As I was sitting here trying to decide on my next topic, it dawned on me I had missed a couple of key things. My goal with this blog is Your safety and security, and then the cool useful things you can do. My apologies for missing a key element in public records search.
Okay number 1: Who is looking after your kids? Very important, and especially now. I often hear news stories about abuse at daycare centers. This is something you need to check out, both the owners or staff and the business itself. Any past history of misconduct on the part of the individuals, will should be found in the public record. Essentially you are doing your own back ground checks on the people you are trusting your kids to. I know where I come from there were a lot of women who just baby sat in their home, while mom and dad were working. Not much if any government regulation here. Doing a simple online check of public records can tell you if there is a history of drugs, domestic abuse or violence, or any other thing that may raise a red flag. I know your saying " but she seems so nice". Yeah she probably is, and you'll know for sure. BUT, what about her husband? is he subject to having a bad day and taking it out on her or coming home drunk early one day. I know I am laying out the worst case here, that not all people are bad. Most are good, but as they say in the Boy Scouts "always be prepared". Especially when it's so easy.
Now number 2: I don't have this problem but some people I have seen around me do, domestic servants. For some of us common folks that's a real "hoot", but there are a lot of people out there that have the means to hire things done for them in and around the house. You have cleaning ladies (hope that's not sexist), nannies, maids, grounds keepers and let's not forget the pool boy! Each of these has access to your precious assets, be it your kids or your possessions. All these people can and should be checked. Even if they are not a US citizen, they can be checked. A warning if they are illegal, you may or may not find out their record. If they give you their real name you can see if they have been in trouble while here. I'll tell you after owning a business, the IDs they come up with are not a good representation of who they really are. So on that account beware!
Well I think that covers what I missed before, if I come up with more safety and security topics I will post them here for you. I'll try to get back to the fun stuff next time. Until then, I want you to think about something. You may have a home security system that you feel you need to keep you "possessions" safe, and you pay every month to keep that service. It's a good thing to have, but, why stop short of really protecting you family. For less than you spend on one month of home security you can have 5 years access to do research of public records online.
Until next time Have A Great Day!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Reasons To Research Public Records Online
Years ago I set about trying to trace my family tree. I had no idea what I was getting myself into or how hard it was going to be. I started by asking relatives questions about family members. That part was easy and I flew right along. I got a lot of names and their relation to me, some of their birth dates and where they were born. That's where things came to a halt, I could only get so far back and then I was stumped. After doing some asking around and a little research, I found out that the public records is where my destiny or actually my past was hidden. So to start out I checked records in my county and so found there was to be a lot of other counties records I would have to tap. A cousin of mine jumped in to try to help with the research and we did make our way back to the late 1700's in Germany.
That took us several years and even though we were doing all the leg work it still cost us some cash. When your getting records that are miles away you tend to use the mail and telephone to request the records. For these records to be found and mailed they do charge a small fee to cover their costs. There are websites and books for sale that claim to be your family genealogy, but watch out, they are not completely accurate. Also they're not cheap, it will cost you anywhere from $59-$300 and no guarantee how far they will go back or the accuracy of the report. Remember they are in it to make a buck.
Let me suggest how you should go about it, and make it easier on yourself. You need to talk to relatives and get the information you can. Any blanks you have you can fill in yourself by researching public records online. The site I use is $30 for 5 years of access, plenty of time to get your family tree done. Basically all you have to do once you've joined is put in the information you have and let their data base do the leg work for you. The data base is nationwide and very comprehensive. Caution though you may find out things you may not want to know! Doing your family research online is so much faster and easier than using the mail and phone, cheaper too. It is more accurate than books and the web offers for family trees. You can do cross checks to make sure that uncle Joe in indeed your uncle.
There you go, I told you there were happier things to do with public records online. This is still only scratching the surface of what can be done but I'll add some more a little later. I wish you GOOD LUCK in your search. If your interested in gov-records the public records site I use, The link is listed below. Have fun and a great day!
That took us several years and even though we were doing all the leg work it still cost us some cash. When your getting records that are miles away you tend to use the mail and telephone to request the records. For these records to be found and mailed they do charge a small fee to cover their costs. There are websites and books for sale that claim to be your family genealogy, but watch out, they are not completely accurate. Also they're not cheap, it will cost you anywhere from $59-$300 and no guarantee how far they will go back or the accuracy of the report. Remember they are in it to make a buck.
Let me suggest how you should go about it, and make it easier on yourself. You need to talk to relatives and get the information you can. Any blanks you have you can fill in yourself by researching public records online. The site I use is $30 for 5 years of access, plenty of time to get your family tree done. Basically all you have to do once you've joined is put in the information you have and let their data base do the leg work for you. The data base is nationwide and very comprehensive. Caution though you may find out things you may not want to know! Doing your family research online is so much faster and easier than using the mail and phone, cheaper too. It is more accurate than books and the web offers for family trees. You can do cross checks to make sure that uncle Joe in indeed your uncle.
There you go, I told you there were happier things to do with public records online. This is still only scratching the surface of what can be done but I'll add some more a little later. I wish you GOOD LUCK in your search. If your interested in gov-records the public records site I use, The link is listed below. Have fun and a great day!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Reasons To Research Public Records Online
Hello everyone,
I wanted to make this blog available to all of you in hopes of saving you from some of the heartaches the world throws at us. All of my writings will come from my own experiences, either personal or things that happen around me. Also letting you know the ways I find to solve some of these issues or preventing them from happening at all. One thing that I started to do (after a really bad experience) is research public records online.
Let me start with that really bad experience I mentioned above. A few years back I set my wife up with a cake shop. she made all kinds of bakery goods but specialized in beautiful wedding cakes. Starting small we used a convention oven much like you have in your kitchen. As business grew (not in revenue but in orders) she needed more oven capacity and quicker baking times. So we began the search for a used convection oven we could afford. Living in a small town back then we had no local source within 70 miles, so we went online. We found one on ebay that was just what we needed and being the cautious type we checked the sellers rating, sent emails and ended up with his name, location and phone number. We talked to him a couple of times and he was very nice and helpful. So we bought it and sent a cashiers check for $1400 and waited for it to arrive. Didn't happen so we called and was told it was to muddy to get to the storage barn he had it in, give him a couple of days. After many more phone calls and excuses including hospitalization for heart attack, we asked he return the money. We were never able to contact him again.
Here comes the heartaches. For months we delt with lawyers and courts to sue him and get our money back. We did win the the suit no problem, we just couldn't collect! You see he lived in IL. and we were in KS. and there is no way the court could force collections across the state line. If he set foot in Ks, he would be arrested but that would be the only chance we had. So even though we went out of our way trying to be smart shoppers, we didn't do enough. After the lawsuit we were in contact with the sherrif in IL. in the county where he lived and he told us he had delivered other lawsuits to the same guy and knew exactly where he lived. If we would have researched public records online we would have known he was a crook! WE HAD EVERY BIT OF INFO WE NEEDED! Just not the knowledge to act on it.
Wow, I get worked up thinking about that. So I'll quit for today and calm back down, but it is so easy these days to protect yourself and this is my mission with this blog. I will be telling you different ways you can use public records online that will save you money, protect your family and also things that are a little more fun and interesting. So please stay with me here and let me help you.
I wanted to make this blog available to all of you in hopes of saving you from some of the heartaches the world throws at us. All of my writings will come from my own experiences, either personal or things that happen around me. Also letting you know the ways I find to solve some of these issues or preventing them from happening at all. One thing that I started to do (after a really bad experience) is research public records online.
Let me start with that really bad experience I mentioned above. A few years back I set my wife up with a cake shop. she made all kinds of bakery goods but specialized in beautiful wedding cakes. Starting small we used a convention oven much like you have in your kitchen. As business grew (not in revenue but in orders) she needed more oven capacity and quicker baking times. So we began the search for a used convection oven we could afford. Living in a small town back then we had no local source within 70 miles, so we went online. We found one on ebay that was just what we needed and being the cautious type we checked the sellers rating, sent emails and ended up with his name, location and phone number. We talked to him a couple of times and he was very nice and helpful. So we bought it and sent a cashiers check for $1400 and waited for it to arrive. Didn't happen so we called and was told it was to muddy to get to the storage barn he had it in, give him a couple of days. After many more phone calls and excuses including hospitalization for heart attack, we asked he return the money. We were never able to contact him again.
Here comes the heartaches. For months we delt with lawyers and courts to sue him and get our money back. We did win the the suit no problem, we just couldn't collect! You see he lived in IL. and we were in KS. and there is no way the court could force collections across the state line. If he set foot in Ks, he would be arrested but that would be the only chance we had. So even though we went out of our way trying to be smart shoppers, we didn't do enough. After the lawsuit we were in contact with the sherrif in IL. in the county where he lived and he told us he had delivered other lawsuits to the same guy and knew exactly where he lived. If we would have researched public records online we would have known he was a crook! WE HAD EVERY BIT OF INFO WE NEEDED! Just not the knowledge to act on it.
Wow, I get worked up thinking about that. So I'll quit for today and calm back down, but it is so easy these days to protect yourself and this is my mission with this blog. I will be telling you different ways you can use public records online that will save you money, protect your family and also things that are a little more fun and interesting. So please stay with me here and let me help you.
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