The New Public Record Sources

There is a lot of talk about what has come to be known as “Web 2.0”, but not much in the way of it being a new goldmine for public record searching. Web 2.0 can be loosely defined as the collaborative web. Web content is no longer in the hands of a few techie web […]

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Chicago Crimes on a Google Map

Here is a freely browsable database of crimes reported in the city of Chicago and plotted by location on a customized Google Map. You can search the Chicago crime database by crime type; street; date; police beat; zip code; ward; location; city map or route. You can search the Chicago crime database at Chicago Crime […]

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Property Tax and County Assessor Searches

Property tax and county assessor records can provide great information when doing asset searches as well as people searches.  Assessor records vary by state, county and city, but they often provide fairly reliable information on property ownership; assessed property values and taxes along with the property owner’s name and mailing address. As a result property […]

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US Federal Courts Locator

Today I received a request for an online US Federal Bankruptcy Court locator.  So far the best resource we have for locating Federal Bankruptcy Courts as well as other Federal Courts is located at US Courts – Court Links .  You can search by court type, city, state, zip code and county. Other Federal public […]

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Vital Record Sources Directory (by State)

The Center for Disease Control maintains a convenient directory of state vital record sources and associated public record fees for obtaining birth record, marriage record and death record information. You can access the CDC vital record directory at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm . […]

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