United States Adoption: Difference between revisions

The Internet has information about adoptions and finding birth parents. A good place to start is the Adoption page of Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet at [http://www.cyndislist.com/adoption.htm www.cyndislist.com/adoption.htm]. This site has dozens of links to Internet sites about: *Adoption Research *Home Children (Britain and Canada) *Locality Specific Internet Sites *Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and Chat Rooms *Professional Researchers, Volunteers, and Other Research Services *Adoption Research Publications, Software and Supplies Use a search engine on the Internet such as Google. Try several key words such as the term "adoption," the area where the adoption happened, and whether searching for a parent or child. This search will help identify resources and information specific to the area where the adoption took place. In your search, consider the following records, because they can contain information that can give you clues. *Local and county records such as [[United States Court Records|court records]] and adoption proceedings *[[United states vital records|Death certificates]], [[United States Obituaries|obituaries]], cemeteries, and funeral home records *Newspapers, which may be available in historical societies or university or college libraries *Hospital records