I want to write my U.S. Congressman on at least one delicate topic. But, I'm kind of paranoid that my letter will become public record that is subject to a FOIA request. I have a very distinctive name that when Googled, I pop up immediately in the form of my professional profile. I don't want what I write to my Congressman to be available to anyone to read and who then pops my name into a search engine and they find me on the internet. Am I disenfranchised from making my opinion known or can I write without fear? FYI - there is nothing I can do about my name or my profile being on the internet.
posted by Leezie on Jun 22, 2009 - 12 answers

My sister and I suspect that our mother may have recently gotten married. Her boyfriend is Indian and they live in California, but the marriage also could have happened in Canada, or in India. How can I find out? [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on May 9, 2009 - 25 answers

Help me figure out where to start looking for my Hungarian grandmother's long-lost first love. [more inside]
posted by thejoshu on Nov 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Country: US State: FL What Federal, State, and County websites have you found helpful in your search for choosing an area to live/finding a house/finding out general information? [more inside]
posted by mhuckaba on Jul 7, 2008 - 2 answers

I am trying to find out if British author Olivia E. Coolidge (born 1908) is still alive. [more inside]
posted by mattbucher on Feb 28, 2007 - 3 answers

Find record of a recent marriage? Massachusetts? [more inside]
posted by beccaj on Feb 15, 2006 - 9 answers

My girlfriend lives in an old house in an even older city (Poughkeepsie, New York). The building has obviously been subletted and then rebuilt. We think it was a one family, then a two-family, and now it's a one-family again. The layout is so weird with five bedrooms (one being in the attic), two kitchens and no living or dining rooms that we're really curious to find out what looked like originally. How can we go about digging up these kinds of records? Is there any way to find old floor plans or building codes from public records online or off? Further, can we find out about past owners and tenants?
posted by tomorama on Jan 28, 2005 - 15 answers

So, there was this girl I dated about 11 or 12 years ago. I know right where she lives and her phone #. I've been considering calling her or writing her a letter, but I want to find out more about her first. I'm just curious about how her life turned out. What public sources can a person use to dig up information on a person? [more inside]
posted by pissfactory on Jul 27, 2004 - 47 answers