Giraffe Ride is a site devoted to finding and giving genealogy help. We are a network of volunteers. And we work for free.
We're a website that tries to match volunteer researchers to people needing help. You might live in Colorado, but your ancestors lived in New York. It isn't super easy or convenient to get out there and visit the New York State Library. But what if there was a volunteer in New York that would lend you a hand? And maybe you could do some local research in Colorado for someone else? Now we're talking!
Ocasionally a volunteer might want to be reimbursed for photocopies or the like. However, we do not charge for our time or help. We freely give it.
We can help with just about anything family history related. We might be able to get local obituaries, newspaper articles, vital records, church records ... etc.
A network of volunteers. Friendly people interested in genealogy or family history volunteer. They tell us where they can do research, and the site tries to match requests to them.
Just about anyone working on their own family tree can ask for help. If you are a professional genealogist looking for a free workforce, this isn't the site for you.
Family trees can get really tall. It can be tough to reach all the way up to the top and figure stuff out. Giraffe's are super tall and graceful animals. Imagine if you could get a ride on a giraffe, to get to those hard to reach places?