Saturday, July 14, 2007

Marriage Records - Review

Marriage Records

In the past few years, I've dabbled a bit in private investigation. I spent long ours researching marriage records, looking for information my clients required. The problem was, I was spending so much time researching marriage records, I found I was cutting deeply into my profit margin.

Sure, there is a lot to be found in marriage records on the internet, but it is extremely time consuming. These public records are generally provided y government agencies whose bureaucracy generally makes a real chore to find the information you need.

Finally, I found Government-Records.com, a member site charging a small one time fee to give you access to all these government records under one roof. Within minutes, I was searching court records, death certificates, court records and more while sitting in the comfort of my own home. Not only that, I was cutting down on the time I spent researching by about 10 fold!

I'm also into genealogy, tracking down the history of my family members. Before signing up with Government-Records.com, I had no idea how helpful this site would be in helping me track down past family history. It opened doors I previously thought impossible.

I've tried a couple of record search sites in the past, but was rather disappointed in their quality and expense. Some of them charge you a monthly fee, leading you to believe it's a low one time payment until it's too late and you notice the charges coming out of your credit card every month. (watch carefully for that ploy!!)

Government-Records.com charges one reasonable charge for access to their servers. I recommend them highly over some of the other less trustworthy sites.

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Marriage Records

Friday, July 13, 2007

Marriage Records

Marriage Records

So...are you searching for the marriage record of an ancestor? Marriage records can help you find the date of their marriage. Sometimes, the couple was given a copy of the marriage record. You may find by simply going through their papers. For the genealogist, the marriage record could contain the names of parents, dates and places of birth of the bride and groom, relatives who appeared as witnesses or bondsmen, places of residence, and clues to religious affiliation.

Marriage information can be found in various ways. Some early marriage records have been indexed and placed on CDs.

There are also printed sources. Many statewide marriage publications are in book form.

Several Family Tree Maker CD-ROMs contain statewide marriage records and indexes including those for the states of Georgia, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, these are mainly prior to 1850.

Once you have located your ancestor on these indexes, you should always obtain a copy of the original document in order to find other clues which the original might contain (such as the religious affiliation of the couple which could lead to church records of children, burial records, and other documents).

Marriage Records

Marriage Records

Welcome to the Marriage Records blog. Here we will help you search marriage records and download marriage records.