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31 Dec

This week in public records: Massachusetts – Illinois – Washington

Town registrars in Massachusetts publish an annual “street list” of local resident names, dates of birth, occupations, veteran status and nationality, which has been a public record. A state Senate bill would change that status, from one of a public...
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Illinois, Massachusetts, Public Records, Recorder, States, Washington 2 Comments

29 Dec

The armchair investigator: Employment background on the Internet

The online telephone directory, 411.com isn’t just for finding listed telephone numbers. Use it to identify current employment or to expand the employment history profile of your subject. A search on my name in California returned 40 results. Some are...
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Connecticut, Databases, Government, Legislation, Personal Data, Public Records, States 1 Comment

23 Dec

This week in public records: New York – Minnesota – Vermont

The New York Court of Appeals supported the private real property data vendor, Data Tree, in its quest to secure an electronic version of property records. New York Court of Appeals Rejects Reporters Committee Rationale, Access Reports, December 20, 2007....
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13 Dec

Database of the Day: Historical SEC Records

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Access to Archival Databases (NARA AAD) maintains searchable collections of government records and indexes online. The most popular are military: World War II Army Enlistment Records, Records on Korean War Dead and Wounded...
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9 Dec

Monday, December 10 FTC workshop on Social Security numbers

This 1 1/2 day workshop starts at 8:30am and will be Webcast. The agenda of topics and speakers from government and commerce, and professional and advocacy groups, is prominently sprinkled with privacy activists who take absolutist positions against access by...
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Government, Personal Data, Public Records 1 Comment

9 Dec

Public Records Databases Roundup

The New York Attorney General site, Project Sunlight, makes many New York State public records accessible in one search. Conduct a name search simultaneously through corporation, charities, lobbyist, financial contributions and state contracts databases. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925 have been...
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Databases, Genealogy, International, New York, Public Records, States, Vital Records 3 Comments

7 Dec

Google indexing Florida government records

It will be easier to find Florida public records through a Google search without having to mine each government database, now that the Florida state government has a cooperative arrangement with Google to index their sites. Search the name “Villalobos”...
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6 Dec

Research Tip: Online Court Case Index and Documents

Many online court case name lookups also have document images. Some court indexes, as in the one provided by Alameda County, California, only have search and retrieval of documents by case number. The Sacramento County Court Case Management System (CCMS)...
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2 Dec

This week in public records: Nevada – Connecticut – Washington – Florida

Nevada Supreme Court Schedules Public Hearing on Proposed Rules to Govern Sealing and Redacting of Court Records in Civil Cases. Names of those arrested and detained in an immigration raid must be disclosed, as ordered by the Connecticut Freedom of...
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