Infiltration

Minister Mud location: Long Beach California Gender: Male Everywhere and Always Ugliness has Beautiful Aspects \| \|	A Manhunt of One < on 9/29/2006 7:25 AM >

	When I was much younger I found two of the most memorable abandonments I've ever been in. Finding these two buildings changed the direction of my entire life. The lives of the people who lived in these two houses were perfectly preserved like insects trapped in amber. The letters, bills, deeds, photographs, clothes, books, albums... everything, everything you could imagine hoping to find in a place, I found in these two houses. I could go on and on about these two places, but that's not why I began this thread. To put it frankly, I'd like to investigate the person who once owned the land I'm talking about. I'm curious about him. His family history interests me. Have any of you ever investigated a name you found on an adventure? And if so, how did you go about doing so? Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks, Kade

god_of_fear location: Osceola, Wisconsin Gender: Male \| \|	Re: A Manhunt of One <Reply # 1 on 9/29/2006 4:27 PM >

	You could start by checking local town records or even going to the library and looking at newspapers from the time the guy lived there to see if they have record of him. You could even try looking up his last name in the phone book and see if he has any relatives that you could call to find out more. That's all I can think of off-hand. Good luck! Fear is the mind-killer.

yoviher location: Puerto Rico \|	Re: A Manhunt of One <Reply # 2 on 9/29/2006 6:51 PM >

	Check the property in the property registries. You should be able to find there a land title with that persons name which can give you potentially more information about the person. It might tell you where is he from, if he's single or married, and most probably an address. Also, if he died in posession of the property, it will name the heirs as the transfers were made. Check old newspapers. There's always the chance he was somebody important enough to be mentioned around. If you are from the states, check his name in the Social Security Death Index. Google for it. That index is as common as dirt in genealogical websites. You might be able to find the listings of business owners, in case he ran a business. Old tax records and cadastral maps are really good for that. Old phone books also provide information as to the person, and comparing them to new ones you should be able to locate living relatives who might be able to help ya. And there's always the simplest, but really effective method: Go to Google and search his name and his city or county ("name, city"). More often than not you will get nothing, but sometimes its invaluable.

Minister Mud location: Long Beach California Gender: Male Everywhere and Always Ugliness has Beautiful Aspects \| \|	Re: A Manhunt of One <Reply # 3 on 9/29/2006 7:05 PM >

	thanks, that was great advice. I have so much to go on now. I'll update you, if I find anything pertinent. sincerely K