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Useful Genealogy Research Tips

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Making a family tree can be a fun and fulfilling hobby. But it also comes with many challenges. As you delve deeper into your family history, you might find your tree growing by hundreds of names in a very short period of time. It’s incredibly easy to get lost in all the information.

So here are some simple tips you can utilize to make your genealogy research easier!

1. Break your family tree into manageable sections rather than trying to handle the entire thing all at once. It may be a good idea to concentrate on one grandparent’s lineage at a time. This way the work will be less overwhelming and easier to digest.

2. Pay attention to detail. Work slow and steady. Always remember to check and double-check your facts to ensure accuracy. You should always review more than one document per person so that the facts, such as birth dates and locations, line up.

3. Take advantage of your computer and the internet when compiling your family tree. Having it all laid out digitally will make it easier to manage all of the names and dates. There are dozens of websites on the internet made specifically to help you with your genealogy research, so use them! Some require membership fees but there are still plenty of useful sites that can help you free of charge, like BirthDetails.com.

4. Connect with other genealogists! You can do this through online forums or you can stick to real life by joining clubs or societies in your community. Other genealogists may have a lot of advice and wisdom to impart. You may even find that your family tree crosses into someone else’s. A distant relative of yours may also be making a family tree. The two of you can combine your research and make the project that much fuller and richer.

5. Finally, if you get caught up on all the names and dates and find yourself frustrated and “stuck”, take a break and come back to it later. Genealogy should be a fun and exciting hobby, not a pain in the butt. By taking breaks and allowing yourself some time away from the project, you can return with a fresh start and a fresh mind.

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Top 5 People Search Engines

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

With all the people search engines out there, how can you be sure which one is most effective? We here at BirthDetails.com have compiled a list of the Top 5 most popular and user-friendly people search engines on the web!

Intelius
Intelius

Intelius is without a doubt the most popular and useful people search engine out there. Not only can you look up people, but you can do all sorts of nifty things like reverse phone and email lookups, criminal records checks, driving records, marriage & divorce records, protect your identity and even find out if there are any sex offenders living in your neighborhood!

Birth Details
BirthDetails

Well now, we aren’t trying to toot our own horn here. But there’s no denying that Birth Details is quickly becoming one of the internet’s most popular people search engines! This is primarily because of its ease of use and free features. It contains a huge aggregated birth records database unmatched by other websites. It’s incredibly simple to use, even if you have never used a people search engine before. Also, we have a great blog. :)

Pipl.com
Pipl

Pipl is a unique people search engine because it taps into what it calls “the deep web”. The deep web consists of documents and databases that normal search engine spiders cannot access. Because of this, Pipl offers search results that may include social networking profiles, files on document-sharing websites, photographs and blog entries.

ZabaSearch
Zabasearch

Zabasearch is another popular people search engine. It is extremely simple to use and most of its features are entirely free! Only “premium” features will cost you. Don’t let its affordability fool you into thinking it provides poor quality… in reality, Zabasearch is renowned for its quality searches as well as its affordability. If you’re looking for a simple, no-strings-attached people search engine, try Zabasearch!

123People
123People

Although less popular, 123People is a great website that uses an effective search engine. It digs into social networking profiles and blogs to pull up more information than conventional people search websites do. It also has a pretty cool email notification system that lets you know when changes have taken place in the search results.

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How To Find Lost Parents

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Find Lost Parents

Find Lost Parents

Are you wondering how to find lost parents? An alarming number of people have no contact with one or both of their birth parents. Usually this happens when someone is adopted. In that situation, the birth parents are required to completely give up their rights to visit the child and be involved in his or her life. In most cases, an additional birth record is created listing the new adoptive parents with no mention of the biological ones, which can make it difficult to track these people down.

Much of the time adopted children have no idea that they are adopted until they turn 18 (or even older), and once they find out they are overcome with an overwhelming desire to find their real parents. This need is quite understandable.

In other cases, sometimes a father or mother will abandon their family, move far away and start a new life, without maintaining any contact at all with their old family. Many children feel betrayed and confused by this, and may wish to find their parent to reconnect with them or ask them questions.

Fortunately, finding lost parents doesn’t have to be a difficult task. If you can provide a name, you can get started on your search right away. It’s best to have as much information on hand as possible — such as location, birth date, and occupation. But if you lack additional details, it is still possible to find your birth parent… it just might take longer. Searching for a mother may be more difficult because it is possible she has a different surname due to getting married.

By far the best way to track down birth parents is to use a people search engine on the internet such as BirthDetails.com. It’s much faster, cheaper, and more convenient than using Vital Records or other government-based archives. You can perform a search and find the exact person you need in a matter of minutes! Not only can you find out their address and phone number, but you can also “sneak a peak” at their income, home value, and the names of their relatives.

It’s by far the best way to find lost parents. Once you have found out their information, you can contact them and begin to reconnect. It can be an emotional and frightening journey, but you’ll be glad you made it!

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Easy People Search

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Searching for people can be a monumental task if you don’t know what you’re doing. If you need to find distant relatives for a genealogy project, old classmates or friends, or even your biological family, using an easy people search online will make your task a lot easier and more manageable.

Are you sick and tired of searching endlessly for the right person, being ripped off by supposedly reputable people search websites, and waiting too long to get the facts you need?

If so, you definitely need to check out the best people search database online, powered by Intelius. Using their simple search features, you can find out a person’s:

  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Birthday
  • Age
  • Family members
  • Income
  • Home value

You can even run a background check or perform a reverse phone number lookup.

With this wealth of information, it’s no wonder Intelius is the internet’s leading people search & directory service! In addition to all of its cool features, you’ll find that it’s also incredibly easy and user-friendly.

Check Out Intelius People Search Here

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Birth And Death Records: Discovering My Grandparents

Monday, February 1st, 2010

This blog post was contributed by Stacey Hammond. She asked if she could share a personal story involving birth and death records and of course we had to oblige! Read her intriguing tale:

“Like many children, I grew up without a father. He stuck around until I was around three. That was when he left my mother and moved to another state across the country. He continued to send me birthday cards and occasional gifts and letters, but that was pretty much the only contact we had. By the time I was 12 or so, I stopped hearing from him altogether.

Of course this was a painful experience for me, but I had to stay strong and learn to take it one day at a time. I held out hope that one day I would reconnect with my father.

Years later, I found myself applying for a passport. I needed a copy of my birth certificate, and after some frustrating experiences with Vital Records, I tried going online to find it instead. I was very intrigued to learn how easy it was to look up birth and death records on the internet, as well as all kinds of other public records.

For a while I debated looking up public records on my father so I could find out exactly where he was staying and try to contact him. Later, I decided it might be a better idea to just leave him alone. I figured if he wanted to talk to me, he would seek me out. But my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to perform a little experiment!

I had never known my grandparents on my father’s side, so I thought I would use the information in public birth and death records to find out as much as I could about them! I started by looking up my father’s birth records. It was incredibly easy using BirthDetails.com. I found him almost immediately! I wrote down the names of his mother and father as they appeared on the birth certificate.

Then I performed a birth records search on each of them. I found out where and when they were born. I found out my grandmother was born in Florida and my grandfather in Indiana. Somehow, the two of them had met and moved to North Carolina, where my father was born. I looked up their names using a free address search but wasn’t able to find anything.

This led me to believe that perhaps they were deceased, so I decided to look up death records. Sadly, I found that both of them had passed away many years ago. But using the extensive information I found, I was able to find out the exact cemetery where they were buried.

A few weeks later, I took a small road-trip to the cemetery in North Carolina. I was able to view their graves. I talked to them a little bit, told them that I loved them, wished that I had gotten a chance to know them, and left flowers on their graves.

The whole experience was very fulfilling for me, and it wouldn’t have been possible without BirthDetails.com and easy access to birth and death records!

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Reconnecting With Lost Family

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Not too long ago, I found myself struggling with a personal issue that for many years I had ignored. You see, when I was 18, my parents revealed to me that I had been adopted. Of course, like anyone would be, I felt hurt and confused. I felt like a person without an identity– a ghost.

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How To Find Your Birth Family – Part 1

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

People who were adopted as children often have a burning desire to reunite with their birth parents and birth siblings. Even if they dearly love and appreciate their adoptive parents, the need to be acquainted with their own blood is often very powerful and difficult to ignore. As they get older, usually the curiosity and need for closure becomes overwhelming.

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Genealogy: Impossible Without Access To Birth Records

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Did you know that without the ability to look up birth records, people would be unable to compile accurate family trees? Researching genealogy and gathering fact-based information is virtually impossible without access to birth records. They allow you to look into the past, armed with facts and details rather than rumor and hearsay.

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Sister and Brother Reuinted

Friday, November 20th, 2009

A couple of months ago, we here at BirthDetails.com received an email from a woman named Wendy. She gave us permission to reprint it here at the site, and we’re absolutely thrilled! You’ll be delighted to read to read this woman’s powerful story. Learn how she was able to track down the brother she never knew using BirthDetails.com’s people search function and printable birth certificates!

I just wanted to thank you guys for helping me out. Using your website, I was able to find a printable birth certificate which I used to track down a brother that I had never met!

I guess I should give a bit of a backstory. My mother got pregnant when she was 14 and decided to put the baby up for adoption. Years later, when she was 23, she married my father and had me and my two sisters. For YEARS there was no mention of any other sibling, in fact, I don’t think my mother even told my father. It wasn’t until several years ago, when my mother was dying of breast cancer, that she revealed the fact that she had had a son when she was young, a son whom she had never gotten a chance to know.

Unfortunately, she passed away soon thereafter. But she had given me her son’s name, and I was determined to find him. I was determined to find some sort of closure, and hopefully form a bond with my long lost brother.

I had no idea where to start. I had no idea if I could find birth records or printable birth certificates. I had no way of knowing if he had even kept his birth name. But I knew I had to give it a shot. So naturally, the first place I turned to was Google! Through the search engine, I found your website and put his name into the search box.

Almost instantly, I saw results. I digged around and then decided to narrow down my search by inputting the location where he would have been born– Detriot, Michigan.
Viola! A name popped up that fit the right date and location. I was able to find a printable birth certificate, so I printed it out immediately and embarked on my journey to meet the brother I never knew! As it turns out, I didn’t have to go very far, as he still lives in Detriot!

I’m getting ahead of myself here, but I just wanted to explain my story to you guys so you understand just how big of an impact this website has had on my life. My brother, Truman, has welcomed my family and I into his life with open arms. His only regret is that he was unable to reconnect with his mother before she passed away. But I’m confident that she is up there in heaven smiling, finally getting to see all of her children together at last.

Thank you so much!

Wendy Trentem

As you can see, folks, the ability to look up birth records and printable birth certificates can be very powerful and beneficial to many people. So ask yourself: Who are YOU missing in your life? Can BirthDetails.com help? Start finding the answers today!

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Find Lost Family

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Almost every one of us has a small or burning desire to find out who exactly our forefathers were, what their jobs were, so on and so forth. Though this task may be an interesting, it can get very difficult initially considering we not only have to trace back one generation, but three to four generations back. However, all is not lost as there are things you could do make finding your family and tracing your genealogy easy. Simply follow the tips given below and you should uncover facts that will not only excite you, but surprise you as well.

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