Yes, there are thousands of government agencies out there and they can and will help you with your quest for ancestrial knowledge. What do you think you are paying all those taxes for? You know what a stickler they are for having all those forms filled out right and how they can't fill your request because YOUR info doesn't match THEIR records. Well, guess what? A whole lot of THEIR records of YOUR info are available as Public Records or as a private request(with valid identification). Again, there is sometimes a cost with procurring this data but it is much cheaper than hiring a professional. Agencies range from city and county to state and federal, as well as those from other countries. Usually they can be found at the www. + city, county, state, or country + the .org or .gov extention, such as www.az.gov. And usually everyone of these sites has links to its Dept of Records which can yield info on the births, marriages and deaths of your kinfolk.
