They use state Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits to force government agencies, archives, and libraries to provide copies of previously inaccessible records to the public.

Reclaim The Records was founded by Brooke Schreier Ganz, a technologist and long-time amateur genealogist.

They too settled with the group, providing 110 reels of microfilm and copies of a digital database they had created for in-house use.

During the course of the lawsuit, it was discovered that the Missouri DHSS had been selling this same data to researchers for years, but was unwilling to provide copies to the public.

[6][7][8] Reclaim The Records was formally incorporated in December 2016 and was granted 501(c)(3) non-profit status by the IRS in February 2017.