Their reunion was unlike any other. Graduates from the Macon, Georgia class of 1959 gathered together in 2009, even though many of them never had an opportunity to meet during their high school days.
Schools in the 1950’s, like most other public locations, were segregated in Georgia. Kids were forced to attend different schools depending on the color of their skin, and those with white skin were further separated by gender. Fifty years later these people who were not allowed to associate with each other were finally able to connect.
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Tags: 1959, Celebrate Humanity, Classmates, friends, High School, Macon Georgia, Reunion, Segregation, Tom Johnson
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Anyone who watches the news at all can tell you; it’s been rough recently. Scandals, assaults, shootings – there’s just no way to make sense of it all.
Lately it seems almost impossible to find a story with a happy ending. It’s moments like these when our friends and families matter the most. Spending time with the people we care about may just be the best way to get through these difficult times.
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Tags: Assault, Comfort, family, friends, Hope, People, Reunite, Scandal, Shootings
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Right now there are approximately 130,000 kids in foster care programs throughout the United States. These children are hoping to find a place they can call home, and people to call family.
Adults all over the country are attempting to expand their families by adopting a young person from a foster home. The process can be difficult and time consuming, but the end result brings joy to so many lives. It is a progression that is celebrated every November as National Adoption Month. This years’ theme is “Answering the Call – You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. There are thousands of teens in foster care who would love to put up with you.”
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Tags: Barack Obama, family, Foster Care Programs, Home, National Adoption Day, National Adoption Month, Parent, Presidential Proclomation
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Everyone at PeopleFinders is excited because we were recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500TM list. This is the second consecutive year we’ve received that recognition.
Deloitte is not a typical company – it is a business entity that works with thousands of professionals from independent firms all over the world to provide audit, financial advisory, tax and other services to their clients. Every year Deloitte releases their list of the 500 fastest-growing technology based companies in the United States and Canada. PeopleFinders was happy to be on that list in 2008, and it feels great to be included again!
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Tags: Background Check, Deloitte, Find Family, friends, People Search, PeopleFinders, Public Records, Technology Fast 500
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Halloween is almost here – a time for ghouls, goblins and sugary snacks! On October 31, kids from all over the country will be excited to put on their favorite costumes and claim delicious treats in the name of trick-or-treating. While you’re getting ready for the big night, take a moment to think about some important Halloween safety rules to help protect your family.
Choosing A Costume
Half the fun of Halloween is dressing up, and kids can be very opinionated about what or whom they want to be. Parents often go through a lot of trouble to put these costumes together, but safety should always be one of the key components.
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Tags: Background Check, Costumes, family, Halloween, October 31, Registered Sex Offenders, Safety Rules, Trick Or Treat
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It’s the worst experience any parent can endure: their child is missing and a frantic search results in the most horrific news possible. The murder of a child is a pain that most people cannot even begin to comprehend.
Somer Thompson was a bright 7-year-old who attended elementary school in Orange Park, Florida. On Monday, October 19 she was walking home with her sister and some friends when the conversation turned to an argument that Somer had with another girl that morning. This upset Somer, and she ran off on her own. Her sister saw her disappear into a distant crowd. It was the last time she saw Somer alive.
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Tags: Amber Alert, Diena Thompson, Free Sex Offender Alert Program, Georgia Landfill, Missing Child, Registered Sex Offenders, Samuel Thompson, Sheriff Rick Beseler, Somer Thompson, Thompson Family
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Sunday, October 25 is National Mother-In-Law Day. It’s a time to celebrate the woman who is responsible for giving birth to the person you chose to marry.
It’s not always easy to deal with an extended family, and mother-in-laws tend to get a bad reputation. Although it may seem like it should be natural to automatically like and appreciate the mother of your spouse, that’s not always the case. So what do you do when you have problems with your mother-in-law?
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Tags: Extended Family, In-Laws, Marriage, Mother, Mother-In-Law Day, Relatives, Spouse
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On Thursday, October 15, a 6-year-old boy named Falcon Heene caught the attention of the entire nation. The boy was missing and thought to be trapped inside a homemade weather balloon that broke free and took flight in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The balloon was a Mylar covered contraption that contained a small basket on the bottom. No tests had been done to determine exactly how much weight the basket can handle, but it was thought to be able to hold up to 100 pounds – more than enough to carry young Falcon Heene.
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Tags: Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene, Richard Heene, Sheriff Jim Alderden, Weather Balloon
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Jaycee Dugard is home, safe and enjoying being back with her family after almost 20 years apart. When Jaycee was only 11 years old she was abducted near her home in South Lake Tahoe and taken to Antioch, California. She spent the next 18 years as a prisoner of a man named Phillip Garrido.
Garrido is a registered sex offender who somehow managed to keep Jaycee Dugard hidden away for nearly 2 decades. He sexually assaulted the young girl and fathered 2 children with her during this time. In August, 2009, Garrido was finally captured and Jaycee was set free.
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Tags: Jaycee Dugard, Jaycee Lee Dugard Trust Fund, People Magazine, Phillip Garrido, Registered Sex Offender, Terry Probyn
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In 1990 a young girl named Jennifer Schuett was abducted from her bedroom in Dickinson, Texas. A man carried her to his car, sexually assaulted the 8-year-old child, slit her throat and left her to die in an overgrown field. The identity of the predator who committed these horrific crimes has remained a mystery, but now, nearly 20 years later, he may have finally been found.
The fact that Jennifer survived this ordeal is amazing, and her attempt to bring closure to the case is inspiring. Jennifer has been working with a division of the FBI called the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team (CARDT) to try and find the man who assaulted her so long ago.
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Tags: Crime, Dennis Earl Bradford, Dickinson Texas, DNA Testing, FBI, Jennifer Schuett, Justice, Registered Sex Offenders, Sexual Assault
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