Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

located around the world and a staff of about eight, also volunteering their time. In 2007, more than 71000 requests were handled by the system, 10% of them to volunteers outside of the USA.

RAOGK has won many awards [ [http://www.raogk.org/awards.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Our Awards:Sourced: 7-24-2006] ] and has been featured in smaller local papers such as "The Daily News", Jacksonville NC [ [http://www.jdnews.com/news/silliman_14027___article.html/birth_people.html The Daily News, Jacksonville NC - Finding faraway family (August 8, 2005 - 12:00AM) JOE MILLER] ] , the "Lorain Morning Journal", OH [ [http://www.morningjournal.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1699&dept_id=46371&newsid=10092360 Lorain Morning Journal, OH - 08/31/2003 Tracing the past of families (BRIAN BARDWELL , Morning Journal Writer)] ] , and the "St. Petersburg Times", Florida [ [http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/24/Floridian/Genealogy_council_is_.shtml St. Petersburg Times, Florida - Genealogy council is a boon to local rooters (By DONNA MURRAY ALLEN) published July 24, 2003] ] — as well as "AARP Magazine" and the "New York Times" [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E4D61430F936A15750C0A9629C8B63&pagewanted=print "Kindness of Strangers", "New York Times"] , accessed May 23, 2008.] for the unique service it offers to researchers.

Volunteers from any part of the globe may offer various services to any requester such as research of birth and death records, public records, obituaries, marriage records and deed records to name a few. Other volunteers will offer to photograph burial sites, cemeteries and tombstones. Any fees requested by the volunteers are based upon actual costs involved, such as gas mileage, record fees, or postage. However, in most cases, the services are rendered free of charge in the spirit of offering a random act of (genealogical) kindness to a stranger in search of family ties. Thus the name of the organization came into being from the nature of the services offered.

External links

* [http://www.raogk.org Official site]

References


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