Tags: adoption, adoption search, birth father
Searching For Birth Father – Please Share
Searching for Birth Father You would think since we found my mom’s birth mother, searching her birth father would be a piece of cake right? Well, not so much. Her birth mother passed away before we got to meet her […]
How do I find my birth parents?
So you have decided to look for your birth parents but you have no idea how to even start your search. I’m no pro at this but I can definitely share the resources I’ve gathered along the way. Steps to finding […]
Using Obituaries In Your Search
Obituaries When I got to the point in my search where I was just one generation away from finding my mom’s birth mother, we had a stand still. Records on Ancestry and FamilySearch and other records sites were limited. After […]
Birth Mother – Found!
We found my mom’s birth mother! Seriously, never thought we would find my mom’s birth mother and family like this. I checked my email this morning and I saw that I had a message sent to me through findagrave.com. I […]
Search “Poster” Share this please <3
If you are interested in helping us out with the search, please share my Facebook post. Thanks! Thanks! <3 Create a Poster for your Search! Want to make a poster or bulletin for your birth family search? You can always […]
Klein, Lang Connection
Best Not to Assume In my last post I mentioned that my mom had a “new” 2nd cousin – Based on that 2nd cousin, I jumped the gun and assumed some things. Well, I’m not so sure the connection is […]
Adopted Cousin – Birth Mother Found
It’s pretty exciting to log into Ancestry and to find a new 2nd cousin! Yay! I sent a message… and waited… and waited… I got a message back. The message was not from the DNA tester herself, but someone who is helping her […]
Updated Non-Identification
Years ago my mom requested her non-id paperwork. I’ve been using it as a guide or an aid in our search for her biological family. I recently read about how non-ID paperwork should be requested every couple years and I […]
Facebook Groups – Getting Search Help
Social media has some real advantages when it comes to adoption searches. There are many groups on Facebook dedicated to aiding adoptees and birth parents reunite. One of the first things I did when I started the search for my […]
Public Notary Records
We had a few leads that were really helpful in the search for my mom’s biological family first a letter from a birth mother that may have known my mom’s birth mother and possible break through with public notary records. […]