Yes, we have some ancient Greek records but they are not what you may think they are. The ancient Greeks […]
Category: Records
Do Any Ancient Roman Records Still Exist Today?
The ancient Roman culture is credited by modern historians with inventing almost every modern convenience and technology prior to the […]
How Researchers Use Public Records to Study Society
Public records have become an important research tool for many academics over the past decade. The gradual loosening of government […]
Social Security Numbers Not So Private After All
Your social security number should only be known to you, the government, and your employer’s Human Resources office. But did […]
Call for Records Disclosure by Politicians Trivializes American Records
The so-called “Birther” movement — the people who insist that President Barack Obama is not a natural-born American citizen — […]
Articles on How to Find Court Records
The Background Records Blog has an entire dedicated section for articles about court records. If you have never searched court […]
Useful Articles to Help You Search Real Estate Records
These articles from the Background Records Blog should help you conduct research on real estate records. Whether you are buying […]
Articles to Help You Search Military Records
It is a little-known fact that a massive fire in 1973 destroyed millions of records for US veterans. Today’s government […]
Articles about How to Find People Online
If you like to search for people online but are not sure if you are doing it right, the Background […]
Articles about Criminal Records and Criminal Record Search
Here is a small collection of articles we have published on the Background Records Blog that deal with criminal records, […]
Articles about Genealogy You May Want to Read
We have an extensive archive of articles about genealogical research. Here is a brief introduction to several of them. Australian […]