People search

How to track down an old neighbor or classmate — the weak-link method, school networks, free people search, and public record checks.

Free methods for finding a person in the US — search engines, social networks, public indexes, volunteer networks, and the records that cost nothing.

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.

What PeopleLegacy, FamilySearch, and Ancestry give you free and paid — and how to choose between an index, a document, or a report.

Which people-search sites actually find a lost friend or relative — Whitepages for speed, deeper reports with BeenVerified, and the free alternatives.