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From: "Laura C. Sweeney" <>
Subject: RE: [NYBROOKLYN-L] Adoption
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 10:16:46 -0400


Kim--try www.idir.net/~pbrown or adoption.com for information. There is an
organization which used to be called Orphan Voyage and another one which is
a registry for people looking for family. I registered looking for two half
brothers a number of years ago. Seems like it was ISSR. Anyway, the two
sites above should lead to places to search and/or register. Hope this
helps. Laura

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> In a message dated 6/5/99 12:16:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>
> writes:
>
> << I've been searching for info. about my mothers birthfamily for about
> 2yrs. She was born in Brooklyn back in 1937, & all records are sealed.
> The person who posted the question about getting adoption info. was for
> a birth in 1962. I thought birth info. was sealed for 75yrs.(or
> something like that). If, after all this time, all I had to do was take
> the #'s from her amended birth cert., & as someone suggested, go to the
> library, search the microfilm for this # &.......voila! I'd have the
> names of her birthparents..........then I feel stupid. If this were
> true, then every adoptee in NY would have their birthparents names. It
> doesn't seem possible. Does anyone have an answer?
>
> Kim
>
> >>
>
> Kim: I think you are correct. It couldn't be that easy to get birth
> parents. My grandmother was adopted in SC in 1894. I actually
> have a copy
> of a carbon copy of the adoption agreement. I know the birth
> parents, how
> and who made the arrangements, I even know what the train ride cost to
> deliver her to her new parents. With all this information I was
> told that
> the records are sealed. When I complained that it had been over
> 100 years, I
> was told those records will never be opened! I don't know if
> these are state
> laws or Federal laws. I was very disapointed.
>
> There is an organization that helps match up searching family
> members. There
> is a fee (nominal) to place your information (birth date, place,
> sex, etc)
> into their data banks and if someone is looking the two are
> matched up. I
> understand there is some success. Unfortunately, I don't
> remember the name
> of the organization but I bet you can find them on the Internet.
>
> Good luck, Kathy
>
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