Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

Volunteers from any part of the world may offer services to any requester, such as research of birth, marriage, and death records, public records, obituaries, and deeds.

However, in most cases, the services are rendered free of charge in the spirit of offering a random act of kindness to a stranger in search of family ties.

In 1999, the website was founded by two researchers, Bridgett and Doc Schneider, who saw the need for such a volunteer service in their local area.

[1] Bridgett Schneider, the primary person behind RAOGK, died on November 12, 2011.

[4] RAOGK has won many awards[5] and has been featured in smaller local papers such as The Daily News, Jacksonville, North Carolina,[6] The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio,[7] and the St. Petersburg Times, Florida,[8] – as well as AARP Magazine and The New York Times,[9] for the unique service it offers to researchers.