Public records
How to find out who lived in your house before you
A step-by-step route from your address to its former residents — property records, census returns, city directories, and old phone books.
PeopleLegacy review: what reports contain and cost
A review of PeopleLegacy — what its people search reports contain, where the data comes from, the free tier, and whether the paid report earns its price.
PeopleLegacy vs. FamilySearch vs. Ancestry: free vs. paid
What PeopleLegacy, FamilySearch, and Ancestry give you free and paid — and how to choose between an index, a document, or a report.
Best people-search services for old friends and relatives
Which people-search sites actually find a lost friend or relative — Whitepages for speed, deeper reports with BeenVerified, and the free alternatives.