With a population upwards of eight million people, keeping track of all of Virginia’s public records is quite the chore. Luckily, the Library of Virginia was founded in 1823 to give residents here and curious onlookers from other states the ability to access everything from individual vital records to historic documents to histories of family Bibles and more. Since its inception, the Library of    .. more …

Basically, this article will answer the frequently asked questions, or FAQ about public records. I will mention four questions, which I will reply later on. Before you bother other people about public documents or files, then you should start reading my article. You will never know that I had answered it.FAQ 1: What are public records?Public records house information, which are grouped together    .. more …

Public Records are public documents that pertain to an individual’s life and dealings with the government. The government compiles and keeps these legal documents as their record of your existence. You can access these free public records just by simply going to the government offices that holds these files. The government has made an effort to make these free public records more access to the    .. more …

I’ve done many articles on how to be your own detective. I have written a series, which was essentially an e-course on how to be your own detective. I am sure that after people read all those articles they are like – “OK, how do I really start my own investigation?”Let’s say that you need to find someone – so now you are a “people finder.” Now you need to know something for a place to start. Their    .. more …

Public records are basically made up of information that has been recorded by public government agencies. There are many different types of public records such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, criminal and bankruptcy records just to name a few. These records are created by the federal and local government. Public records can also be created by the individual, for example when one gets a    .. more …

Public records may even be mixed up with different types of corporate or even property records. Both the central and local government works to prepare these public records so they can have a comprehensive list which is mostly made up of fundamental, immigration, realty, driving, and legal records among others. The people behind this also submit their own types of public records including marriage    .. more …

When you need to do the real digging in public records, sometimes it requires a visit to the local courthouse or county office. The County Clerk and his or her staff can be your best friend or worst enemy. Who is the county clerk anyways? The County clerk is the elected official responsible for maintaining most of the public records for the county. This includes marriage and divorce records,    .. more …