RAOGK is a global volunteer organization. The purpose of this site is to help others obtain copies of documents, pictures of tombstones, etc., that can not be obtained easily by those who do not live in the area of their ancestors. At one time there were thousands of volunteers in every U.S. state and many international locations, and helped thousands of researchers.RAOGK also covers the basic tools and provides essential instructions in order to research your genealogy, ancestry and find your family history.Our volunteers have agreed to do a free genealogy research task at least once per month in their local area as an act of kindness. The volunteers of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) have agreed to donate their time for free.Our volunteers take time to do everything from looking up courthouse records to taking pictures of tombstones. All they ask in return is reimbursement for their expenses (never their time) and a thank you.