the people in the family that have used the same bible.

Once you are through with those resources, you need to head to your local library.

What can the library do for you in your search for family history?

The bigger the library, the better resources will be and you will be helped that much more. The first resource is the census records. Census records are government records done every ten years on the entire population of the United States. Basically, the government pays people to go from door to door to ask questions about the family and the information is recorded on paper for that household.

As far as accessing those records, because of privacy issues, only census records of seventy-two years old and older are open for research, making the latest available census record is the 1930 census record. With the earliest census record going back to 1790, though not all records are available back that far. Census records are on microfilm, which will have to be searched using a microfilm reader. However, many libraries have access to online databases for genealogical research and those same records are on the computer. It is all up to you as to which style of genealogy searching you prefer.

On a census record you will find information that will list the head of the household at the time, everybody’s age and among other information that varied from state to state, depending on the questions asked during the particular census.

After you have some names and dates of deaths, you should look through the obituaries for those relatives. The city in which the relative passed away in should have a newspaper that will have the obituary posted.

Contact the U.S. Social Security Office for the death index list. Perhaps your local library may have access to this list. On it you will be able to trace you ancestor who passed away in specific year. The record will list some personal information relating to the person who passed away. Tell them that you are doing a genealogy search and they will be more willing to help you.

To find more information on a particular relative in your search for family history, you may want to look up the birth certificate, the marriage license, and the death certificate on the person. Not everything will be available if the information goes back too far, as record keeping was not too good in the early days of America’s history.

Here are some other resources to consider as you embark on your genealogical journey:

1) Church records.
2) Military records.
3) Immigration and naturalization records.
4) Land and tax records.
5) Cemetery and funeral home records.
6) Federal and state archives.
7) The Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) Library.
8 ) Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
9) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.
10) The Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

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Dec

2 SEARCH FOR ANCESTRY

By admin | Filed in People Search

A people search can be a search for ancestry, which is really a genealogical search. This kind of searching is one of the most popular hobbies for many people, and it can be a passion that leads to years and years of fulfilling research. Recently, I helped someone at the library start a search for ancestry and I saw the pleasure in her eyes when she found about her great grandmother’s family. Performing an ancestor search is great fun; family history can reveal so much about who we as a person in the present.

So, why do people want to know about their ancestors? Actually, the question should be, why wouldn’t anyone want to find out about their ancestors? For many, there is great satisfaction in retracing one’s roots and going back to the forefathers and rediscovering how one’s life really got started. Along the way, the discovery can yield very interesting facts. There type of people search can bring some people a lot of joy and satisfaction, which can be quite an addiction.

What do you need to start a genealogy search or an ancestor search?

The number one thing is desire; desire is everything when it comes to looking up one’s family history. This sort of people search is very different. It is one of those projects that will not be resolved with one trip to the local public library or one search through the records. Rather, it is like a trip through time that will require many stops along the way.

Okay, so you are ready with your desire and enthusiasm. Now, you will need a notebook and something to write with to begin the journey.

Here are some tips to keep in mind as you record your genealogy search information:

1) Write all last names in capital letters. Everyone in your family history should have the names all capitalized. This is a good idea because you will sometime run into the problem down the road of not knowing which is the first name and which is the last name.

2) Record all names, even nicknames and alternate spellings. When you are deep into your ancestor search, sometimes the records will not have the correct spelling, and sometimes the name will have a nickname in the file.

3) When writing dates, make sure to write out the months in your genealogy search. Do not use numbers exclusively. For example, 01/10/1950 can be interpreted as both January and October. If you records bring you back to Europe, those dates will be written differently and that will inevitably lead to confusion after a while. Save yourself the trouble and write out the months. You do not want to confuse your family history information, mixing one date for another.

4) Once you have collected information on your family history, begin to keep track of where and what you found. It may be the case that you will have to go back to a previous source to do further research and you will want to know where you found such information. An ancestor search can take on a life of its own and you will want to know that you can rely on your notes.

5) Keep a pedigree chart of all your information and write down all the people that you have uncovered in your family tree. The following information should go on the chart: date and place of birth, date and place of marriage, and date and place of death.

6) Keep everyone in family groups. It is a good idea to separate families into groups so that you do not get confused as who belongs to what family.

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Dec

0 SEARCH COURT RECORDS

By admin | Filed in State Records

If the subject in your people search has attended a public college, including community colleges and public universities, you have a strong source of information for accessing this kind of state records. As public institutions, these state agencies will have state records on their students listed in the Student Directory Information, which will have the student’s name, current address and contact information, birth date, major, dates of attendance, enrollment status, and any degrees awarded, and other school-related activities.

You will need to call the registrar’s office at the particular state institution to find out the procedure for obtaining this public information. And if your people search yields positive results, you may be able to obtain more information through filing a Freedom of Information Act with the institution.

Child support, or the lack-there-of, has become a big concern for the states, which can be a good source of state records for you in your people search. Basically, any parent who neglects to pay child support will have a lien or past-due judgment against him or her and will be red flagged in the state’s legal system, and if bad enough, the information will reach national and be in the federal system.

If your subject owes back child support in a particular state, contact the state’s child support enforcement program to access those state records. All fifty states run a child support enforcement program, which is usually under the jurisdiction of the department of human services, the department of revenue, or the State Attorney General’s Office. Their main duties include locating non-custodial parents, establishing paternity, establishing support orders, collecting support payments, and provide service for non-custodial parents. Give them a try. They may be able to give you a solid lead on your people search.

If the subject in you people search has been involved in the state court system in any way, such as a lawsuit that went to the state level, or perhaps the person has been incarcerated in the particular state’s prison system, then you will find very good information in the particular state’s courts and particular state’s correction system, all are available through the public records. You may be required to go there in person to look up the public records yourself, as most state offices do not provide reference service. That said, it is still worth a shot to give them a call.

Lastly, states records will also have business records, such as a company that was incorporated by such and such person(s) in the particular state. If the subject of your people search has owned a business, there may be a chance that there is a public record of this business in the state documents. Also there may be records of filings from this business, such as uniform commercial code filings or large financial transactions concerning the business. And if the business went bankrupt or the person in your people search went bankrupt, there is also a public record of that in the particular state’s documents.

STATE PUBLIC RECORDS

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Dec

0 STATE PUBLIC RECORDS

By admin | Filed in State Records

There are many places to look in regards to state public records. A source of good information on a people search is the state professional licensing board division, which usually falls under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State, for the particular state.

Basically, this office handles the application, examination, and maintains standards for specific professions within the particular state, or this type of state public records. This office will also handle complaints and will often make those complaints a part of the state records and available for anyone who asks. Here is an example list of professions that are licensed by the State of Georgia:

Accountants Architects/Interior Design Athlete Agents Athletic Trainers Auctioneers Barbers Chiropractic Examiners Conditioned Air Contractors Cosmetologists Dentists Dietitians Dispensing Opticians Electrical Contractors Engineers & Land Surveyors Foresters Funeral Service General Contractors Geologists Hearing Aid Dealers Landscape Architects Librarians Licensed Practical Nurses Low Voltage Contractors Massage Therapists Nursing Home Administrators Occupational Therapists Optometrists Pharmacists Physical Therapists Plumbing Contractors Podiatrists Private Detectives Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists Psychologists Registered Nurses Residential Contractors Security Guards Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists Used Motor Vehicle Dealers Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers Utility Contractors Veterinarians Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

To get state public records and to find out if the subject of your people search has affiliation with a particular state’s licensing board, you need to know if he or she works in an industry that requires state licensing. Next, find the particular state’s licensing board. Finally, contact the licensing board either by phone or letter and request the public records on the licensing information on the subject of your people search. If successfully, you will find out such information as the current address, the license status, and other information that may give you a solid lead on your person.

Right up there with one of the most overlooked resources of state public records are boat and vessel registrations. Like an automobile, anyone who has a watercraft in America must have the thing registered to be legal. Thus, if you are doing a people search, it is important to know if the person you are looking for has a water hobby, or maybe the person lives on a boat or yacht. If so, you are most like to find a vessel registered to the owner, which is a part of the public records at the state level. If you get a hit, you will be able to obtain the owner’s address, date of birth and information on the boat or vessel, including its history.

On the next page is the list of state agencies that handle boat and vessel registration, the state agencies from which you may obtain these state public records. In some states, it is the division of motor vehicle that handles it, and in other states it is the fish and game people. In any case, follow the link for the state you are looking for and contact the appropriate people. You should be able to provide a name for them to do an alpha search (alphabetical search by name).

Alabama Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
64 N. Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 E 6th Ave.
PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620-0701

Alaska Department of Fish & Game (State Public Record)
P.O. Box 115526
1255 W. 8th Street
Juneau, AK 99811-5526

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
1200 “N” Street, Suite 400
PO Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Arizona Game and Fish Department
5000 W. Carefree Highway
Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000

Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
901 S. Stewart St., Ste. 5001 | Carson City, Nevada 89701

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
2 Natural Resources Drive – Little Rock, AR 72205

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301

California Department of Fish & Game
DFG Headquarters
1416 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife
P. O. Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402

Colorado Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Suite 719
Denver, CO 80203

New Mexico Game & Fish (State Public Record)
One Wildlife Way
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507

Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-0001

State of Delaware
Division of Fish & Wildlife
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901

North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
NCDENR, 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Farris Bryant Building • 620 S. Meridian St. • Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600

North Dakota State Fish and Game Department
100 N. Bismarck Expressway Bismarck, ND 58501-5095

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE Suite 1252, Atlanta, GA 30334

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road, Building G
Columbus OH 43229-6693

Hawaii Depart of Land & Natural Resources
Kalanimoku Building
1151 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
1801 N Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Idaho Fish and Game (State Public Record)
P.O. Box 25
Boise, ID 83707

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
3406 Cherry Avenue N.E.
Salem, OR 97303-4924

IL Dept. of Natural Resources
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Rachel Carson State Office Building
PO Box 8767
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8767

Indiana Natural Resources Commission
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Avenue, Room N501
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908-5767

Iowa Department of Natural Resources
502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Rembert C. Dennis Building, 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks Operations Office
512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt, KS 67124

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
1 Sportsman’s Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Ellington Agricultural Center
440 Hogan Rd.
Nashville, TN 37220

Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Texas Parks and Wildlife
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0041

Utah State Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 145610
1594 W. North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5610

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue
Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
103 South Main Street, Center Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-0301

Department of Fish and Game (State Public Record)
251 Causeway St. #400
Boston, MA. 02114

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
4010 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 11104, Richmond, Virginia 23230

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Mason Building, Sixth Floor, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing MI 48909

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA 98501

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4040

West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
State Capitol
Building 3, Room 669
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.
Charleston, WV 25305

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
1505 Eastover Drive – Jackson, MS 39211-6374

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster Street • PO Box 7921 • Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921

Conservation Commission of Missouri
P.O. Box 180 (zip 65102)
2901 W. Truman Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Wyoming Fish and Game Department
5400 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82006

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Dec

0 VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS

By admin | Filed in Public Records

Every state’s Department of Public Health has an office that keeps marriage record, divorce records, birth records and birth certificates, and death records, (all known as vital statistics records) the vital statistics office. All of this information is a part of the public records that you can obtain. The offices all do the same jobs and keep the same types vital statistics records, though the names of the offices may be different from state to state. Do not let name fool you into thinking that you have contacted the wrong office.

Marriage records reveal the two parties name, address, date of birth, place of birth, information about previous marriage(s), the name of the person who performed the ceremony, names of witnesses, and the signatures of both marrying people.

Divorce records will list personal information about both parties, including name, address, date of birth, household properties of value, such as houses, vehicles, etc. Lastly, there will also be a new address listed on the record for taxes and fees to be assessed.

Birth certificates will have the complete name, date of birth, physical description, location of birth, names of father and mother, the mother’s maiden name, the mother and father’s address, their occupation, and a little bit of the mother and father’s background information.

Death certificates, also a part of the vital statistics records, have most of the same information a birth certificate, but will also list the social security number, the cause death, the physician who pronounced the death, the time and date of death, and the burial and crematory information.

Each state’s office of vital statistics (or similar office name) will have different rules and guidelines for the release of these vital statistics records, including fees for each service.

Alabama
Department of Public Health
Office of Vital Records
PO Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
334-206-5418 or 334-206-2667

Alaska
Bureau of Vital Statistics
5441 Commercial Blvd
Juneau, AK 99801
907-465-3391 or FAX: 907-465-3618

Arizona
Arizona Department of Health Services
Office of Vital Records
1818 West Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 364-1300

Arkansas
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health
Slot 44
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
501-661-2336 or 800-637-9314

California
California Department of Public Health
MS 5103
1501 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-2684
Fax: 1-800-858-5553

Colorado
Vital Records Section Department of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive S
HSVRD-VR-A1
Denver, CO 80246-1530
303-756-4464

Connecticut
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave. MS #11VRS
Hartford, CT 06134
860-509-7700

Delaware
Office of Vital Statistics
Jesse Cooper Building
417 Federal Street
Dover, DL 19901
302-744-4549

Florida
Vital Statistics
1217 N. Pearl St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
904-359-6932 or 6934
904-359-6900 for recording ext 1029

Georgia
Vital Records Unit
2600 Skyland Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: 404-679-4701 or 2
Fax: 404-524-4278

Guam
Office of Vital Statistics Dept of Public Health and Social Services
#123 Chalan Kareta, Rt. 10 Mangilao
Hagatna, Guam 96932
(671) 734-4589 or (671) 735-7263

Hawaii
Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
PO Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
808-586-4533

Idaho
Vital Statistics Unit
Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street
Statehouse Mail
Boise, ID 83720-9990
208-334-5988

Illinois
Division of Vital Records
Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
217-782-6553

Indiana
Indiana State Dept of Health
Office of Dept of Vital Records
6 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-233-2700

Iowa
Vital Records Section
Department of Public Health
Lucas Office Building
321 East 12 Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5871

Kansas
KDHE Office of Vital Statistics Records 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 120
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-1500
785-296-3253

Kentucky
Office of Vital Statistics
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street, 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-4212

Louisiana
Vital Records Registry Office of Public Health
Office Address: 325 Loyola Avenue, Room 102; New Orleans, LA 70112
Mailing Address: PO Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160-0630
800-454-9570

Maine
Office of Vital Records
11 State House Station
244 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-3181

Maryland
Division of Vital Records
6550 Reisterstown Road
Reisterstown Road Plaza
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-3038

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Registry of vital statistic records
150 Mt. Vernon Street, 1st floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600

Michigan
Michigan Vital Records 201 Townsend Street
Capitol View Building, 3rd Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
517-335-8656/8666

Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of the State Registrar/ Birth Certificates
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
651-201-5970

Mississippi
Mississippi Vital Statistics Records 571 Stadium Dr.
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 576-7960
Fax: (601) 576-7505

Missouri
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Vital Records
430 Wildwood
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-6387
573-751-6400

Montana
Office of Vital Records
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 North Sanders, Room 209
Helena, MT 59604
406-444-4228

Nebraska
Vital Records/Records Management
Health and Human Services System
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2871

Nevada
Office of Vital Records and Statistics
4150 Technology Way, Suite 104
Carson City, NV 89706
775-684-4242
Fax: 775-684-4156

New Hampshire
NH Department of State Division of Vital Records Administration
Registration/Certification
71 South Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301-2410
603-271-4654

New Jersey
NJ Department of Health & Senior Services Bureau of Vital Statistics
140 East Front Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-4087
FAX: 609-392-4292

New Mexico
New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics
1105 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-827-0121

New York
Vital Records Section
NY Department of Health
Attn: Certification Unit
800 N. Pearl Street
Manands, NY 12204
518-474-3075

Marriage Certificates
State Vital Records Office.
City Clerk’s Office
Municipal Building
1 Centre Street, Room 252
New York, NY 10007
(212) 669-2400 or (212) 669-8090

North Carolina
Vital Records Section
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
919-733-3526/3000

North Dakota
Division of Vital Statisitics Records State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-2360
Fax: 701-328-1850

Ohio
Division of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
225 Neilston Street
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
614-466-2531

Oklahoma
vital Statistics Records
Oklahoma Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
405-271-4040

Oregon
Oregon Vital Records
800 NE Oregon St. #205
Portland OR 97232
Mailing address: PO Box 14050
Portland OR 97293
971-673-1190
Fax: (503) 234-8417

Pennsylvania
Division of Vital Statistics Records Department of Health
Central Building
101 South Mercer Street, Room 401
PO Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16101
724-656-3100 or 724-656-3143

Puerto Rico
Demographic Registry Department of Health Puerto Rico
PO Box 11854
Fernandez Juncos Station
San Juan, PR 00910
787-767-9120

Rhode Island
Division of Vital Statistics Records Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
401-222-2812

South Carolina
Office of Vital Records
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-3630 or 3631

South Dakota
Vital Records
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
605-773-3361

Tennessee
Vital Records
421 5th Avenue North
1st Floor
Central Services Building
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-1763
Fax: 615-741-9860

Texas
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
512-458-7111 or 888-963-7111

Utah
Office of Vital Records
Martha Hughes Cannon Health Building;
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
801-538-6105, 6380, 6843
Vermont
Vital Records Section Department of Health
Box 70
80 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05402
802-863-7275

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Virginia
Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics
PO Box 1000; Richmond, VA 23218-1000
804-662-6200

Washington
Center for Health Statistics Department of Health
101 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
(360)236-4300

Washington, D. C.
Vital Records Office
825 N. Capitol Street, NE
1st Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-442-9303

West Virginia
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-2931
Fax: 304-558-8001

Wisconsin
Vital Statistics Records
1 West Wilson Street, Room 158
Madison, WI 53702
608-266-1374

Wyoming
Wyoming Vital Statistics Records Service
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-7591

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Dec

0 PUBLIC RECORDS -Fish & Game Licenses

By admin | Filed in Public Records

You can trace people through their hobbies, especially activities like hunting and fishing where licenses are required. Once you do that, you can find the public records on their licenses, specifically, fishing and hunting licenses.

You would be surprised how simple it is to get details on someone simply by contacting the individual state’s fish and game department, or a department that does the same sort of work. This information is part of the public records. In each state this department manages all the hunting and fishing for that state, including overseeing the licensing for each of these particular activities, among the department’s other duties.

For someone who is not familiar with fishing and hunting licenses, anyone who engages in these activities without a license is committing a very serious offense. Any fisherman or hunter knows that the first rule to hunting and fishing is to always have a license, because doing so without one can result in heavy fines, in addition other severe punishments, depending on the particular state. And, of course, all of this information is available through the public records.

For a people search using this method, the best suggestion is to simply contact the particular state’s fish and game department, or a department that does similar work, and enquire about the process for conducting an alpha search by name of the public records. If successful in your public records’ license search, you will receive the subject’s address, date of birth, and information on the hunting and or fishing license, such as if it is still valid or not. I have listed each individual state’s contact information below. Click on to the links and good luck with your people search!

Alabama Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
64 N. Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 E 6th Ave.
PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620-0701

Alaska Department
of Fish & Game
P.O. Box 115526
1255 W. 8th Street
Juneau, AK 99811-5526