Why would a county government website link to a limited-value non-government directory with only three links to that county’s records? There’s so much that’s wrong with the site that calls itself “open public records.” The first line in the introductory... Read more »
Mostly free websites for fact finding and online research for private investigators, genealogists, info pros, attorneys, journalists and the public. U.S. News Archives Catalog of Historical Newspapers TombFinder | search by last name Create a mobile website | MoFuse,... Read more »
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Changes – SSN’s starting with "9" Searching through Several Website Domains in One Step Places for Finding a Woman’s Maiden Name: A Checklist of 90 Sources MailTester – confirm email addresses The rest of my favorite... Read more »
Disaster Affected Employer Search Online Dictionary and Thesaurus – The easiest to use Public record researchers and document retrieval specialists Social Security Death Index – The best! Indiana State Social Security Death Index Nevada State Social Security Death Index Idaho... Read more »
School alumni directories verify place of attendance, but so much more. They can launch your search to find where someone works, for example. And you know that’s a challenge with a common name. The alumni sites are designed for use... Read more »
Find short definitions for real estate terms by first letter and additional ones in this mortgage dictionary. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers compiled a more extensive real estate investment glossary. Search a real estate and mortgage glossary... Read more »
Here are some new, merely worthy of a mention and updated search portals, search engines and databases. Genealogy RootsWeb – Newspaper Indexes Search for the appearance of personal names in some historical newspapers. Public Records Portals SearchSystems – New Web... Read more »
CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is an occupation and industry database for job searchers, but it also provides links to all 50 states’ occupational licensing Web sites. Search by occupation, industry or keyword to find professional license... Read more »
WorldCat is a single Web site that searches library collections worldwide. More accessible than your local library’s online catalogue, WorldCat also enables you to search through multiple libraries to find resources by name, author or keywords. The DeweyBrowser, a project... Read more »
A Non-Computer Lawyer’s Guide to Investigation on the Internet, a portal to investigator guides and useful links, particularly for criminal defense investigators, is hosted by a Massachusetts Public Defender. Some of the material is limited and there are dead links,... Read more »