The People Finder: Reuniting Relatives, Finding Friends, a Practical Guide to Finding People When You've Lost Touch

The People Finder is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to find someone.Losing touch with family members, friends and loved ones is more common today than ever before. A house move, a lost address book, a change of phone numbers or a new email address can be all that it takes to fall out of contact. If you are looking for an old school friend, a natural parent or estranged relatives The People Finder makes sense of the vast amount of information available, providing useful contacts and valuable resources. Written in a friendly, accessible style with lots of practical examples and personal stories, The People Finder can be used as a do it yourself handbook if you want to search by yourself or as a guide to finding the best possible help. Aimed specifically at the British Diaspora, the book is loaded with search cases involving Canadians.Karen Bali, the founder of The People Search consultancy, offers advice on using the internet, tracing births, marriages and deaths, locating public records, finding people through their work and hobbies, and using agencies and other organizations. And she shows how to make contact once you find someone. Whether you are looking for lost relatives, tracing descendants or looking or an old friend, The People Finder is the best place to start.

Karen Bali is the founder of People Search, helping people to find friends and relatives and conducting legal, probate and related searches. She is an accredited genealogist and experienced researcher, a former librarian and a trained counselor. The author of Hello Dad and British Cousins, she lives in England.