As an experienced genealogist, I can say without hesitation that the greatest gift to amatuer "people finders" has been the computerized database. I can't even begin to tell you how much time I have spent over the years poring over paper records at various courthouses throughout the US. The fact is, I'm getting too old to travel like I used to, so I began looking for an economical alternative for people search material. I signed up for access to a couple of online detective databases that promised access to all sorts of public records, etc. Here's what I found using a test subject: These guys seemed to have particularly relevant information on my people search test subject. Address info for the last seven years, date of birth, and social security number were all presented. What appeared to be a current phone number was also included. Records Registry Not as much previous address information as the Net Detective database, but still ...