Public Records
Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information ActHow to use the Freedom of Information Act
DOJ on FOIA
The DOJ's take on the FOIA
FOI Letter Generator
Generate a Freedom of Information Act request
GenWed
Free marriage records online
Governmentattic.org
Government documents
IRE FOI Center
On freedom of information
Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
Freedom of information resources
Marriage Records Database
Guide to finding marriage records on the Internet
Melissadata.com
ZIP, address, area code and other free lookups
NETRonline Real Estate Records
Directory of online real estate records
Open Government Guide
State open record and meeting laws
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
A privacy advocacy organization
PublicRecordFinder.com
Public record portal
PublicRecordSources.com
Find public record vendors
Rootsweb Social Security Death Index
Free search to find if someone is living or dead
Search Systems
Guide to online public records
Social Security Number decoder
Enter a Social Security Number and learn in which state it was issued
State Open Records Law Request Letter Generator
The Student Press Law Center helps you draft a state open record request
The Memory Hole
Interesting documents
U.S. Vital Records Information
Information on where to find public records
Virtual Gumshoe
Resources for investigators
VitalChek
Portal for ordering vital records
Westlaw
The law and public records
Where to Write for Vital Records
Government site to help you find vital records
Zillow's
Local property prices