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Locating information about an adoption in your family takes time. Here are a few suggestions to help in your search. Visit with every family member and ask what they remember. They may provide valuable clues. Visit your local library to read books about how to search for adoptions, and then ask about other resource material to help in your search. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City does not provide a service to help adopted persons locate their birth parents. The following organizations may be able to help you.  
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== Finding Adoption Records ==
'''The ALMA Society<br>P. O. Box 85<br>Denville, NJ 07834<br>Web site: [http://www.almasociety.org www.almasociety.org]'''&nbsp;
=== Early Adoption Records, Before 1900s  ===
*Check out the '''Clerk of the Circuit Court''' in the county the adoption took place for early adoption records. A Wiki page for the county will give contact information. Ask for searches of '''probate records and guardianship records'''.
*[[National Orphan Train Complex|'''National Orphan Train Complex''']] of Concordia, Kansas Wiki page: Orphan train research helps find foster children between 1853 and 1930 who rode trains from New York City, Boston, or Chicago to new homes in other states or Canada. Many children rode the train to the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, or Texas where they were "placed" with families.
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*[[Children's Aid Society|'''Children's Aid Society''']] of New York City Wiki page. The Children's Aid Society of New York was the primary sending institution involved in the orphan train movement from 1853-1930 which "placed out" by railroad 200,000 orphans, abandoned, or homeless children to 48 states and Canada. In some cases they have records of birth parents.<br>  
*[[New York Foundling Hospital|'''New York Foundling Hospital''']] Wiki page. The New York Foundling Hospital was one of the two main sending institutions involved in the orphan train movement from 1853-1930 which "placed out" by railroad 200,000 orphans, abandoned, or homeless children to 48 states and Canada. In some cases they have records of birth parents.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Roman_Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States '''Catholic Church Records:'''] In the case Roman Catholic adoptions, ask for baptismal information. Sacramental records are available to involved parties and sometimes contain identifying information on birth family members.
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*'''Maternity Home Records:''' Records were created if a birth mother lived in a maternity home. A maternity home, girls’ home, or work home was a place for pregnant women to live and sometimes work. Many unmarried women were sent away from home during their pregnancies to avoid a hometown’s prying eyes. Check local and state historical societies and archives to see if maternity home records are preserved.
*Search for orphanage records in the '''Census & Voter Lists''' index of Ancestry.com. If you’re looking for orphanage records and know the child’s original name, try searching census records with the name and using keywords “orphan” or “orphanage.” This can turn up the name of the orphanage at which the child lived. In older censuses, children who lived at orphanages may have been referred to as “inmates.”


===Finding Recent Adoption Records===
'''International [[Soundex|Soundex]] Reunion Registry (ISRR)<br>P. O. Box 2312<br>Carson City, NV 89702<br>Web site: [http://www.isrr.net www.isrr.net]'''
*[[United States Adoption Research Strategies, 1900s-2000s|'''United States Adoption Research Strategies, 1900s-2000s''']] A comprehensive explanation of strategies with important links to records.
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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:  
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*[[Alabama Adoption Research|Alabama]]
*[[Alaska Adoption Research|Alaska]]
*[[Arizona Adoption Research|Arizona]]
*[[Arkansas Adoption Research|Arkansas]]
*[[California Adoption Research|California]]
*[[Colorado Adoption Research|Colorado]]
*[[Connecticut Adoption Research|Connecticut]]
*[[Delaware Adoption Research|Delaware]]
*[[District of Columbia Adoption Research|District of Columbia]]
*[[Florida Adoption Research|Florida]]
*[[Georgia Adoption Research|Georgia]]
*[[Hawaii Adoption Research|Hawaii]]
*[[Idaho Adoption Research|Idaho]]
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*[[Illinois Adoption Research|Illinois]]
*[[Indiana Adoption Research|Indiana]]
*[[Iowa Adoption Research|Iowa]]
*[[Kansas Adoption Research|Kansas]]
*[[Kentucky Adoption Research|Kentucky]]
*[[Louisiana Adoption Research|Louisiana]]
*[[Maine Adoption Research|Maine]]
*[[Maryland Adoption Research|Maryland]]
*[[Massachusetts Adoption Research|Massachusetts]]
*[[Michigan Adoption Research|Michigan]]
*[[Minnesota Adoption Research|Minnesota]]
*[[Mississippi Adoption Research|Mississippi]]
*[[Missouri Adoption Research|Missouri]]
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*[[Montana Adoption Research|Montana]]
*[[Nebraska Adoption Research|Nebraska]]
*[[Nevada Adoption Research|Nevada]]
*[[New Hampshire Adoption Research|New Hampshire]]
*[[New Jersey Adoption Research|New Jersey]]
*[[New Mexico Adoption Research|New Mexico]]
*[[New York Adoption Research|New York]]
*[[North Carolina Adoption Research|North Carolina]]
*[[Ohio Adoption Research|Ohio]]
*[[Oklahoma Adoption Research|Oklahoma]]
*[[Oregon Adoption Research|Oregon]]
*[[Pennsylvania Adoption Research|Pennsylvania]]
*[[Puerto Rico Adoption Research|Puerto Rico]]
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*[[Rhode Island Adoption Research|Rhode Island]]
*[[South Carolina Adoption Research|South Carolina]]
*[[South Dakota Adoption Research|South Dakota]]
*[[Tennessee Adoption Research|Tennessee]]
*[[Texas Adoption Research|Texas]]
*[[United States Virgin Islands Adoption Research|Virgin Islands]]
*[[Utah Adoption Research|Utah]]
*[[Vermont Adoption Research|Vermont]]
*[[Virginia Adoption Research|Virginia]]
*[[Washington Adoption Research|Washington]]
*[[West Virginia Adoption Research|West Virginia]]
*[[Wisconsin Adoption Research|Wisconsin]]
*[[Wyoming Adoption Research|Wyoming]]
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===For Further Reading===
:*Adoption Research
*[https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/adult-adoptee-access-to-original-birth-certificates.aspx#:~:text=Colorado%2C%20Delaware%2C%20Illinois%2C%20Maryland,the%20information%20not%20be%20released. '''Adult Adoptee Access to Original Birth Certificates''']
 
*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f-search/ '''Searching for Birth Relatives''']
:*Home Children (Britain and Canada)
*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/infoaccessap/ '''Access to Adoption Records''']
 
*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/ '''State Statutes Search, Child Welfare Information Gateway''']  
:*Locality Specific Internet Sites
*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ '''National Foster Care & Adoption Directory Search''']
 
*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ '''State Reunion Registries/Confidential Intermediary Services''']
:*Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and Chat Rooms
[[Category:Adoption]][[Category:United States]]
 
:*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
 
*[http://www.genealogicaljourneys.com/mbfr.htm Genealogical Journeys in Time]  
*Online resources for adoption in the United States and Canada can be found at the [http://www.library.nashville.org/research/res_ws_genealogy.asp Nashville Public Library] website.&nbsp;
 
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Locating information about an adoption in your family takes time. Here are a few suggestions to help in your search. Visit with every family member and ask what they remember. They may provide valuable clues. Visit your local library to read books about how to search for adoptions, and then ask about other resource material to help in your search. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City does not provide a service to help adopted persons locate their birth parents. The following organizations may be able to help you.

The ALMA Society
P. O. Box 85
Denville, NJ 07834
Web site: www.almasociety.org 

International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR)
P. O. Box 2312
Carson City, NV 89702
Web site: www.isrr.net

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 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 court records and adoption proceedings *Death certificates, obituaries, cemeteries, and funeral home records *Newspapers, which may be available in historical societies or university or college libraries *Hospital records

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