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11 Mar

Facebook Interest Lists for Private Investigators

Yet another social media feature has recently been added to Facebook. Is it just a tool to categorize people and pages you want to follow into discrete news streams, or is there an investigative value? You can see examples of...
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Social Networks 1 Comment

1 Mar

Private Investigator Research Links – Feb 2012

Create charts from data Browsys Search Engines Aviation Safety Network TweetsBetween – See recent tweets between twitter users! Montana State Death Index Registry – through 2002 ChangeDetection – Know when any web page changes InfoMinder – Web page tracker The...
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Genealogy, Montana, Search Engines, Vital Records, Web tools Leave a comment

5 Feb

Private Investigator Research Links – Jan 2012

ChangeDetection – Know when any web page changes InfoMinder – Web page tracker Commonwealth War Dead and Cemetery Database Charity and Non Profit Organizations Status Database Latest tweets and twitter trends | Chirpcity Find local blogs – Placeblogger State and...
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California, Computer tools, Genealogy, Government, International, Legal, Public Records, Research Methods, Search Engines 2 Comments

25 Jan

Sacramento Sheriff Inmate Release Notification

The Sacramento County, California Sheriff has developed its own inmate release notification – Sheriff’s Inmate Release Elective Notification System (SIRENS) – that replaces the multi-agency VINELink (Victim Information and Notification) Everyday) program. The SIRENS service, like VINELink, will alert registered...
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22 Jan

Genealogy Research and Family History Resources in the San Francisco Bay Area

There are many substantial collections of genealogical materials — telephone and city directories, school alumni directories, newspapers, electronic subscription databases — in San Francisco Bay Area specialty libraries. The California Genealogical Library and Society is located in downtown Oakland. I...
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Genealogy, Public Records 2 Comments

3 Jan

Private Investigator Research Links – Dec 2011

Washington State Death Index and SSDI Oregon State Archives: Oregon Historical Records Index Social Security Death Index – Montana State Archives and Historical Societies 1940 Census Records – Everything You Need To Know Crime Alerts from your police department Web...
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Military, Oregon, Public Records, Reference, Vital Records, Washington Leave a comment

27 Dec

Private Investigator buzz in 2011 – search strategies, public records, database pitfalls

I wondered what topics I covered this year in my posts so I thought you might appreciate a summary. Since the government agencies often don’t give a context for their online public records — inclusive dates, search function, excluded data...
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15 Dec

Social Security Death Index is now restricted

[Update, 1/29/2012: The Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Ways & Means Committee is meeting (February 2, 2012) and will address legislation that would restrict access to the SSDI. Read more at: Sounding a call to action to save...
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Databases, FOIA, Genealogy, Public Records, Vital Records 12 Comments

3 Dec

Private Investigator Research Links – Nov 2011

The British Newspaper Archive Obtaining EDs and streets for the 1910-1940 Census in One Step California Death Index 1940-1997 California Birth Index – Free SimilarPages.com – Find similar websites SimilarSiteSearch.com – Find Similar Websites Company Director Check – free UK...
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California, Databases, FOIA, Genealogy, Public Records, Vital Records 2 Comments

23 Nov

Wildcard your county public record searches

Few counties in California have vital records indexes online. To search for a birth, death or marriage you have to go to the county Recorder where the document was filed. Counties have each of these indexes in various formats: books,...
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