alt.adoption FAQ 1: Introduction & Search Links
Rosemarie Ventura
Archive-name: genealogy/adoption/part1
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URL: http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html
alt.adoption FAQ 1: Introduction & Search Links
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Theses FAQs are posted in full twice a month to alt.adoption.
The FAQs can be obtained between postings via:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/adoption
ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/km/kmc/adoption
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/pub/kmc/adoption
http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html
mailto:k...@netcom.com (Kevin McCarty)
mailto:aa...@freenet.buffalo.edu (Rosemarie Ventura)
Contents
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Introduction
1. Adoptive Parents and those interested in adopting.
2. Those Considering Placing a Child for Adoption
3. Foster Parent sites.
4. Other Adoption Related FAQs
5. USA Legislative Links
6. How to Start Searching - Some Basics
7. Reunion Registry and other Adoption Search Databases
8. Searchable Databases, not Adoption Focused.
9. Search Assistance - nonprofit
Introduction
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Alt.adoption is an unmoderated forum for all those interested
in discussing adoption. Adoptees, birth and adoptive parents,
those considering adopting and those considering placing a child
for adoption, our friends, families post here as well as those
whose work is in some way connected to adoption.
The FAQs are in the process of evolving from primary information
sources to an index of adoption related links. With the increased
number of people who have web access and the every increasing
number of sites, it makes sense to move the bulkier files and
databases to web sites. So under 'How to Start a Search' you
won't find the old text file. Instead you'll find a list of
sites with information on that topic.
Things may be in a bit of disarray while the transition in happening,
so don't be afraid to ask if you can't find what you thought was here
last month. Also look in the big "other sites" area in the last
section of the FAQ while thinkgs are being sorted out. Please let me
know if you think your site is not listed in the proper topic(s).
The bulk of these FAQs are geared toward searching adoptees and
birthparents. This only reflects the knowledge area and
interests of those who have contributed and in no way diminishes
the importance of other interests and perspectives. It is hoped
that others will come forward to fill the gaps.
1. Adoptive Parents and those interested in adopting
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Resources for Adoptive Parents
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<mailto: reso...@adoption.com>
The mailing list ADOPTION also maintains a collection of
helpful files and resource references for those considering
adopting and on various adoptive parenting topics. Many of
those files distribute only to members of that list.
2. Those Considering Placing a Child for Adoption
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Those considering placing a child for adoption will find
inforamtion of benefit to them on the web site of the
American Association of Open Adoptiong Agencies:
<URL:http://www.openadoption.org/>
Of particular value is the Domestic Infant Adoption Advice pages
<URL:http://www.openadoption.org/bbetzen/>
Thse pages provide a checklist for interviewing agencies, warning
signs, general information on rights, etc.
Maintained by Bill Bentzen bbe...@aol.com.
3. Foster Parents Sites
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alt.support.foster-parents
Foster Parent Mailing List
subscribe address: majo...@worldacceess.com
subscribe message: subscribe foster-parents
contact for list : cl...@worldaccess.com (Cheryl)
Foster Parents WWW Page
<URL:http://www.worldaccess.com/~clg46/>
Information on and for foster parents and parenting. Foster
parents are invited to fill out the survey on this page.
4. FAQS
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alt.adoption FAQS
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See top of the page for where the faqs can be found between
postings.
The full FAQs are in 7 parts:
1. Introduction & Search Links
2. USA Search and Support Groups
3. International Search Info
4. USA Open Reocrds Lobby Orgs
5. USA National Organizations
6 Books, Multimedia, etc.
7. Other Internet Resources
Resources for Adoptive Parents
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<URL:mailto:reso...@adoption.com>
Links of interest to adoptive parents and those looking to
adopt. Maintained by Julie Valentine ju...@adoption.com
Adoption Mailing List FAQs
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The mailing list ADOPTION also maintains FAQs on adoption from
from India, Russia, Bulgaria, perhaps others countries and
topics maintained by members. Some FAQs may distribute to list
members only.
Canadian Search FAQ
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<URL:http://www2.portal.ca/~adoption>
Problems, questions, changes should be directed to Jim Kelly
jke...@wimsey.com
United Kingdom FAQ
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<URL:http://box.argonet.co.uk/users/adopt>
Information on adoption in the UK for those interested in
adopting and searching adoptees and birth parents is now
located at Adoption Interlink - UK
The web site is maintained by Bill Simpson ad...@argonet.co.uk
The UK search information is maintained by Phil Ormsby
orm...@itl.net
5. USA Legislative
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AIML Home Page
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<URL:http://www.webreflection.com/aiml/>
Laws on access to birth certificates and adoption records,
searchable by state.
Adoptees Resources Home Page
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<URL:http://psy.ucsd.edu/~jhartung/adoptees.html>
Links to state and federal legislative sites, information on
bills currently before the legislature.
Adoptee's Right to Know
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<URL:http://www.alt.net/~waltj/shea/adopt.html>
Information on current legislative activity, proposed changes,
controversial decisions.
Adoption Policy Resource Center
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<URL:http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html>
Legislative news and analysis, court decisions,
links to statues. Their 'advocacy' is for the
adopting, not the adopted or birth parents but
some of the legal coverage effects us all.
AZ State home page
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<URL:http://www.state.az.us/>
The state of AZ home page links to the AZ Confidential
Intermediary program, laws, how to contact, statistics, etc.
CT - A Voice for Connecticut's Children
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<URL:http://www.xeonarts.com/pols/100th/children.html>
CT. State Rep Susan Bysiewicz. Information on changes in
state child care system and records access.
Dept Health Human Services - USA
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<URL:http://www.os.dhhs.gov/resdata.html>
FAQs, ADOPTION LAW AND REFORM
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<URL:ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/km/kmc/adoption/>
<URL:ftp://ftp.webcom.com/pub/kmc/adoption/>
<URL:http://www.webcom.com/kmc/>
Each ftp site has subdirectories /search and /law/ca/cases.
See file /pub/km/kmc/adoption/readme.txt for a full description,
some files available in more than one version [Ascii, GNU, ZIP,
HTML]
Among the offerings at these sites:
- In the /search subdirectory, forms for AOL and VSN.
- Commentary on some proposed laws and recent studies.
- In /cases subdirectory, information on some high profile cases.
- UN Convention documents related to adoption.
F.R.E.E. - Father's Rights and Equality Exchange
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<URL:http://www.vix.com>
Krasniqi Family Information
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<URL:http://user.aol.com/doughskept/witchhunt/krasniqi.txt>
Information on the efforts to help the Krasniqi family.
Council on American-Islamic Relations ca...@ix.netcom.com
Missouri Links - Lisa Grimm's Page
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<URL:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~tcrnlag/aquarius.html>
NYSCCC
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<URL:http://www.nysccc.org>
Articles from the newsletter on legislature and issues
effecting adoption in New York state. Email NYS...@aol.com
6. How to Start Searching - Some Basics
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Adoptees Resources Home Page
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<URL:http://www.psy.ucsd.edu/~jhartung/adoptees.html>
Adoptee's Right to Know
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<URL:http://www.alt.net/~waltj/shea/adopt.html>
Adoptee Search and Reunion Resource Page
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<URL:http://www3.aqua.net/~scunning/>
Maintained by scunn...@edgenet.net
Carter Thompson's WWW Home Page
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<URL:http://www.armory.com/~cartert/ >
Searching For Birth Relatives - NAIC
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<URL:http://www.adopting.org/bfsearch.html>
7. REUNION REGISTRIES, SEARCH LISTINGS, ETC
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AOL Search Folders
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One does not need to be a member of AOL to join the AOL Search
Files. An outline for submissions is available via FTP:
<URL:ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/km/kmc/adoption/search/AOL_registry.form>
and via email from: ah...@freenet.carleton.ca.
Aol subscribers can add their own information directly to the
database. Keyword: Adoption then Go to Forum with the word SEARCH
in it. Page to the state you were born or relinquished in and
POST your information.
Questions or problems should be directed to Lazn...@aol.com
LINKS Post-Legal Adoption (Canada)
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<URL:http://www.freenet.mb.ca/links
Canadian born searching adoptees and birthfamily
Provided by LINKS Post-Legal Adoption Support Group Inc.
Contact R. Kading rka...@freenet.mb.ca
Action Services for the Adult Adoptee
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<URL://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/actionred/>
Search links, classifieds, etc. Maintained by
Becky Tanner-Jackson 10235...@compuserve.com
AdoptLINK
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<URL:http://www.adoptlink.com>
Email cava...@suba.com (Mark Ailsworth)
Adoption: Adoptees and Birth Parents in search of ...
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<URL:http://www.empirenet.com/~enchant/adoption/index.html>
Text and photo listing possible, sponsored by The Family Mall.
Email: enc...@empirenet.com
AZ State home page
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<URL:http://www.state.az.us/>
The state of AZ home page links to the AZ Confidential
Intermediary program, laws, how to contact, statistics, etc.
BPA Database
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<URL:mailto:KQB...@prodigy.com>
Email your information to Louise Oflaherty and you will
be notified by email if there is a match. In the near
future this database will be available for download.
BirthQuest
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<URL:http://www.access.digex.net/~vqi/top.html>
Now requesting $5 for registration, no fee to
view entries.
Canadian Adoptees Home Page
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<URL:http://www.bconnex.net/~rickm/index.html>
Information of particular interest to 1950's era
Canadian adoptees and birth parents.
Alice McDonald ri...@bconnex.net
Heartland Web Page (Iowa)
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<URL:http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1004>
Some information focused on Iowa, but most of general interest
to searchers. Links to searchable databases and articles.
Maintained by ssin...@aol.com
Kim Antell's Adoption Page
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<URL:http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~spiel/adopt.html>
Listing of searching adoptees and birth family and listing
of serach resources by state.
Mary Ann's Registry
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<URL:http://www.tiac.net/users/kyt/index.html>
New York State Department of Health Gopher
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<URL:gopher://health.state.ny.us:70>
The NYSDOH Gopher has information about the NYS Adoption
Information Registry available on line.
Reunet
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<URL:http://www.reunion.com/>
Charges to list information, but you can read the listings
for free.
ReunionNet
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<URL:http://www.reunited.com>
Sources for reunions free of charge. You can add your own
free also.
Reunions Magazine
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<URL:http://www.execpc.com/~reunions>
Articles and information. Doesn't look like all the buttons
are connected yet, but the adoption search ads from the most
recent issue are connected.
Search Name List
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<URL:http://www.nwlink.com/~druuna/asylum.html>
Post the name your are searching and your email address.
Go to home page and follow the links to the genealogy page.
Please fill out the form like this: SURNAME, Area, e-mail
address. dru...@nwlink.com (Lisa Daniels)
World Wide Registry
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<URL:http://www.phoenix.net/~aquarian/davids/birth.html>
8. Searchable Databases, not Adoption Focused
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American War Library
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<URL:http://home.earthlink.net/~amerwar/>
The largest publically available database of US Veterans,
from active duty to Revoluntionary War. Also listing of
War correspondants and other civilian personnel, military orgs, etc.
Cyberpages Intl - Lost and Missing Relatives
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<URL:http://www.cyberpages.com/lostprsn.htm>
Global Missing Childrens Directory
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<URL:http://www.gmcd.org>
Homeless - Missing Persons Project
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<URL:http://www.inca.net/happ>
Kim's Searching For People Page
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<URL:http://ddi.digital.net/~islander>
Links to telephone, address, zipcodes, etc.
Korean War Project
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<URL:http://www.onramp.net/~hbarker/looing.htm>
Lists people searching for Korean era or Vietnam Vets
and info on getting information from the military,
including downloadable forms.
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
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<URL:http://www.missingkids.org>
Daily updates on missing children, support groups, contact
information, local and national law enforcement numbers, etc.
Root Diggin Dept
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<URL:http://www.janyce.com/home.html>
Links to searchable telephone, zip code, other databases and
general information on genealogical and adoption searches.
Roots-L Resources: Specialized Search Areas:
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<URL:http://www/smartlink.net/~leverich/groups.html>
Social Security Death Index
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<URL:http://www.infobases.com/ssdi>
Telephone Directories, On The Web
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<URL:http://www.c2.org/~buttle/tel/>
Directories from several countries.
US Phone Books
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<URL:http://www.switchboard.com/>
Searchable by whole US or state, last name, etc.
Canada 411
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<URL:http://canada411.com.sympatico.ca/
Search by city, province or nationwide, last name.
US and Canada Phone Listings
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<URL:http://206.129.166.101>
Searchable residential, business, government, 800# listings.
9. Search Assistance
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SEE ALSO: FAQ 2 for local support groups
FAQ 7 for mailing lists
The Volunteers
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<URL:http://www.wolfenet.com/~vrummig/vsn.html>
Volunteer a little time or legwork to help to help a
searching adoptee or birth family member. A volunteer
may request reimbursement for expenses, but not time or
profit. The forms to volunteer or request help can be
found at web page above or Kevin's ftp sites in the
/search subdirectory. Direct problems and questions to
Paula at kes1...@aol.com
Carter Thompson's WWW Home Page
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<URL:http://www.armory.com/~cartert/>
Lost Bird Society Home Page
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<URL: http://www.rmii.com/~fouche/
Referrals and support for Native American Searches.
Kathy Martin's Page
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<URL:http://www.instantech.com/users/martin/adoptees.htm>
Kathy explains what she can and can not do - eg you must have
a name. Expect $10 to cover the costs for most searchers.
A form to fill out for a free name search. Problmes,
bug reports, etc to Kathy Martin: cth...@infinet.com
AmerAsian Network
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<URL:http://home.earthlink.net/~gordena/>
Helping reunite AmerAsians with their American parents.
Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Phillipine Islands,
Korea, Okinawa, and Japan.
Wilma's Family Research
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<URL:http://www.texoma.com/~wfbonner>
A form for requesting free search assistance.
Maintained by Wilma & Frank Bonner wfbo...@texoma.com
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Rosemarie Ventura
aa...@freenet.buffalo.edu
ah...@freenet.carleton.ca
Rosemarie Ventura
Archive-name: genealogy/adoption/part5
Posting-Frequency: alt.adoption 2x/month, less frequently elsewhere.
URL: http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html
alt.adoption FAQ 5: USA National Organizations
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These organizations represent a broad spectrum of attitude and
practices in the adoption community.
Adoptees Birthrights Committee
Box 7213
Metairie LA 70010
Adoption With Wisdom and Honesty, Inc.
1333 Ranch Road
McPherson KS 67460
316-241-6116
Non-profit (503(c)(3)) Newletter, support groups, educational
events, supportive services and advocacy.
ALMA Society
Box 154
Washington Bridge Station
New York NY 10033
voc: 212-581-1568
Registry--state chapters. Membership $60/1st yr $40/yr renew. They
do not tell members about free registries like ISRR. You have to
pay yearly dues to stay on their registry.
Adoptive Parents for Open Records, Inc. (APFOR)
P.O. Box 193
Long Valley, NJ 07853
voc: 908-850-1706; 908-247-3938; 201-267-8698
Seeks humane adoption reform, specifically open adoptions and open
records. Speakers, educational media, mutual support and
counseling.
Adoption Resource for Single Parents, Inc. (ARESP)
P.O. Box 5782
Springfield VA 22150-9998
(703) 866-5577
A non-profit organization that advises single prospective adoptive
parents.
American Adoption Congress (AAC)
1000 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 9
Washington DC 20036
voc: 202-483-3399
http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/aacorg.htm
Coalition of triad members, agencies, and other professionals.
Focus on legislative reform, openness, and the civil rights.
Opposes the UAA.
American WWII Orphans Network
P.O. Box 4369
Bellingham WA 98227
voc: 206-733-1678
Locating service and registry.
Association of Black Social Workers
Noted for opposing transracial adoption as 'cultural genocide'.
Oppose the UAA.
BirthParent Connection
P.O. Box 230643
Encinitas CA 92023-0643
voc: 619-753-8288
Primarily a national Maternity Home/Home for UnWed Mothers
registry. Birthmothers who new each other in the home can contact
one another and adoptees can ask to speak to birth mothers who were
in the home the same time as their mother. Send $5 with business
size SASE.
Child Welfare League of America
440 First St., NW
Wash., DC 20001.
http://handsnet.org/handsnet2/cwla/
Publishes the Adoption Report and the bi-monthly magazine Child
Welfare. Opposes the UAA.
Children With AIDS Project of America
4141 Bethany Road
Phonenix, AZ 85019
800-866-AIDS
m...@primenet.com
http://www.aidskids/org
Committee For Single Adoptive Parents, Inc.
Ms. Hope Marindin
P.O. Box 15084
Chevy Chase MD 20825
Listing of resources that have accepted single applications for
domestic and foreign adoptions.
Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)
2000 Walker St.
Des Moines IA 50317
voc: 515-263-9558
Legislative reform, local support groups, publications, and
newsletter. Opposes the UAA.
Council For Equal Rights in Adoption (CERA)
401 E. 74 St. #17-D
NYC NY 10021
voc: 212-988-0110
President and founder -- Joe Soll. Primary activity is organizing a
conference in NYC each fall, have organized public protests of
closed records at each of their conferences. Opposes the UAA.
DeBoer Committees for Children's Rights
Supposedly organizing committees in every state to push for their
version of "adoption". Seeks to eliminate or severly curtail
natural parents rights to informed consent, notification, and
post-partum waiting periods. Also seeks laws that would uphold
adoptions even in cases of fraud and illegality. Hear Our Voices
is a front organization for the DeBoer Committee.
Donor's Offspring
P.O. Box 33
Sarcoxie MO 64862
417-548-3679
Focus on those conceived from unknown donor parents. Proponents for
more openness, more information. Pro-search for those who choose.
Hear Our Voice
See DeBoer Committees For Children's Rights
Indian Child Welfare Law Center
1433 East Franklin Ave. 18A
Minneapolis, Minn 55404
voc: 612-879-9165
fax: 612-879-0323
email: icw...@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Mark D. Fiddler, Esq.)
International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR)
P.O. Box 2312
Carson City NV 89702
Computerized international registry for those separated by their
family through adoption, divorce, war, or other circumstances. No
fee, runs on donations. Send business size SASE.
Independent Search Consultants, Inc.
P.O. Box 10192
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
i...@rmci.net
http://www.rmci.net/isc/
National group of professional searchers. Test required to be a
certified ISC searcher, and adherence to a code of ethics. Skills
and fees of individual searchers vary. Also publishes materials
to help people do their own searches.
Lost Bird Society
Marie Not Help Him
P.O. Box 952
Pine Ridge SD 57770
voc: 605-867-5988
mfo...@thepost.com
http://www.rmii.com/~fouche/
To help repatriate Native Americans separated from their tribes
by adoption. They hope to also start a nest community
where people can return and begin to learn of their culture.
Shirlene Parisian
Repatriation Co-ordinator
Manitoba First Nations Repatriation Program
#704 - 167 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 0V3
voc: 800-665-5762 (in Canada only)
voc: 204-957-0037
Helps repatriate people of the first nations - not limited to
Manitoba.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 410
Rockville MD 20852
voc 301-231-6512
fax 301-984-8527
Information and referrals on all aspects of adoption. Several
pamphlets available on a variety of topics. Get those requests in
before the next round of budget cuts.
National Adoption Information Hotline
voc: 407-768-2222
Affiliated with People Searching News (?)
National Black Child Development Institute
1023 15th Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-0000
voc: 800-556-2234
http://www.charities.org/black.html
Works to improve services delivered to Black children and youth in
child care, child welfare, education, and health through direct
services and public education. Among other works, permanent homes
have been found for more Black children as a result of several
affiliates' efforts to recruit Black families for children awaiting
adoption and their work with local adoption agencies.
National Child Rights Alliance
P.O. Box 61125
Durham, NC 27705
voc: 919-479-7130
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/NCRA/ncra.html
The National Child Rights Alliance believes that civil rights apply
to all people - including children and youth. Work to establish a
child's right to his own lawyer in an attorney-client relationship
not as guardian, and the right to liberty where a child has a say
in where he lives and can not be institutionalized without due
process.
National Council For Adoption
Bill Pierce, President. Recent lobby efforts include opposition of
HB433 in TX which requires a 'social study' [home study] of all
adoptive parents, a criminal background check of those seeking to
adopt, and a 48 hour post- partum recovery period before birth
parents can be approached with relinquishment papers. Original
formed to oppose open record legislation, NCFA continues to
lobbied against open records/information access most recently in
NJ, TN and other states. The Bushes and the Reagans are honorary
board members. Supports the UAA.
National Council for Single Adoptive Parents
P.O. Box 15084
Chevy Chase, MD 20825
voc: 202-966-6367
Newsletter and a list of agencies that accept applications from singles.
National Federation for Open Adoption Education/
Independant Adoption Center
voc: 800-887-6736
http://www.webcom.com/nfediac
Non-profit affiliation of open adoption agencies across US.
Education, referrals, pre and post adoption services available.
National Indian Child Welfare Association
3611 SW Hood Street, Suite 201
Portland OR 97201
voc 503-222-4044
fax 503-222-4007
A potential resource for those seeking information on Native
American Heritage under the ICWA.
National Organization for Birthfather's and Adoption Reform (NOBAR)
P.O. Box 50
Punta Gorda FL 33951
voc: 941-636-7477
Focus on birthfather's rights in adoption.
North American Council on Adoptable Children
970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106
St. Paul MN 55114-1149.
http://www.cycf.umn.edu/AdoptInfo/NACAC.htm
President- Joe Kroll. Primarily parents of special needs adopted
children, also social workers, agency representatives. In the last
10-15 years have slowly come around to accepting more openness in
adoption. Oppossed to the Uniform Adoption Act.
Orphan Foundation of America
1500 Massachusetts Avenue
Suite 448
Washington, DC 20005-0000
voc: 800-950-4673
http://www.charities.org/orphan.html
Founded in 1980 by Father Joseph Rivers, calls for a return to
privately run orphanages. The Orphan Foundation has received
recognition from Presidents Reagan and Bush, Senator Kennedy, and
many other members of Washington's power elite.
Orphan Train Heritage Society of America
Rte 4, Box 565
Springdale AR 72764
Focus on services for those "adopted" through the "orphan trains"
of the 1920's.
The Researchers Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 22363
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33335
Listing of search services: USA, Canada and 24 other countries.
United Native Nations
Lizabeth Hall
Family Reunification Director
8th floor
736 Granville Street
Vancouver BC V6Z 1G3
604-688-1821
Liz helps people apply for their Native American status.
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alt.adoption FAQ 2: USA Search and Support Groups
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The 1996 issue of The Blue Book, a print listing of search groups
and researchers is now available. Unlike me, Curry Wolfe
has the resources to do an annual mass mailing to verify her
entries. For a print copy send $14 + $2.50 s/h:
Birthparent Connection
BLUEBOOK
Box 230643
Encinitas, CA 92023-0643
Bluebook updates are also available during the year at $2 per two
states.
intro
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Search and Support Groups
This is a list of USA search and support groups by state. The list
is compiled from a number of sources including the KinQuest BBS
list that was originally this used for this section, The USA
Search Resources Directory, People Searching News, and places on
the net. Send any corrections, additions, deletions to
aa...@freenet.buffalo.edu
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ALABAMA
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Benefiting Birth Parents
2505 32nd Ave North
Birmingham, AL 35207
voc: 205-324-9676
email: conn...@aol.com
Orphan Voyage of AL
95 Indian Creek Road, Suite 132
Huntsville, AL 35806
205-722-0506
RFS...@prodigy.com
AL Adoption Alliance
P.O. Box 533
Jackson, AL 36545-0533
Orphan Voyage of AL
1610 Pinehurst Bl.
Sheffield, AL
205-383-7377
ALASKA
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CUB
Jana Tackett
7105 Shooreson
Anchorage, AK 99504
907-333-2272
ALMA Chapter
Joanne Lewis
P.O. Box 873573
Wasilla, AK 99687
ARIZONA
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AZ State Confidential Intermediary Service
http://www.state.az.us/sp/assist3.htm
ALMA Chapter
Evelyn Loudat
P.O. Box 1445
Bullhead City, AZ 86430
Flagstaff Adoption Search & Support
Martha Sheidler
P.O. Box 1031
Flagstaff, AZ 86002
Search Triad, Inc.
Box 10181
Phoenix, AZ 85064
602-834-7417
Scottsdale Adoption Connection
Julie Mara
P.O. Box 2512
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
ALMA Chapter
B.J. Diefenbacher
P.O. Box 13334
Airpark Station
Scottsdale, AZ 85267-3334
TRACE
Box 1541
Sierra Vista AZ 85636
602-458-5509
CUB
2613 N. Saratoga St.
Tempe AZ 85281
Adult Adoptees Support Group
7757 E. Marquise Dr.
Tuscon AZ 85715
602-885-6771
GNU...@prodigy.com
Tracers, Ltd.
Gari-Sue Greene, ISC
P.O. Box 18511
Tucson, AZ 85731-1851
520-885-5958
gari...@aol.com
TRIAD
P.O. Box 12806
Tucson, AZ 85732-2806
520-297-4204, 602-881-8250
BSC...@prodigy.com
ARKANSAS
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Arkansas Research
Desmond Allen
P.O. Box 303
Conway, AR 72032
Arkansas Adoption Connection
5220 Park Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72903
AR Adption Triad
602 Prospect Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Adoption Triad
1912 Sanford Dr #2
Little Rock, AR 72207-6428
CALIFORNIA
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ALMA Chapter
Emily Carter
P.O. Box 2341
Alameda, CA 94501-2341
510-523-4774
ROOTS
P.O. Box 40564
Bakersfield, CA 93304-0564
mgh...@prodigy.com
805-832-5549
Adoption with Truth
Sara Vick
66-C Panoramic Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Adoptees', Birthparents' Association
P.O. Box 33
Camarillo, CA 93011
805-583-4306, 805-482-8667
SMV...@prodigy.com
ALMA Chapter
Henrietta Buchanan
P.O. Box 9425
Canoga Park, CA 91309-0425
Adoption Council of Orange County
P.O. Box 10857
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Independent Search Consultants
P.O. Box 10857
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
CUB
Cindy Shacklett, ISC
P.O. Box 816
El Toro, CA 92630
CUB
Janet Appleford
2041 Willowood Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
S.C.A.N.
P.O. Box 230643
Encinitas, CA 92023
Severed Strings
Pat Treadway
P.O. Box 2203
Fullerton, CA 92633
Redwood Area Adoption Triad Support
818 Redwood Dr.
Garberville, CA 95542
voc: 707-247-3452
fax 707-923-9102
rle...@asis.com
Central Coast Adoption Support Group
1718 Long Branch
Grover City, CA 93433
Adoptees Search Workshop
Marilyn Miller, ISC
P.O. Box 039
Harbor City, CA 90710
Mendo Lake Adoption Triad
P.O. Box 487
Hopland, CA 95449
C.A.R.S.
P.O. Box 6058
Huntington Beach, CA 92615
Coming Out Of The Dark
841 W. Branna Is Road #25
Isleton, CA 95641
CUB
14820 Figueras Road
La Mirada CA 90638
714-521-4204
Association of Korean Adoptees
Los Angeles, CA
http://ebhon.jnst.uor.edu/Administration/bryce/adoption.html
96bh...@ultrix.uor.edu
(Bryce K Hilton)
CUB
Patti Prickett
1008 West Kensington Road
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Adoptees Research Assn
P.O. Box 304
Montrose, CA 91020-0304
CUB
26821 Preciados Drive
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Dolphin Search
339 Magdalena Drive
Oceanside, CA 91257
PACER
Virgina Keeler Wolf
P.O. Box 309
Orinda, CA 94563-0309
CUB
686 South Arroya Parkway #106
Pasadena, CA 91105
Research
P.O. Box 2837
Petaluma, CA 94953-2837
LA County Adoption Search Assoc.
LACASA
P.O. Box 1461
Roseville, CA 95661
voc: 916-784-2711
fax: 916-784-0796
ALMA Chapter
Gary & Carol McDowell
P.O. Box 191514
Sacramento, CA 95819-7514
The Birth Connection
P.O. Box 277434
Sacremento, CA 95827-7434
Sylvia Hill
Reconnections
1191 Eastside Rd.
El Cajon, CA 92020
CUB
5224 Caminito Aruba
San Diego, CA 92124
619-685-7673
Baby Girl Jane Does
319 Virginia Ave
San Franciso, CA 94110
Bay Area Birthmothers Association
Sheila Ganz
1546 Great Highway #44
San Francisco, CA 94122-2446
CUB
423 Hill St.
San Francisco CA 94114
PACER
1053 Filbert Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
CUB Representative
1787 Michon Drive
San Jose, CA 95124
Professional Adoption Search Team
Dorothy Yturriaga, ISC
P.O. Box 24095
San Jose, CA 95154
Search Finders of California
P.O. Box 24595
San Jose, CA 95154-4595
Adoptee-BirthParent Connection
1365 Lesley Court
Santa Maria, CA 93454
voc: 805-922-4313
fox: 805-346-1156
72103...@compuserve.com, ccs...@prodigy.com, tinap...@aol.com
Triad Research
300 Golden West
Shafter, CA 93263
ALMA Chapter
Mary Anna DeParcq
P.O. Box 1233
Simi Valley, CA 93062
Adoption Reality
2180 Clover St.
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Snoop Sisters
P.O. Box 129
Soulsbyville, CA 95372-0129
Adoptees Identity Discovery (AID)
Neil Kelly
P.O. Box 2159
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-2159
408-737-2222
Reconnections of California
41669 Zinfandel Ave
Temecula CA 92591
909-695-1152
Hand In Hand
Patty Bybee
63 E. Avenida de las Flores
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3104
805-494-0199
805-495-5754
URX...@prodigy.com
Parenting Resources
250 El Camino Real #111
Tusin, CA 92680
Mendo Lake Adoption Triad
620 Walnut Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
Second Abandonment
2323 Eastern Canal
Venice, CA
ALMA Chapter
Leila Higgs
P.O. Box 271
Vina, CA 96092
ReConnections of Tulare-Kings Counties
3728 S. Chatham
Visalia CA 93277
209-627-3308
rog...@tcoe.k12.ca.us
Mary Jo Rillera
PURE, Inc.
P.O. Box 638
Westminster, CA 92663
COLORADO
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RE-UNITE
Box 7945
Aspen CO 81612
303-927-2400
CUB
2895 Springdale Ln.
Boulder CO 80303
303-825-3430
CUB
Victoria D. Ransier
10511 West 104th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80020
Orphan Voyage (Nat'l HQ)
Jean Paton
2141 Road 2300
Cedaredge, CO 81413
Adoptees Support Group
420 N. Nevada
Colorado Springs CO 80224
719-471-8522
Birthparents' Group
Box 16512
Colorado Springs CO 80935
Lambs in Search
3578D Parkmoor Village Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Adoptees in Search
P.O. Box 24556
Denver, CO 80224-0556
303-232-6302
denv...@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/aisdenver/adoption.htm
Search & Support of Denver
805 S. Ogden
Denver, CO 80209
303-778-8612
Adoptees & BirthParents Together
708 Garfield
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Adoptees In Search
P.O. Box 323, Contract Sta 27
Lakewood, CO 80215
CONNECTICUT
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CUB
Karen Waggoner
P.O. Box 558
Bethel, CT 06801
Birthparent Support Group
9 Whitney Road
Columbia, CT 06237
National Adoption Reunion Registry
Geraldine Kalter
P.O. Box 2494
Danbury, CT 06813-2494
Ties That Bind
Jane Servadio
P.O. Box 3119
Milford, CT 06460
C.U.B/A.A.S.K.
8 Homestead Drive
S. Glastonbury, CT 06073
Adoption Healing
F2 Hadkik Parkway
S. Norwalk, CT 06854
Adoptees Search Connection
1203 Hill Street
Suffield, CT 06078
DELAWARE
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Finders Keepers
Ginger Farrow
P.O. Box 748
Bear, DE 19701-0748
Adoption Forum of DE
302-633-4743
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / VIRGINIA / MARYLAND
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ABSN Adoptee-Birthparent Support Network (serves DC, VA, & MD)
3421 M Street, N.W., Suite 328
Washington, D.C. 20007-3552
HSJ...@progidy.com Robyn Quinter
Metro Reunion Registry
6439 Woodridge Road
Alexandria, VA 22312-1336
earle....@acenet.com (Earle Barnes)
Registry for those searchiing in the Wash. DC., MD, VA area. Free.
Send SASE for a registration form.
Adoption Connection Exchange
1301 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
Adoptees-In-Search, Inc.
Joanne W. Small, Exec. Dir.
P.O. Box 41016
Bethesda, MD 20824
CUB
Box 15258
Chevy Chase, MD 20825
Lost Or Found
7290 Shirley Dr.
Easton, MD 21601
Searchlight, Inc.
P.O. Box 441
Glen Dale, MD 20769
CUB
Marjorie Koch
P.O. Box 151
Mount Airy, MD 21777
Adult Adoptees In Search
P.O. Box 203
Ferrum, VA 24088-0203
Adoptees & Natural Parents Org.
949 Lacon Drive
Newport News, VA 23602
Adoptees Support
8630 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23503
Barbara Leonard
Parents & Adoptees in Search
3932 Durette Drive
Richmond, VA 23237
Parents & Adoptees Together
7608 Hillside Avenue
Richmond, VA 23229
Adopted Bikers ASSN
P.O. Box 36317
Richmond, VA 23236-6317
804-323-4129
FLORIDA
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Mid-FL Adoption Reunion
P.O. Box 3475
Belleview, FL 32620-3475
Adoption Triangle Ministries
Sandra Musser
P.O. Box 1860
Cape Coral, FL 33910
Active Voices In Adoption (A.V.I.A.)
June Lewis
P.O. Box 24-9052
Coral Gables, FL 33124
Adoption Support & Knowledge of FL
Serving NE/NW Broward Co.
11646 NW 19 Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33071
Adoption Triangle
Serving SE/W Palm Beach Co.
1301 NW 2 Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Adoption Support Meeting
Gainesville, FL
hle...@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
ALMA Chapter
Anne Slagle
P.O. Box 4358
Lauderdale, FL 33338
Adoptee-BirthFamily Connection
P.O. Box 22363
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335
(Dale, Broward, & Palm Beach cntys)
Adoption Connection of South Florida
Serving Adoptees SW Broward Co.
3100 Hunter Rd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33331
John Jarvis
Christian Adoptees Support Exchange
2354 Willard Street
Ft. Myers, FL 33901
(CASE)
Adoption & Family Counseling
P.O. Box 6581
Ft. Myers, FL 33911
Searches International
Belkys & Jim Gunn
1600 West 64th Street
Hialeah, FL 33012-6106
Orphan Voyage of FL/Paton House
1122 Marco Place
Jacksonville, FL 32207-4043
Daniel Memorial Adoption Information Center
134 East Street Church Street
Jacksonville FL 32202
Adoption Helpletter
P O Box 5929
Lake Worth FL
407-738-0921 L. Kountz
O.A.S.I.S. (Nat'l HQ)
P.O. Box 53-0761
Miami Shores, FL 33153
305-948-8933
Adoption Connections Of Panama City
6459 Oak Shore Dr.
Panama City, FL. 32404
Triad Search & Support Group
3408 Neptune Dr.
Orlando FL 32804
Treesearch Research
P.O. Box 117
Sharpes, FL 32959-0117
CUB
Diane Edwards
P.O. Box 1117
St. Augustine, FL 32085
Adoption Search & Support Group of Tallahassee
P.O. Box 3504
Tallahassee, FL 32315
904-893-0004
BFDO...@aol.com
Tampa Bay Adoption Connection
813-268-7438 Nancy Lloyd
Orphan Voyage Chapter at Tampa
Jay Swearingen
13906 Pepperrell Drive
Tampa, FL 33624
TRIAD/ Orlando
2359 Summerfield Rd.
Winter Park, FL 32792
407-644-7665
GEORGIA
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Atlanta Birthparent/Adoptee Connection
Hammond Park Community Center
6005 Glenridge Drive
Atlants, GA
770-422-6486
DebKi...@msn.com
Bridges in Adoption
6810 Wright Road
Atlanta, GA 30328
Families First
1105 West Peachtree Street, N.E.
P.O. Box 7948, Station C
Atlanta, GA 30357
Home BASE (Birth Parents & Adoptees
Supportive Environment)
c/o Rick Derby
4245 Match Point Drive
Augusta, GA 30909
Adoptee's Search Network
Jeanne & Bill Jones
3317 Spring Creek Drive
Conyers, GA 30208
Adoption Connection of Georgia
1469 Raider Dr
Dalton, GA 30720
CUB
Joann Howard
3374 Aztec Road -- #35C
Doraville, GA 30340
Adoption Angles & Extensions
Susan Russell
A.L.A.R.M. Network Rep.
4565 Pond Lane
Marietta, GA 30062-5616
Adoption Beginnings
2550-320 Sandy Plains Rd #275
Marietta, GA 30066
Adoptee BirthParent Connection
P.O. Box 851
Roswell, GA 30077
HAWAII
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Access Hawaii & CUB
Box 1120
HIlo HI 96721
C.A.R.E.
55 Niuki Circle
Honolulu, HI 96824
Adoption Support Group
P.O. Box 8377
Honolulu, HI 96815
Adoption Circle of Hawaii
P.O. Box 61723
Honolulu, HI 96839-1723
CUB
P.O. Box 37838
Honolulu, HI 96837
CUB
47-2138 Hui Akikiki Circle
Kameohe, HI 96744
CUB
15-2682 He'e St.
Pahoa, HI 96778
IDAHO
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Search Finders of Idaho
P.O. Box 7941
Boise, ID 83707
Adoption Support Group
Ann Millward
P.O. Box 1435
Ketchum, ID 83340
Triad Endeavors
Box 249
PInehurst ID 83850
ILLINOIS
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E. Micheal Egan
P.O. Box 638
Addison, IL 60101-0638
ALMA
P.O. Box 23255
Belleville, IL 62223
618 538-5599
The Lost Connection
2661 North Illinois Street, Suite 147
Belleville, IL 62221
618 235-9409
ALMA Chapter
P.O. Box 81
Bloomington, IL 61702
309 828-2217
Adoption Triangle
Children's Home and Aid Society of IL
1819 S. Neil, Suite D
Champaign, IL 61820
217 359-8815
Family Counseling Center/Catholic Social Services
Birth Mother Support Group
10 Henson Place, Suite C
Champaign, IL 61820
217 352-6565
ALMA Chapter
P.O. Box 59345
Chicago, IL 60659-0345
312 631-5816
ALMA Chapter
Elaine Morris
P.O. Box 59345
Chicago, IL 60659
Search Research
P.O. Box 48
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Heritage Finders
1102 Erie Street
Elgin, IL 60123
704-741-2189
AAC/CUB
835 Ridge Ave., #208
Evanston IL 60202
847-328-1686
ALMA
P.O. Box 2790
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
The Adoption Connection, Illinois
452 Central
Highland Park, IL 60035
Adoption Triangle
512 Oneida Street
Joliet, IL 60435
815 722-4999
ALMA Chapter
Woody Mitchell
P.O. Box 74
Lebanon, IL 62254
618 537-2198
The Family Tree
P.O. Box 233
Libertyville, IL 60048
708 362-3721
Adoption Search & Support Group
638 S. Randolph
Macomb, IL 61455
309 837-9174
Heritage Finders
1337 Park Dr.
Montgomery, IL 60538
Healing Hearts, INC.
P.O. Box 606
Normal, IL 61761
309 452-9849
Adoption Triangle
P.O. Box 384
Park Forest, IL 60466
708 481-8916
Adoption Triangle
13 Hemlock
Park Forest, IL 60466
Truth Seekers in Adoption
P.O. Box 366
Prospect Heights, IL 60070-0366
847-342-8742
ka...@mcs.com (Bill Kabat)
http://www.wbm.com/truthseekers
People Searching For People
P.O. Box 5442
Rock Island, IL 61204-5442
Adoption Triangle
Dept of Children and Family Services
200 S. Wyman, Suite 200
Rockford, IL 61101-1232
815 987-7117
Adoption Triangle Rockford
318 N Church St
Rockford, IL 61101
Hidden Birthright
Carol L. Kane
100 Cumberland
Rochester, IL 62563-9238
ALMA
North & West Suburban Chapter
P.O. Box 1802
Skokie, IL 60076
312 409-0273
AAC
1201 South First Street
Springfield, IL 62704
217 789-0796
Missing Pieces
P.O. Box 7541
Springfield, IL 62791-7541
217 787-8450
Healing Hearts, Inc
PO Box 136
Stanford IL 61774
309-379-5401
INDIANA
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Search Committee of Madison County
P.O. Box 523
Anderson, IN 46015
Reflections
Debbie Freson
7401 Washington Avenue
Evansville, IN 47715-4513
Anonymous By Adoption
Tina Miller
P.O. Box 12132
Ft. Wayne, IN 46862-2312
Full Circle
Rhonda Mayhew
203 South German Church Road
Indianapolis, IN 46229
Support of Search/-
Indiana Adoption Coalition
Candy Jones
P.O. Box 1292
Kokomo, IN 46901
317-453-4427
Past & Present Association
Brad & Sharon Ekdahl
3548 Revere Court
Lake Station, IN 46405
Searching For Answers
Lisa Mattingly
R # 4, Box 29A
Loogootee, IN 47553
Adoption Support & Info.
Alliance of Muncie
Laurie Lehman
P.O. Box 1125
Muncie, IN 47308
Independent Search Consultant (ISC)
P.O. Box 904
Richmond, IN 47374
Adoptees' Identity Doorway
Betty Heide
P.O. Box 361
South Bend, IN 46624
ABSENT (Adoptee, Birthparent, Siblings Enlightenment Network of
Thornton)
771 W Plum St.
Thorntown IN 46071-1249
317-436-7257
Lafayette Adoption Search/
Support Organization
Sue Madden
5936 Lookout Drive
West Lafayette IN 47906
IOWA
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Heartland Web Page
http://www/geocities.com/heartland/1004
Maintained by ssin...@aol.com
Iowa Reunion Registry
P.O. Box 8
Blairsburg, IA 50034
CUB
130 33rd Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
The Adoptive Experience
1105 Fremont
Des Moines, IA 50316
CUB
500 Kimberly Lane
Des Moines, IA 50317
CUB Nat'l HQ
2000 Walker Street
Des Moines, IA 50317
Family Search Services
P.O. Box 30106
Des Moines, IA 50310-0106
The Adoption Experience
Rte 5, Box 22
Osceloa, IA 50213
ALMA Chapter
Kathleen Whittmayer
P.O. Box 2071
Waterloo, IA 50703
KANSAS
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S. Lovett
2802 Syler Dr.
Hutcheson, KS 67502
Reunions Ltd.
Bonnie Warren
2611 East 25th
Topeka, KS 66605
Adoption Concerns Triangle
1242 NE 39th St
Topeka KS 66617
Adoption Concerns Triangle
1427 N. Harrison
Topeka KS 66608
Wichita Adult Adoptees
Rochelle Harris
4551 South Osage Street
Wichita, KS 67217-4743
Connecting Adoptees through Research & Education (CARE)
PO Box 30252
Kansas City MO 64112
816-333-5656
serves KS and MO
KENTUCKY
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Adoptee Awareness
P.O. Box 23019
Anchorage, KY 40223
Birth Mothers Sharing (BMS)
P.O. Box 73184
Bellevue, KY 41073-0184
CUB
Susan Monroe
P.O. Box 13033
Lexington, KY 40583
ALink
2159 Lansill Rd.
Lexington, KY 40504
Birth Parents and Adoptees in Search
Dorothy Robertson
502-857-4597
CUB
Sandy Rogers
P.O. Box 22795
Louisville, KY 40201
CUB
9803 Encino Ct.
Louisville, KY 40223
Searching
P.O. Box 7722
Louisville, KY 40207
LOUISIANA
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Adoption Connection of LA
7301 W Judge Perez #311
Arabi, LA 70032
Lost & Found
Andrea Kenyon
18343 Weatherwood Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70817-3924
Adoption Search Organization
8154 Longwood Dr.
Denhan Springs LA 70726
Adoption Triad Network, Inc.
Johnnie Kocurek
P.O. Box 3932
Lafayette, LA 70502
Adoption Connection of Louisiana
Dianne Sercovich
P.O. Box 6921
Metairie, LA 70009
Adoption Connection of Louisiana
Adoptees Birthright Committee
P.O. Box 7213
Metairie, LA 70010
MAINE
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CUB
Carol Simpson
RFD #2
Hilton Lane
North Berwick, ME 03906
Mina Bicknell Adoption Resource Center
ASC-ME
Brenda Peluso
P.O. Box 2793
South Portland, ME 04106
Bren...@aol.com
(ASC-ME branches thru out state)
Adoption Support of Peneboscot Bay
Taylor's Point
Tenant's Harbor, ME 04860
CUB
Patricia L. Yates Chenery
Route #1 -- Box 1017
West Paris, ME 04289
MARYLAND - see DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Cape Cod Adoption Connection
P.O. Box 336
Brewster, MA 02631
Adoption Resource Center
P.O. Box 383246
Cambridge, MA 02238-3246
CUB
Libbi Campbell
Harvard Square
P.O. Box 396
Cambridge, MA 02138
Today Reunites Yesterday (TRY)
Ann Henry or Sue Beebe
P.O. Box 989
214 State Street
Northampton, MA 01061-0989
ALMA Chapter
Ruth Rowland
P.O. Box 595
North Andover, MA 01845
The Adoption Connection
11 Peabody Square, Room 6
Peabody, MA 01960
508-532-1261
The Family Center/PACT
385 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
Safe Harbor
RR 1, E. Commercial St
Wellfleet, MA 02667
MICHIGAN
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Adoptee-B'Parent Group
Catholic Social Srvcs
117 N. Division
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Informed Adoption Network
PO Box 6084
Ann Arbor MI 48106-6084
313-482-1697
Mid-Michigan Adoption Identity
Elaine Scott
13636 Podunk Roak
Cedar Springs, MI 49319
Adoption Connections
P.O. Box 293
Cloverdale MI 49035-0293
616-623-8060
Adoptees Search for Knowledge
P.O. Box 762
East Lansing, MI 48823
Tri-County Genealogical Society
21715 Brittany
Eastpointe MI 48021-2503
810-774-7953
Post-Adoption Support Services
P.O. Box 341
Gladstone, MI 49837
906-428-4861
Adoption Identity Movement
Peg Richer
1434 Southlawn Drive, S.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49509-4354
Missing in Adoption (MIA)
Joan E. Keller, ISC
4198 East Cedar Lake Drive
Greenbush, MI 48738-9703
Adoption Identity Movement of MI
P.O. Box 812
Hazel Park, MI 48030
810 548-6291
Adoption Search & Support
726 Ellery
Jackson, MI 49202
Retraced Roots
P.O. Box 892
Ludington, MI 49431
Roots & Reunions
Ellen Cosner
8505 U.S. Highway 41-S
Marquette, MI 49885-9050
Birth Bond
1015 E Columbia St
Mason, MI 48854
Post Adoption Support Group (state agency sponsored)
235 S Gratiot Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Society For Truth In Adoption
CUB
c/o Deanna Rogers
8107 Webster Road
Mount Morris, MI 48458
Kalamazoo B'Parents
P.O. Box 2183
Portage, MI 49081-2183
616-324-9987
Adoption Insight
P.O. Box 171
Portage, MI 49081
616-327-1999
Adoption Support of St.Claire Cnty
2008 Katherine St
Port Huron, MI 48060
Roots and Reunions
210 Barbeau Street
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783-2402
Roots & Reunions
Box 121
Skandia, MI 49885
Adoption Identity Movement of MI
P.O. Box 134
Traverse City, MI 49685-0134
Bonding By Blood, Unlimited
Mary Louise Foess
4710 Cottrell Road
Rural Route No. 5
Vassar, MI 48768
MINNESOTA
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CUB
Sandra Sperazza
6429 Mendelssohn Lane
Edina, MN 55343
Leaf/Minnesota Reunion
Registry & Support
23247 Lofton Court North
Scandia, MN 55073
MISSISSIPPI
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Mississippi Adoption Network
Mary Willis
30 North Hill Parkway Apartment B4
Jackson, MS 39206-5591
P. Harrell
Route 2
Laurel, MS 39440
Adoption Information Network
P.O. Box 4154
Meridan, MS 39304
MISSOURI
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P.A.S.T.
P.O. Box 1534
Ballwin, MO 63022
314-966-9944
(meets in St. Louis)
Search For Life
c/o Lisa Barker
Route #2 -- Box 93
Birchtree, MO 65438
Connecting Adoptees Through Research & Education (C.A.R.E)
P.O. Box 30252
Kansas City, MO 64112
816-333-5656
serves KC metro area, KS and MO
CUB
Susan Fogelsong
7000 Jackson
Kansas City, MO 63142
Kansas City Adult Adoptees Org.
P.O. Box 11828
Kansas City, MO 64138
Kansas City Adult Adoptees Org.
P.O. Box 15225
Kansas City, MO 64106
Adoption Search of MO
P.O. Box 1153
St Anne, MO 63074
S.O.A.R.
P.O. Box 190277
St. Louis, MO 63119
Adoption Search of MO
9434 Bristol Ave
St Louis, MO 63117
Birthparent Connection
121 Weiss Ave
St. Louis MO 63125
314-544-2520; 314-776-7011
serves St. Louis and central IL.
PAST (post adoption support team)
Deaconess West Hospital
503 Des Peres Road
St Louis, MO
(see Ballwin MO)
Jim...@aol.com
Post-Adoption Reunion Group Meeting
Deaconess West Hospital
530 Des Peres
St. Louis, MO
314-984-0566, 314-271-5364
Kathleen Addis
The Searcher's Forum
830 Marshall Avenue
Webster Groves, MO 63119-2003
MONTANA
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Montana Post Adoption Center
Helen Costello
P.O. Box 634
Helena, MT 59624
Montana Adoption Reunion Registry
4104 Barbara Lane
Missoula, Montana 59803
406 251-4158
NEBRASKA
========
Midwest Adoption Triad
Renae Stevens
P.O. Box 37273
Omaha, NB 68137
CUB
9621 Parker St
Omaha NE 68114
NEVADA
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Adoptees Search Connection
9713 Quail Springs St
Las Vegas NV 89117
Truth of Adoption Searches and Support (T.A.S.S.)
S. Borzelleri
1810 N. Decatur Blvd #204
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-631-7101
NEW HAMPSHIRE
=============
Adoption Bonding Circle
Karin L. Weigel
RR #2, Box #125
Claremont, NH 03743
Living in Search of Answers (LISA)
c/o Loveland/Viney
P.O. Box 215
Gilsum, NH 03448-0215
Pieces Of Yesterday
P.O. Box 1703
Manchester, NH 03105
Circle of Hope
Karen Amos
P.O. Box 127
Somersworth, NH 03878
NEW JERSEY
==========
Adoption Reunion Coalition of NJ
15 Fir Place
Hazlett, NJ 07730
Adoption Support Network, Inc.
505 W. Hamilton Ave #207
Linwood, NJ 08221
Finders Keepers II
32 Trotters La
Smithville, NJ
Adoption Support Group
500-48 Auten Road
Somerville, NJ 08876
Gerald R. Gioglio
Adoption Registry Coordinator
NJ State D.Y.F.S.
1 South Montgomery Street, CN 717
Trenton, NJ 08625
State agency adoptions ONLY.
West Central Search/Support of N.J.
Donna Kern
P.O. Box 3604
Trenton, NJ 08629
ALMA Chapter
Wendy Albright
P.O. Box 1825
West Caldwell, NJ 07007
Origins
Marsha Riben & M.A. Cohen
P.O. Box 556
Whippany, NJ 07981-0556
huw...@prodigy.com (Diane)
fax: 201-428-9683
NEW MEXICO
==========
Operation Identity
Sally File, ISC
13101 Black Stone Road N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87111
CUB
358 Joya Loop
Los Alamos, NM 87544
CUB
Elizabeth Avens
358 Joya Loop
White Rock, NM 87544
NEW YORK
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Post-Adoption Center of WNY
P.O. Box 1223
Amherst, NY 14226-7223
fsg...@prodigy.com
Adoption Circle Putnam
Sally R. McCracken
North Brewster Road
Brewster, NY 10509-9804
Birthparent Support Network
Liz Nowinski
669 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11218
718-284-0666
The Missing Connection
P.O. Box 712
Brownville, NY 13615
315-782-6245
Jan...@aol.com
Post Adoption Center Of Western NY
Frank Piccaretto
104 Cazenovia
Buffalo, NY 14220
716-824-3967
lmx...@prodigy.com
Adoption Support Group
Susan Schweizer
57 Little Neck Road
Centerport, NY 11721-1614
B.K.I.D.S.
P.O. Box 43
Erin, NY 14838
607-739-2957
mtgs in Elmira and Corning
Jamestown Adoption Triad
P.O. Box 95
Falconer, NY 14733
Triangle of Truth
P.O. Box 2039
Liverpool, NY 13089
B.I.R.T.H.
7 Cheryl Place
Massappequa, NY 11758
516-735-0941
KinQuest, Inc.
89 Massachusetts Ave
Massapequa NY 11758
voc: 516-541-7383
fax: 718-356-3674
Missing Pieces On summer hiatus.
Box 8041 Next meeting Sept. 1996
Massena NY 13662
13662-8041
315-764-5970
(meets in Potsdam)
Adoptees Information Service
19 Marion Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
Adoption Crossroads, Ltd.
Joe Soll, President
401 East 74th Street, Suite 17D
New York, NY 10021
212-988-0110
ALMA
P.O. Box 727
New York, NY 10019
BMOMs (Birth Mothers of Minors)
Cherokee Station
PO Box 20510
New York NY 10021
Manhattan Birthparents' Group
P.O. Box 20137
Cherokee Station
New York, NY 10028-0051
212-289-6782
Reunions: The Next Step
305 E 40 St, #12V
New York NY 10016
212-867-1918
W.A.I.F., Inc.
201 East 28th Street
New York, NY 10016-8538
Birthparent Support Network
BSN HQ
Gail Davenport, CSW
P.O. Box 120
North White Plains, NY 10603
914-682-2250
Adoption Circle Long Island
Don Scharf
421 Jackson Street
Oceanside, NY 11572
BirthParent Support Network (BSN)
P.O. Box 34
Old Bethpage, NY 11804
516-931-5925
The Right To Know
Marie P. Lamarche
P.O. Box 52
Old Westbury, NY 11568
ALMA Chapter
Susan Kelsey
6101 Slocum Road
Ontario, NY 14519
CUB
Rte 1, Box 224-A
Petersburg, NY 12138
Birthparent Support Network
Carole Whitehead
A.L.A.R.M. Network Rep.
37 Sylvia Lane
Plainview, NY 11803
Champlain Valley Adoptive Families
6 Grace Ave
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
A.N.G.E.L.S.
Box 67789
Rochester NY 14617
716-234-1864
ynb...@prodigy.com
Adoption Circle Capitol District
Rita Stapf or Terry Krajewskii
P.O. Box 9025
Schenectady, NY 12309
ALMA Chapter
Jay Holick, Jr.
P.O. Box 9025
Schenectady, NY 12309
Adoption Circle Westchester
P.O. Box 311
Shenorock, NY 10587
914-248-6644
phsh...@prodigy.com
Candid Adoption Talk (C.A.T.)
175-A Fawn Hill Road
Tuxedo, NY 10987
voc: 914 351-3306
fax: 914 351-5455
WKB...@prodigy.com
(Mrs Cat Mastrobuoni)
Adoption Kinship
817 Taylor Dr.
Vestal, NY 13850
607-772-6793
SBB...@prodigy.com
BirthParents, Adoptees, Adoptive Parents United in Support (BUS)
P.O. Box 299
Victor, NY 14425
716-924-0410
serves western NY
Triad United Support
P.O. Box 299
Victor, NY 14564
NORTH CAROLINA
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Adoption Information Exchange (AIE)
46 Fairfax Avenue
Asheville, NC 28806
NC Adoption Connections in Chapel Hill
P.O. Box 4153
Chapel Hill NC 27515
919-967-5010 L. Giddens
Adoption Information Exchange
8539 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28212
BirthMothers Easing The Hurt
Rte 4, Box 252-I
Dobson, NC 27017
Adoption Issues & Education
P.O. Box 8314
Greenville NC 27835
Carolina Adoption Triangle
116 W. Queen Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Adoption Information Exchange (HQ)
P.O. Box 1917
Matthews, NC 28106
Jean Taylor
P.O. Box 1792
Smithfield, NC 27577-1792
OHIO
====
Sunshine Reunions
1175 Virginia Ave
Akron, OH 44306
216 773-4691
Re-Connections
3782 Skyline Drive
Beavercreek, OH 45432
Birthparents Support
3423 Bluerock Road
Cincinnati, OH 45239
Adoption Network Cleveland
Betsie Norris
291 E 222nd St., Room 229
Cleveland OH 44123-1751
voc: 216-261-1511
fax: 216-261-1164
bl...@po.cwru.edu
http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/anc.htm
Birthright
Kati Sellmeyer
6779 Manchester Road
Clinton, OH 44216
Insight to the Adoption Triad
P.O. Box 14217
Columbus, OH 43214
614-486-6703
mfu...@freenet.columbus.oh.us
Chosen Children
J. Gall
311 Springbrook Blvd
Dayton, OH 45405
513 274-8017
CUB
c/o Catherine Kate Oatis
16 Wolf Ridge Drive
Holland, OH 43528-9463
CUB
Toledo Branch
6704 Inglewood
Holland, OH 43610
Full Circle
11690 Symes Valley Drive
Loveland, OH 45140
CUB
Perrysburg Branch
2544 Bonnie Lane
Maumee, OH 43537
Reunite, Inc. (OH and WV)
P.O. Box 694
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Adoptees' Search Rights
P.O. Box 8713
Toledo, OH 43623
419 691-3463
The Adoption Connetion
P.O. Box 2482
Youngstown, OH 44512
216 792-3546
OKLAHOMA
========
Carol Solstad
6805 SW Bainbridge
Lawton, OK 73505
Shared HeartBeats
P.O. Box 12125
Oklahoma City, OK 73157
OK Adoption Triad
P.O. Box 471008
Tulsa, OK 74147
Adoption Trees of Support
3703 S. Nogales Ave
Tulsa, OK 74107
OREGON
======
Adoptee Birthfamily Connection
Box 50122
Eugene OR 97405
Southern Oregon Adoptive Rights
1605 S.W. K Street
Grants Pass, OR 97526-2638
Oregon Adoptive Rights Assoc.
P.O. Box 882
Portland, OR 97207
503-235-3669
BKN...@prodigy.com
http://www.oara.org/
O.A.R.A.
715 N. 10
Springfield, OR 97477
Gini D. Snodgrass
A.N.S.R.S., Inc.
9203 S.W. Cree Circle
Tualatin, OR 97062-9046
ALMA Chapter
Melody Taylor
P.O. Box 2575
White City, OR 97503
PENNSYLVANIA
============
Adoption Lifeline of Altoona
Carol Bravin
414 28th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
Pittsburgh Adoption Connection
815 Saxonburg Rd.
Butler PA 16001
412-352-3181
Pittsburgh Adoption Connection
37 Edgecliff Road
Carnegie, PA 15106-1006
voc: 412-279-2511
voc: 412-429-0988
xdm...@prodigy.com
Birthparents for Life
P.O. Box 334
Chester Heights, PA 19017
Hope
P.O. Box 272
Dowingtown PA 19335
voc: 610-873-4756
hop...@aol.com
Lost Loved Ones
621 W. Crawford St.
Edensburg PA 15931
voc: 814-472-7525
fax: 814-472-7525
Pennsylvania Adoptee Search Team
8130 Hawthorne Dr.
Erie, PA 16509
voc: 814-899-1493
fax: 814-866-2535
bha...@aol.com
Pittsburgh Adoption Lifeline
Jean Vincent
P.O. Box 52
Gibsonia, PA 15044
412-443-3370
Harrisburg Adoption Connection
7728 Manor Dr.
Harrisburg PA 17112
717-652-4310
Searching
PO Box 7446
Harrisburg PA 17113-0446
717-939-0138
deann...@mdtnbbs.com
Origins
1032 Hemlock Farms
Hawley PA 18428
717-775-9729
Adoptee/Birth Parent Centre
234 North 2nd Street
Jeannette, PA 15644-1866
Lansdale Adoption Connection
1167 Hill Dr.
Lansdale PA 19446
215-361-9679
Harrisburg Adoption Forum
P.O. Box 293
Lemoyne, PA 17034-0293
Adoption Forum of Delaware County
2175 Franklin Ave
Morton PA 19070
610-328-1874
Adoption Search
Crystal Morton
P.O. Box 207
New Brighton, PA 15066
Adoption forum & PACFOA
20 Runnemede V2
New Hope PA 18938
215-862-2695
Catholics For Open Records
P.O. Box 83
Oreland, PA 19025
ALMA Chapter
P.O. Box 53735
Philadelphia, PA 19105-3735
Adoption Forum HQ
Brad Jones
525 South Fourth Street -- #3465
Philadelphia, PA 19147-1570
tel: 215 238-1116 (ans. machine)
jone...@pond.com
Adoption Healing
322 Dunlap St. #A
Pittsburgh, PA 15214-2025
412-322-5607
Adoption Healing
46th & Hatfield
Pittsburgh PA
15201
voc: 412-687-0100
fax: 412-687-1029
dvj...@prodigy.com
Pittsburgh Adoption Connection
51 Pine Valley Ct.
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Pittsburgh Adoption Connection
Glenda Shay
P.O. Box 4564
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
NW PA Adoption Connection
632 N. Michael St.
St. Mary's PA 15857
814-781-7312
Adoption Forum (Harrisburg)
100 North Front Street
Wormleysburg, PA 17043-1328
717-763-9024
RHODE ISLAND
============
Parents & Adoptees Liberty Movement
Betty Angler
861 Mitchell's Lane
Middletown, RI 02840
(PALM)
Yesterday's Children
77 Homer Street
Providence, RI 02903
PALM
P.O. Box 15144
Riverside RI 02915
voc: 401-437-1811
SOUTH CAROLINA
==============
Adoption Search for Life
303 Brighton Road
Anderson, SC 29621
Adoptees & Birthparents in Search
P.O. Box 5551
Cayce-West Columbia, SC 29171
A.A.L.M. Triad
1725 Atascadero Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
Adoptees & Birthparents in Search
Betty Tharin
P.O. Box 4883
Florence, SC 29502
Bits & Pieces
P.O. Box 380
Norris, SC 29667
HomeBase
Box 7966
N. Augusta SC 29841
Adoptees & Birth Parents in Search
Pollie Robinson
A.L.A.R.M. Network Rep.
263 Lemonade Road
Pacolet, SC 29372
Adoption & Family Reunion Center
Box 103
Pacolet SC 29373
Adoptees & Birthparents in Search
Karen Conner
P.O. Box 5551
West Columbia, SC 29171
SOUTH DAKOTA
============
ALMA Chapter
Shirley Shinneman
1325 South Bahnson
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
TENNESSEE
=========
Tennessee's The Right To Know
Denny Glad or Jalena Bowling
P.O. Box 34334
Bartlett, TN 38134
ALMA Chapter
Jamie & E.G. Johnston
P.O. Box 15064
Chattanooga, TN 37415
Free Adoptees in Their Heritage
P.O. Box 294
Kingsport, TN 37662
ROOTS
304 Arbuts Lane
Knoxville, TN 37919
Search Investigative Services
P.O. Box 9662
Knoxville, TN 37940
Family Finders
122 Bass Drive
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
Openness In Adoption
518 Gen Geo Patton Rd.
Nashville, TN 37221
TEXAS
=====
ALMA Chapter
Peggy Perleins
P.O. Box 14089
Austin, TX 78761-4089
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates
P.O. Box 402033
Austin, TX 78704
512-442-8252
Marywood Search Support Group
510 W. 26th St.
Austin TX 78705
512-472-9251
Orphan Voyage
Linda Crenwelge
1305 Augustine Court
College Station, TX 77840
l...@ag-eco.tamu.edu
Triangle Search
B. Scott
5730 Crest Grove
Corpus Cristi, TX 78415
Love, Roots & Wings
Beverly Cates
10432 Achilles
El Paso, TX 79924
Triad Support Group
4208 Roxbury
El Paso, TX 79922
Focus - An Adoption Reunion Support Group
4503 Bridge Street
Fort Worth, TX 76103
817-485-9764 Larry & Becky Marin
817-396-4232 Michael Black
Orphan Voyage
Peggy Dorn
5811 Southminister
Houston, TX 77035
ALMA Chapter
Marcia Morehead
P.O. Box 1293
McAllen, TX 78502
Adoption Search and Support
Box 371
Pasadena TX 77501
Adoption Triad Forum
P.O. Box 832161
Richardson, TX 75081
UTAH
====
L.A.M.B.
672 East 2025 South
Bountiful, UT 84010
Adoption Connection of Utah
Charlene Lightfoot
1349 Mariposa Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
ALMA Chapter
P.O. Box 11383
Salt Lake City, UT 84147
VERMONT
=======
Beacon of Vermont
Carol Gile
P.O. Box 152
Bakersfield, VT 05441-0152
BEACON
P.O. Box 83
Bridgeport, VT 05734-0083
BirthMothers Against Adoption
P.O. Box 424
Concord, VT 05824
ASSN (Adoption Search/Support Network)
RR #1 -- Box 83
East Calais, VT 05650
Adoption Alliance Of VT
91 Court Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
Friends in Adoption
P.O. Box 1228
Middletown Springs, VT 05757
Adoption Alliance of Vermont
17 Hopkins Street
Rutland, VT 05701
Adoption Alliance of Vermont
Enoch Tompkins
104 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT 05482
Adoption Alliance of Vermont
107 Twin Oaks
South Burlington, VT 05403
B&C Research Assistance
RR Box 1451
St Albans, VT 05478
VIRGINIA - see DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
========
WASHINGTON
==========
Washington Adoptees Rights Movement
Richard Hastings
1119 Peacock Lane
Burlington, WA 98233
Adoption Search & Reconciliation
36311 249th
Enumclaw WA 98022-6867
sh...@oz.net
Washington Adoptees Rights Movement
Jane Belt
P.O. Box 2667
Olympia, WA 98507
Open Arms
6816-135 Ct, NE
Redmond WA 98052
Adoption Resource Center
Children's Home Society of Washington
Northwest Branch
3300 N.E. 65th Street
Seattle WA 98115
voc: 206-524-6020
A range of post-adoptive services aimed mostly at adoptive
parents and professionals, but including search and post-
reunion services.
Adoption Search & Counseling Consultants (ASCC)
6201 - 15th NW, Suite P210
Seattle WA 98107
206-782-4491
cbs...@accessone.com Clayton Shaw
Washington, out of state, and some international searches.
Workshops counseling and other post-adoption services including
post-reunion.
Washington Adoptees Rights Movement
5950 6th Avenue South, Suite 107
Seattle, WA 98108
206-767-9510
Washington Adoptees Rights Movement
Robin Norman
408 S.W. 175th Place
Seattle, WA 98166-3758
CUB
Irene Dilley
10014 N.E. 35th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662
Touched By Adoption
205 Brock St #7
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Washington Adoptees Rights Movement
Debby J. Lewis
20 Hall Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
WEST VIRGINIA
=============
Reunite, Inc. (OH and WV)
P.O. Box 694
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Legacies
826 Honaker Ln.
Charleston WV 25312
Society's Triangle
411 Cabell Court
Huntington, WV 25703
Lineages
PO Box 1264
Huntington WV 25714
WISCONSIN
=========
Adoption Information and Direction
c/o Kay Kitzman
11 Sunny Slope Court
Appleton, WI 54914
Adoption Information and Direction
Pat Helgerson
P.O. Box 174
Coon Valley, WI 54623
ALMA Chapter
Betty Sue Avila
P.O. Box 111
Coon Valley, WI 54623-0111
Adoption Information and Direction
Shelly Borreson
P.O. Box 8221
Eau Claire, WI 54702-8221
Opens Ends of Adoption
Audrey Besaw
1219 Hobart Drive
Green Bay, WI 54304-1458
Adoption Information and Direction
P.O. Box 875
Green Bay, WI 54305-0875
Mary Sue Wedl
Adoption Roots Traced
N6795, Highway A, Lot #44
Lake Mills, WI 53551
msw...@interaccess.com
Mix & Match/Contact Point
PO Box 1141
Manitowoc WI 54221-1141
414-683-2225
AID
P.O. Box 23764
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Adoption Information and Direction
P.O. Box 1343
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1343
Adoption Information and Direction
P.O. Box 2043
Oshkosh, WI 54903
Common Bonds
Carrol Duer, ISC
1217 Indigo Drive
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Adoption Information and Direction
P.O. Box 516
Stevens Point, WI 54481-0516
voc: 715-345-1290
fax: 715-345-1290
dhen...@uwsp.edu
WYOMING
=======
Adults Effected by Adoption
1408 Hugur
Cheyenne, WY 82001
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Faq 2 of the alt.adoption FAQ may be reproduced and redistributed
Rosemarie Ventura
Archive-name: genealogy/adoption/part4
Posting-Frequency: alt.adoption 2x/month, less frequently elsewhere.
URL: http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html
alt.adoption FAQ 4: USA Open Records Lobby Orgs
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1. Advocacy and Reform Links
============================
Tenneesee Challenge
-------------------
<URL:http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/tncomp.htm>
Read about the suit against the Tennessee Open Records law.
Adoptees Resources Home Page
----------------------------
<URL:http://psy.ucsd.edu/~jhartung/adoptees.html>
Available at this site:
- sign up for the adoption related mailing list
- full text of the proposed Uniform Adoption Act approved
by the NCCUSL
- connections to other adoption related sites and sites
that may be of interest to searching adoptees
Adoptees' Right To Know
-----------------------
<URL:http://www.alt.net/~waltj/shea/intro.html>
Text of WA state statutes relating to adoption. Comprehensive
information on the Rost case coming soon. Information on the
Krasniqi family. Sh...@oz.net
Adoptees Rights
---------------
<URL:http://www.netaxs.com/~sparky/adoption/rights.htm>
Adoption Reform
---------------
<URL:http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/
Links to home pages of AAC, Forget Me Not Society, NYSCCC
and OARA.
FAQs, ADOPTION LAW AND REFORM
-----------------------------
<URL:ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/km/kmc/adoption/>
<URL:ftp://ftp.webcom.com/pub/kmc/adoption/>
<URL:http://www.webcom.com/kmc/>
Each ftp site has subdirectories /search and /law/ca/cases.
See file /pub/km/kmc/adoption/readme.txt for a full description,
some files available in more than one version [Ascii, GNU, ZIP,
HTML]
Among the offerings at these sites:
- In the /search subdirectory, forms for AOL and VSN.
- Commentary on some proposed laws and recent studies.
- In /cases subdirectory, information on some high profile cases.
- UN Convention documents related to adoption.
F.R.E.E. - Father's Rights and Equality Exchange
------------------------------------------------
<URL:http://www.vix.com>
Krasniqi Family Information
---------------------------
<URL:http://user.aol.com/doughskept/witchhunt/krasniqi.txt>
Information on the efforts to help the Krasniqi family.
Council on American-Islamic Relations ca...@ix.netcom.com
Losses in Adoption
------------------
<URL:http://tyler.net/BSWGod1st/Reform.htm>
A listing of names of those who have sufferred the
"second loss" of death before reunion. Also essays on
adoption practices and reform.
2. Lobbying Organizations: ADOPTION REFORM COALITIONS
======================================================
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA CA]
1138 Aqua Vista St. #22
Studio City, CA 91602
818-980-7398
Colorado Adoption Dynamics
4301 E. Amherst #212
Denver CO 80222
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA DE]
20 Yeats Dr.
New Castle DE 19720
302-325-2903
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA FL]
3100 Hunter Rd.
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33331
954-384-8909
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA HI]
55 Niuiki Cir.
Honolulu HI 96821
808-377-2345
STAC state contact {Stop the UAA ID]
1512 Shenandoah
Boise ID 83712
voc: 208-384-1054
fax: 208-368-9885
ICARE
PO Box 8393
Northfield, IL 60093
voc: 847-441-7581
fax: 847-446-1615
Informed Choice for Birthparents
444 E. 2150 North Rd
Deland IL 61839
voc: 217-664-3342
fax: 217-664-3342
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA IL]
222 E. Pearson #602
Chicago IL 60611
312-642-3617
Indiana Adoption Coalition
Candy Jones
P.O. Box 1292
Kokomo, IN 46903-1292
voc: 317-453-4427
fax: 317-453-7418
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA IN]
6131 Maren Dr.
Speedway IN 46224
317-291-7577
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA IA]
1049 36th St
Des Moines IA 50311
515-274-5007
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA MD]
4622 Woodfield Rd
Bethseda MD 20814
301-493-5721
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA MA]
20 Nagog Hill Rd.
Littleton MA 01460-2212
508-962-6610
Liberal Ed. for Adoptive Families
23247 Lofton Ct. N.
N.Scandia MN 55073
612-436-2215
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA MN]
6429 Mendelssohn Ln
Edina MN 55343
612-938-5866
STAC state contact {Stop the UAA MO]
2606 Meadowview DR.
Jefferson MO 65109
314-635-4575
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA NH]
Box 447
Nasua NH 03060
603-889-4524
New Jersey Coalition for Openness in Adoption
Legislative Office
29 Hill Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
74354...@compuserve.com
voc: 201-267-8698
fax: 201-267-8305
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA NJ]
306 Lenapi Dr.
Franklin Lakes NJ 07417
201-891-4234
Adoptees Political Action Coalition
P.O. Box 2807
Glenville, NY 12302
Membership $20/yr individual
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA NY]
188 Vliet Bl.
Cohes NY 12047-1816
518-238-2811
Adoption Coalition for Open Records
Box 4153
Chapel Hill NC 27515
919-967-5010
AAC - Ohio
fax: 216-261-1164
bl...@po.cwru.edu
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA OH]
1148B Clarion Ave
Holland OH 43528
419-865-3169
Oregon Adoptive Rights Association
http://www.oara.org/
PA Coalition for Openess in Adoption
20 Runnemede V2
New Hope, PA 18938
215-862-2695
President: Abigail Lovett
PA Adoption Legislation Coalition
24 North Merion Avenue #127
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
voc: 610-631-2829
fax: 610-520-4552
Director: Nancy M. Newman, Esq.
nanp...@aol.com
(reform relating to all adoption issues)
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA PA]
8130 Hawthorne Dr
Erie PA 16509
voc: 814-899-1493
fax: 814-866-2535
Tennessee Open Records Task Force (TENOR)
voc: 415-461-3036
fax: 415-461-4686
Tennessee Coalition For Adoption Reform
P.O. Box 41808
Nashville TN 37204
voc: 901-386-2197 (memphis office)
fax: 901-385-5453
TxCARE Texas Coalition for Adoption Reform and Education
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA TX]
Adoption Triad Forum [newsletter]
P.O.Box 832161
Richardson TX 75083-2161.
voc: 214-699-8386
fax 214 699-1269
Subscriptions are $15 for one year (six issues)
dhen...@uwspmail.uwsp.edu
Alic...@AOL.com
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA VT]
RR 2 Box 2280
Charlotte VT 05445
802-425-2478
K. Butterfield
Box 267
Williston VT 05495
Coalition For Adoptive Reform
P.O. Box 8461
Richmond, VA 23226-8461
STAC state Contact [Stop the UAA WV]
3500 Syaunton Ave SE #17
Charleston WV 25304
304-926-8344
STAC state contact [Stop the UAA WI]
4511 Woodridge Dr
Eau Claire WI 54701
715-835-6695
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alt.adoption FAQ 6: Books, Multimedia and Periodicals
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Contents:
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Introduction
1. Catalogs
2. New Listings
3. Relinguishing A Child For Adoption
4. Adoptees - adult non-fiction
5. Birth Parents
6. Searchers, Searching & Reunions
7. Search and Reunion -- biographies
8. Biographies and other true tales
9. Records Access
10. Healing
11. General Works
12. Periodicals
13. Education Videos
14. Education Audio Tapes
15. URLs: Artistic/Narrative Links
Introduction
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Many good books in the adoption community are published independently
or by small presses and are not generally found on the shelves of
the local bookstore or in standard catalogs. This list is intended
to help those in the adoption community learn about and locate books,
magazines, and other multimedia materials that may otherwise be hard to find.
There are now several online catalogs offerring a wide selection
of print, audio, and visual materials. Those materials represented
in those catalogs have been dropped from this listing. Since a large
portion of the material online is on such topics as how to adopt,
adoptive parenting, and material for children, those topics have been
dropped from this listing. I may still announce new books in
those topics. The selections aimed at adoptees, birth parents, and
those interested in search are unfortunately still significantly
lacking.
1. Catalogs
===========
Adopted Child: http://www.moscow.com/Resources/Adoption/Adoption.html
Adoptive Families of America: http://www.adoptivefam.org/
Amazon Books Catalog: http://www.amazon.com/
Forget Me Not Family Society: http://www2.portal.ca/~adoption
Oryx Press: http://www.oryxpress.com/
PBS Video http://www.pbs.org/
Readers Index: http://www.readersndex.com/
Roszia Unlimited http://www.asyst.net/Roze/Roszia.htm
RSquared Press http://www.izzy.net/~danr/rsquared.html
Tapestry Books Catalog: http://www.webcom.com/tapestry
House of Tomorrow Productions
4209 McKinney Ave. #200, Dallas, Tx. 75205
voice: 1-800-944-4460, 1-214-526-8721 fax: 1-214-528-7168
Psychotherapy Center for Adoptive Families
7600 Grand Rver, Suite 290, Brighton, MI 48116
RC Publications/ MayDay Project
Box 8445, Berkeley, CA 94707-8445
Send a SASE for list of published and audiotaped materials on the
birth parent experience and healing strategies.
Sweet Silver Enterprises
P.O. Box 120493, Dept T, Nashville TN 37212
voc: 615-269-6755 fax: 615-298-4172
2. New Listings
===============
no new listings
Coming in 1996:
Everything You Need to Know About Surrending Your Child
For Adoption (The Need To Know Library).* Aliza Sherman.
Sept. 1996. Rosen. ISBN 0823922669. Written for
pregnant teens and young adults.
Patty's Journey: From Orphanage to Adoption and Reunion.*
Donna Scott Norling. Oct. 1996. ISBN 0816628661.
3. Relinquishing a Child
========================
(see also Birth Parent & Healing)
Adoption: A Legal Guide For Birth And Adoptive Parents.*
Kelly Sifferman. 1994. Career Press. ISBN 1564140822. 8.00
Adoption and Disclosure: a Review of the Law. Dewoody.
1993. CWLA. ISBN 0878685774. 13.00
Bitter Fruit : Women's Experiences of Unplanned Pregnancy,
Abortion, and Adoption.* Rita Townsend & Ann Perkins, eds.
286p. 1992. Hunter House.
Care of the Mother Grieving a Baby Relinquished for Adoption.*
Rosemary Mander. 1995. Avebury. ISBN 1856285979.
Choices, Chances, Changes: A Guide to Making an Informed Choice
About Your Untimely Pregnancy.* Carole J Anderson. 62p. CUB. 5.00.
From We to Just Me.* Kristapher Ryan. 1990. (Avail. from Freedom
to Be Me Seminars, POB 52057, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2M 5P9).
12.50.
Guide To Accidental Pregnancy.* Ann Furedi. 1996. Oxford.
ISBN 0192624458. 10.00
The Post Adoption Experience of Surrendering Parents.* pamphlet
CUB. 2.50.
Pregnant By Mistake: The Stories of Seventeen Women. Katrina
Maxtone-Graham. rev ed. 456p. 1987. Remi Bks. 21.95; pap. 12.95.
Saying Goodbye To A Baby.* Ratricia Roles. 2 Vol. 1989. CWLA.
Vol 1 is birthparents guide, Vol 2 is counsolers guide. A guide to
loss and grief in adoption.
Saying Goodbye to a Baby: A Book About Loss & Grief in Adoption.*
Patricia Roles. pap. 92p. 1991. Revised. Written for birth parents
dealing with unspoken loss and grief. CWLA 12.95.
To Keera With Love: Abortion, Adoption or Keeping the Baby, The
Story of One Teen's Choice.* Kayla M Becker & Connie K Heckert.
190p. Sheed & Ward MO. pap. 7.95.
Walk A Mile In My Shoes: a book about biological parents for
foster parents and social workers.* Judith A. B. Lee, Danielle
Nisivoccia. 87p. 1989. CWLA.
What Kind Of Love? : the diary of a pregnant teenager.* Sheila
Cole. fiction. 192p. Lothrop. (9-adult) Fictional account of an
unwanted teenage pregnancy and the decision to place for adoption.
1995.
4. Adoptees -- Adult Non-Fiction
================================
Adoption Machine, The. Jo Anne Swanson. 36p. 1989. Birco. pap. 4.50.
Adoption Reality: A Paradox.* Ginni D Snodgrass. 92p. 1990.
GS Enterprise. 5.95.
Adoption: Yes...But.* Ginni D Snodgrass. Ed by J Douglas Watson.
92p. (rev & enl ed). 1990. GS Enterprise. 5.95.
Eternal Inspirations: A True Story on Adoption.* E Lynn Giddens.
120p. 1983. Amberly Pubns. pap. 4.50.
Faces of Adoption.* E Lynn Giddens. 102p. 1983. Amberly. pap. 5.50.
Heartcries From the Adoption Triangle.* Sandra K Musser & Norm
Smith, eds. 1986. write for info. Jan Pubns.
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss.* Hope Edelman. Addison-
Wesley. 1994. Personal essays and interviews with women about the
loss of a mother through death, adoption, or other means.
Relative Origins: Famous Foster and Adopted People.* Maria and
Aileen Dever. 201p. 1992. National Book Co.
Secrets Manual, Journal & Workbook.* Triadoption Publ.
Tell Me No More Secrets, No More Lies: Life As an Adoptee.* Ginni
D Snodgrass. 150p. Illus. 1990. GS Enterprise. 10.95.
Which Mother is Mine?. Joan Oppenheimer. Bantam Bks. 1980.
Who Is My Mother?. Claire Marcus. Triad Society-Canada.
Whose Child Am I? Adults' Recollections of Being Adopted*. John Y.
Powell. 127p. casebound. 1985. Tiresias Pr. 13.95.
5. Birth Parents
================
Birthparents' Perspective on Adoption.* pamphlet CUB. 2.50.
Bitter Fruit : Women's Experiences of Unplanned Pregnancy,
Abortion, and Adoption.* Rita Townsend & Ann Perkins, eds. 1992.
Hunter House.
Confessions of a Lost Mother.* Elisa Barton. 1996. 171 p.
A collection of emails between the author and triad
members and Ms. Barton's reflections and critique of the
adoption system. ISBN 0-9650795-0-3 14.95 (PA + 6%) + 2.50 s/h
men...@aol.com Elisa Barton, 744 Claredon Rd, Narbeth PA 19072
Exile.* Mary Anne Cohen. Poems about losing a child. 5.00.
From We to Just Me.* Kristapher Ryan. 1990. (Avail. from Freedom
to Be Me Seminars, POB 52057, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2M 5P9).
12.50.
Half a Million Women `Mothers who lose their children by
adoption'.* D. Howe, P. Sawbridge and D. Hinings. 1992. Penguin
UK. (Bath Road, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 ODA, UK) Complied, P.
Sawbridge of the PAC (Post Adoption Center). Details the
experiences of birthmothers 50's - 70's and the unrecognised
suffering they went through.
Hope: A Collection of Birthfamily Stories, Poems, and Letters.*
Alicia Lanier, ed. 1993. Hope Cottage Adoption Center. Women
who relinquished to closed adoptions share their experience. 5.08.
Living Mistakes: Mothers Who Consented to Adoption. Kate Inglis.
200p. 1984. Allen Unwin. Australian birth mothers tell all. 22.50;
pap. 10.95.
MayDay! Reclaiming Our Voices.* 1993? RC Publications,
P.O. Box 8445, Berkeley CA 94707-8445. Bound collection of
quarterly publications of MayDay! publishing project. Personal
essays on being a birth mother, healing strategies, reviews, etc.
The Post Adoption Experience of Surrendering Parents.* pamphlet
CUB. 2.50.
Pregnant By Mistake: The Stories of Seventeen Women. Katrina
Maxtone-Graham. rev ed. 456p. 1987. Remi Bks. 21.95; pap. 12.95.
Relinquishing Mothers In Adoption.* Robin C. Winkler, M van Keppel.
1984. Melbourne, Australia. Institue of Family Studies.
Secret-Sharing With Loved Ones: Personal Stories Of Telling
Children and Others.* Marsha Riben and Mary Anne Cohen, eds.
pamphlet 17p. Origins. Birthparents tell their children at
home about the sibling lost to adoption.
Secrets Manual, Journal & Workbook.* Triadoption Publ.
Shattered Dreams - Lonely Choices: Birthparents of Babies with
Disabilities Talk About Adoption.* Joanne Finnegan. 184p. 1993.
22.95.
The Social Worker's Role in Adoption.* pamphlet CUB. 2.50
Storied Lives: The Cultural Politics of Self-Understanding.*
George C. Rosewald and Richard L Ochberg, eds. 304p. 1992. Yale
Univ. Press. Not about adoption per se but has an interesting
chapter "How do you introduce yourself as a childless mother?":
Birthparent interpretations of parenthood.
Telling Your Children & Others.* Mary Anne Cohen & Marsha Riben.
Accounts of woman who told the child they raised and other loved
ones about the child they lost to adoption. 5.00.
To Keera With Love: Abortion, Adoption or Keeping the Baby, The
Story of One Teen's Choice.* Kayla M Becker & Connie K Heckert.
190p. Sheed & Ward MO. pap. 7.95.
To Love & Let Go. Suzanne Arms. 240p. 1983. Knopf. 21.45.
Wake Up Little Suzie.* Rickie Solinger. 324p. 1992. Routledge. An
analysis of maternity home programs for unwed mothers 1945-1965.
What Kind Of Love? : the diary of a pregnant teenager.* Sheila
Cole. fiction. 192p. Lothrop. (9-adult) Fictional account of an
unwanted teenage pregnancy and the decision to place for adoption.
1995.
Within Me, Without Me Adoption: an open and shut case?* Sue Wells.
1994. Scarlet Press, 5 Montague Road, London. Women in England and
New Zealand tell their experiences. Covers adoptions from the
1960's-1990's. Includes accounts from a wide variety of
situations: closed and open adoptions, mixed race, and some
complicated and tragic situations.
Yesterday they Took My Baby.* Ben Wicks. Adoption from a birth
parent perspective.
Young Unwed Fathers: changing roles and emerging policies.* Robert
Lerman and Theodora Ooms, eds. 348p. Temple Univ Press. Serious
essays look at unwed fatherhood in the US as a policy issue. 1993.
6. Searchess, Searching & Reunions
==================================
Adoption Blue Book.* annual. Birthparent Connection, PO Box
230643, Encinitas, CA 92023-0643. State by state listing of
search groups. 16.50.
Adoption Searchbook, The: Techniques For Tracing People.* 3rd
Edition. Mary Jo Rillera. 224p. 1993. Triadoption. 18.95.
Adoption Searches Made Easier.* Joseph Culligan. 1996. 758p.
Don't let the page numbers fool you, most of the book is the
same listing of addresses and indexes found in many search books,
but there are chapters of solid, general search advice in the first
chapters of the book written for the do-it-yourself searching
adoptee or birth parent. Updated annually. ISBN: 1-57296-100-7
FJA, Inc.
By Order Of Adoption.* Jean A. Downie. 1995. Distinctive
Publishing, Inc, Plantation Florida. Search information. Can be
ordered directly from Mrs. Downie 813-639-8346.
Courageous Blessing.* Carol Demuth. 49p. 1993. Aries Center. A
guide to support adoptive parents through a search undertaken by
their son or daughter.
Directory of ISC Consultants. looseleaf ring binder. annual. ISC.
Faint Trails: An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Adult
Adoptee-Birth Parent Reunification Searches.* Hal Aigner. 104p.
1980. Paradigm. pap. 4.95.
Get the Facts on Anyone. Dennis King. 1992. P-H. 15.00. ISBN
067186470X
Great Adoptee Searchbook.* Jean Straus. 88p. 1990. Castle Rock
Publications., Box 161, Worcester, MA 01602. 9.95.
Halfway Home: Contact and Reunion Guidelines.* Lynn-Claire Davis.
Some questions and answers to consider before making contact
and during the first stages of a reunion. 18.00.
Armed Froces Locator Directory.* Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson.
157p. 5th edition. Military Info Enterprises, P.O. Box 5143,
Burlington NC 27216. $23.
How to Search in Canada.* Joan Marshall. 110p. SearchLine, 63
Holborn Ave., Nepean, Ont. K2C 3H1, 613-825-1640. ISBN 0-9694050-
0-6. Canadian records. Provincial adoption disclosure legislation
and policies. Sources of information in Canada. National
resources. Advice and information from an adoptee who is also a
birth parent. 21.95.
In Search Of Your Canadian Roots.* Agnus Baxter. Macmillian
Canada. ISBN 0-7715-9019-9 1994. 18.95. Information organized by
province.
ISC Searchbook, The.* Helen Gallagher, Nancy Sitterly & Pat
Sanders. 40p.1986. ISC. pap. 6.00
Instant National Locator Guide, The. Fay Faron. Directory of zip
codes, area codes, atlas, etc.
Making Contact.* Dirck W. Brown and Susan Miller-Havens. A brief
guide to making contact after a completed search.
Preparing For Re-Union.* The Children's Society. UK 5.99ukp
Useful addresses and information to help for the adoptee
or birth parent interested in reunion.
Reunion Book, The.* Volume I. 214p. 1991. Triadoption. 70 stories
of reunited people.19.95.
Search - A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents.*, 2nd Edition.
Jayne Askin with Molly Davis. 1992. Oryx Press.
Search Aftermath & Adjustments.* Pat Sanders & Nancy Sitterly.
32p. 1983. ISC. exploration of post search issues.
Search Consultant's Handbook, The.* Patricia Sanders. 32p. 1983.
ISC. pap. 3.50
Search Options - Choices for Triad Members Contemplating or
Conductiong A Search.* Patricia Sanders and Susan Miller-Havens.
The alternatives available to triad members interested in
searching. 6.00.
Search & Support Directory, The.* Triadoption. Listings of
addresses, fees etc. of groups worldwide, courts, adoption units,
etc. 24.95.
Searching in California. Pat Sanders. 1982. ISC.
Searching in Florida.* Diane C Robie. 1982. ISC. 10.95.
Searching in Illinois.* Gayle Beckstead & Mary Lou Kozub. 210p.
1984. ISC.pap. 12.95.
Searching in Indiana.* Mickey Dimon Carty. 278p. 1985. ISC. pap.
14.95.
Searching in New York.* Kate Burke. 270p. 1987. ISC. pap. 15.95.
The bulk of the book consists of indexes of cities/counties, etc
not search advice.
Secret-Sharing With Loved Ones: Personal Stories Of Telling
Children and Others.* Marsha Riben and Mary Anne Cohen, eds.
pamphlet 17p. Origins. Birthparents tell their children at
home about the sibling lost to adoption.
Sibling Reunions.* Randolph W. Severson. An exploration of the
emotional issues when siblings meet. 6.00.
Telling Your Children & Others.* Mary Anne Cohen & Marsha Riben.
Accounts of woman who told the child they raised and other loved
ones about the child they lost to adoption. 5.00.
Thoughts for Birthparents Newly Considering Search.* pamphlet CUB.
4.50.
Thoughts to Consider for Newly Searching Adoptees.* pamphlet CUB.
3.50
Tracing Missing Persons: An Introduction to Agencies, Methods and
Sources in England and Wales.* Colin D. Rogers. 1987. Manchester
University Press. Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.
ISBN 0-7190-1901-x. Sterling pounds 12.95.
U.S.A. Search Resources Directory, The.* Jone Carlson. A search
resource for those who wish to search and don't know where to
begin. 15.00
When in doubt check him out : A woman's survival guide for the
'90's.* Joseph J. Culligan. Research Investigative Service
ISBN 0963062123. 19.95. Annual updates.
Where to Write For Vital Records: Births, Death, Marriages &
Divorces. Nat'l Ctr for Health Stats Staff. Ed by Klaudia Cox.
73p. Nat'l Ctr for Health Stats. pap. 2.00.
Why Won't My Birthmother Meet Me?* pamphlet. CUB. 2.50.
You, Too, Can Find Anybody - A Reference Manual.* Joseph Culligan.
updated annually. ISBN 0-96306210-7 pap. A good general search
book for the inexperienced non-professional.
7. Search and Reunion -- Biography
==================================
Family Secrets: A Writer's Search For His Parents & His Past.*
David Leitch. 256p. 1986 Delacorte. 17.95.
Finding Family.* Rick Ouston. New Star books. 1994?. Canadian
search and bittersweet reunion by TV newsreporter.
From Beginning To End: The Rituals of Our Lives.* Robert Fulghum.
Villard. 1995. The author and his daughter write about their reunion.
I Wish You Didn't Know My Name: The Story of Michele Launders &
Her Daughter Lisa.* Michele Launders & Penina Spiegel. 1990.
Warner Bks. 17.95.
I Would Have Searched Forever.* Sandra K Musser. 4th ed. Thomas
Verica, ed. 1985. Jan Pubns., a div of ATM, Inc. pap. 6.95.
In Search of a Stranger. Warren E Siegmond. Cameo Pr. 1981.
Joined At The Heart.* Nance Vizedom. 153p. 1993. A mother's
search for her son whom she finds died shortly before finishing
her search. 8.00
Letter to Louise. Pauline Collins. 1992. autobiographical. an
adoptees story.
Letters To My Birthmother.* Amy Dean. Autobiographical. 1991.
Limb of Your Tree, A: The Story of an Adopted Twin's Search For
Her Roots. Doris D Smith. 176p. 1984. Exposition Pr. 10.00.
Magnetism of Blood, The. Bernard Arthur. 1984. Highland
Publishers. (Avail. from the author for $15; write to: W1162
County Highway P, Stratford, WI 54484).
Missing Links. Vincent Begley. 202p. 1989. Claycomb Pr. 9.95.
Mother Can You Hear Me?. Elizabeth C Allen. 208p. 1983. Dodd Mead.
13.95.
Mother's Son.* Terry Copeman. 1989. Maclean Dubois. 10 Rutland Sq,
Edinburgh, Scotland. The authors several year search and reunion
with his mother and his father's family.
Once Removed: Voices From Inside the Adoption Triangle. Sherry
Sleighton & Wendie Remond. 1982. McGraw-Hill-Ryerson.
On the Outside Looking In.* Michael Reagan & Joe Hyams. 1988.
Zebra. 17.95.
One Against the Storm.* Stanley C Mann. 221p. Illus. Quest Utah.
pap. 6.95
The Other Mother: A Woman's Love for the Child She Gave up for
Adoption.* Carol Schaefer. 296p. 1991. Soho Press. A mother's
story of her search and reunion. 19.95.
Out of My Tree. Hawood D Giles. 276p. 1982. Philos Lib. 15.95.
Reunion, The Search for My Birth Family.* Madeline Allen. An
adoptee living in Quebec searches through the Canadian systems.
Invercauld Pub. 29 Summer St. Lennoxville, Que., Canada J1M 1G4.
inv...@login.net (Madelene Allen).
The Search For Paul David.* Pauline Evans. 1994. NorthWest Pub.
ISBN 1569011613. A mother's search. 9.00
Search For Anna Fisher, The. Florence Fisher. 224p. 1986. Fawcett
pap. 2.95; 320p. 1988. Har-Row. pap. 8.95.
So, Here I Am? But Where Did I Come From?* Mary Ruth Witherspoon.
Adoptee's story of her search and the bureaucracy that stood in
her way. 20.00.
The Stranger Who Bore Me: Adoptee - Birth Mother Relationships.*
Karen March. 160p. 1995. University of Toronto Press. Sixty
adoptees talk about the personal dilemmas created by secrecy in
adoption, the need to search, and contact with birth mothers.
17.95
Stories of Adoption: Loss and Reunion.* Eric Blau. 132p. 1993.
Adoptees, birthparents, and adoptive parents who have experienced
reunion. 16.95.
Torn From The Heart: an amazing true story of a birthmother's
search for her lost daughter.* Lousie Jurgens. 213p. 1992. Aslan.
Understanding the Triad.* Dirck W. Brown. First hand reunion
accounts by birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive parents. 5.00
Wanted: First Child: A Birth Mother's Story.* Rebecca Harsin.
144p. 1991. Fithian Pr. 9.95.
What Kind of Love is This?. Sandra K Musser. Steve Zimmerman, ed.
1982. Jan Pubns. pap. 7.95.
When Summer's In the Meadow.* Niall & Breen Williams. 256p. 1990.
Soho Press. pap. 9.95.
8. Biographies and other true tales
===================================
Adopted Woman, An.* Katrina Maxtone-Graham. 1983. Remi Bks; 1982.
write for info. Eleventh Hour. autobiography. 18.95.
Adoption Story: A Son is Given.* Marguerite Ryan. 231. 1989.
Rawson Assoc. 17.95.
Andrew, You Died Too Soon.* Corinne Chilstrom. An adoptive mother
writes about the suicide of her son at 18, what adoption meant to
him, and what he meant to his family.
Baby M Case: A Collection of the Complete Trial Transcripts.* Sara
Robbins. 6 vols. WS Hein. 450.00.
Baby Swap Conspiracy, The.* Loretta Schwatrz-Nobel. 248p. 1993.
Villard Bks. Investigative look at the May and Twigg families
20.00
Babies For Sale: The Tennessee Children's Home Adoption Scandal.*
Linda Tollett Austin. 171p. 1993. Praeger.
Birth Mother: America's First Legal Surrogate Mother Tells the Story
of Her Change of Heart.* Elizabeth Kane (pseudonym). 1988. HBJ.
Death in White Bear Lake, A.* Barry Siegel. 448p. 1990. Bantam. 19.95.
True account of Lois Jurgen's murder of her adopted son.
Empty Cradles.* Margaret Humphreys. British Doubleday. 1994. About
the plight of "child migrants", adopted out of UK for "better
lives" in other parts of the kingdom, and the ongoing effort to
reunite them with their families.
The God Sent Child - the bitter adoption of Baby David.* Kim
Westad. 1994? Viking. An 18 yr old Cree, veteran of 10 foster homes
and an abusive adoption placed her own son with a family in Victoria,
B.C. that promised, but never delivered, an open adoption. Almost
immediately Teena changed her mind. The story of the court battle and
an analysis of what could have been done differently.
I Wish You Didn't Know My Name.* Michele Launders. 216p. 1990.
Warner. Michele Launders is Lisa's mother. Lisa (1981-1987) was
murdered by NY lawyer who was suppose to place her for adoption.
Lost Bird of Wounded Knee: Spirit of the Lakota.* Renee Sansome-
Flood. Four days after the Wounded Knee massacre a baby was found
underneath her dead mother's body. General Colby kept the child.
This Pulitzer nominee book follows the life an this adoptee who was
never accepted by her adoptive family or the culture in which she was
raised.
Mother's Story,A.* Mary Beth Whitehead & Loretta Schwartz-Nobel.
1990. St Martin. pap. 4.95.
My Child Your Child.* Terry Treseder and Terrilyn Ainscough.
Desert Book Company. The story of an adoption told by both
the adoptive and birth mothers. Some insights into the LDS
position on adoption. P.O. Box 30178, SLC UTAH 84130
ISBN 0875795560
Sudden Fury: A True Story of Adoption and Murder.* Leslie Walker.
Illus.400p. 1989. St. Martin. 18.95.
They Cage the Animals At Night.* Jennings Michael Burch. 293p.
1985. Signet. Autobiography of growing up in institutional care in
NYC.
9. Records Access
=================
Right of Adoptees to Know Their Biological Parents, The: A
Bibliography.* Tim J Watts. 16p. 1988. Vance Biblios. 5.00.
Right to Know Who You Are, The.* Keith C. Griffith, M.B.E. Reform of
adoption law and open records.
Unlocking the Adoption Files.* Paul Sachdev. 247p. 1989. Lexington
Bks. The results of a 3 year study of over 300 birthparents,
adoptees, adoptive parents, and adoption agency personel presented
in a manner understandable to the general public. 13.95.
10. Healing & Trauma
====================
Adoptee Trauma.* Heather Carlini. A discussion of adoptee's seven
griefing stages.
Adoption: Charms and Rituals for Healing.* Randolph W. Severson.
Discussion of extended metaphor, fables and stories to enhance the
individual's perception of his/her adoption experience. 13.00
Adoption Encounter: Hurt, Transition, Healing.* Mary Jo Rillera.
19.95 PURE.
Birth Mother Trauma.* Heather Carlini. A book for birth mothers
that addresses the trauma that remains from the relinquishment of
a child to adoption.
Care of the Mother Grieving a Baby Relinquished for Adoption.*
Rosemary Mander. 1995. Avebury. ISBN 1856285979.
Helping Women Cope With Grief. P. Silverman. 1981 Chapter on
"The grief of the birthmother". Sage Publications.
Primal Wound.* Nancy Newton Verrier. 231p. 1993. Self published
(FAX 510-284-4248) Using information from pre-and perinatal
psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss focuses those findings on
the adoption and separation from the birthmother. ISBN 0963648004
11. General Works
=================
1984 guide to films on adoption. Abigal Norman. 12p. 1984. Media
Network.
The Adoption Triangle. Julia Tugendhat. 1992. Bloomsbury
2 Soho Square, London W1V 5DE, UK. Narratives from all parts of
the triad.
Adoption Crisis: The Truth Behind Adoption and Foster Care.* Carole
McKelvey and JoEllen Stevens. 231p. 1994. Authors support
redistributing money from foster care to family preservation and
adoption, and support pre- and post-adoption counseling and
information. 22.95
Adoption : The Inside Story*. Judy Austin. 1985. Barn Owl Books, 3
Ranelagh Gardens, Stamford Brook Avenue, London W6 OYE, UK. Cases
from PPIAS. Families who have adopted; their experiences and
thoughts. Includes experiences of adopting older children, mentally
and physically handicapped, bi-racial and transracial children.
The Adoption Papers.* Jackie Kay. 64p 1991. Dufour Editions. Poetry.
Adoption and Spirituality.* Randolph Severson. 23p. Poetry, history,
and the author's reflections. 5.00.
The Adoption Triangle.* Julia Tugendhat. 1992. Bloomsbury Pbsing, 2
Soho Square, London W1V 5DE, UK. Narratives from all parts of the
triad.
Babies Remember Birth. David Chamberlain. 256p. 1988. J P Tarcher.
16.95.
Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of
Happiness.* Elaine Tyler May. 1995. BasicBooks. How American society
has viewed children and procreation the last 200 years. Looks at
both voluntary and involuntary childnessness. ISBN 0-465-00609-4.
Betrayal: a report on violence towared children in today's world.
Caroline Moorehead, ed. 267p. 1990. Partial list of situations
covered: street children, child labor, children of war, children in
prison, trafficking in children for adoption, migrant children,
children with AIDS.
Beyond the Best Interests of the Child. Joseph Goldstein, et al. 1984
ed. Free Press. pap. 10.95.
Child Abuse and Adoption.* CUB pamphlet. 3.50.
Exile.* Mary Anne Cohen. Poems about losing a child. 5.00.
From Father's Property to Children's Rights: The History of Child
Custody in the United States.* Mary Ann Mason. 237p. 1994. Columbia
Univ Press. ISBN 0-231-08046-8.
Guide My Feet.* Marian Wright Edelman. 224p. 1995. Meditations, vows,
and prayers on loving and working for children by the founder and
president of the Children's Defense Fund.
In the Best Interests of the Child. Joseph Goldstein, et al. 1986.
192p. Free Press. 17.95; pap. 10.95.
Infant Mind. Richard M Restak. Illus. 288p. 1986. Doubleday. 18.95.
Mother-infant Bonding: A Scientific Fiction.* Diane Eyer. 237p. 1992.
Yale Univ. Press.
Orphans: Real and Imaginary. Eileen Simpson. 259p. 1987. Weidenfeld &
Nicolson. 16.95.
Power And Decision: the social control of reproduction.* Gita Sen,
Rachel C. Snow, eds. 1994. Harvard Univ Press. Covers a variety of
global political, ethical, and economic questions regarding child bea
ring and child rearing.
Relative Origins: Famous Foster and Adopted People.* Maria and Aileen
Dever. 201p. 1992. National Book Co.
Sacred Bond: The Legacy of Baby M.* Phyllis Chesler. 256p. 1988.
16.95. Times Books; 1989. pap. 7.95. Random.
Shedding Light on... The Dark Side of Adoption. Marsh Riben 1988.
Harlo Press.
Storied Lives: The Cultural Politics of Self-Understanding.*
George C. Rosewald and Richard L Ochberg, eds. 304p. 1992. Yale Univ.
Press. Not about adoption per se but has an interesting chapter "How
do you introduce yourself as a childless mother?": Birthparent
interpretations of parenthood.
Surrogacy & the Moral Economy.* Derek Morgan. 1990. Gower Pub Co.
44.95.
Surrogate Mother's Story.* Patricia Adair. 140p. 1987. Loiry Pubs
Hse. 14.95.
Surrogate Motherhood: The Ethics of Using Human Beings.* Thomas A
Shanon. 212p. 1988. Crossroad NY. 17.95.
A Time for Sweeping Change; Re-examining Adoption.* pamphlet CUB 2.50
Understanding the Triad.* Dirck Brown. Accounts by adoptees adoptive
parents and birth parents. 5.00.
When There's No Place Like Home : Options for Children Living Apart
From Their Natural Families.* Jan Blacher, ed. 355p. 1994. P.H.
Brookes Pub. Co. Discusses a wide spectrum of placement options for
children, the impact of social and legal policies on placement,
alternative families, residential placement, and the need to
reconceptualize placement.
Who Am I? : Identity, Adoption and Human Fertilisation.* 1990. C.
Walby & B. Symons. BAAF (British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering).
London SE1 1RQ, UK. Discussion series 12.
ISBN 0 903534878. Parallels the secrecy and ambiguity that pervaded
the closed adoption system with AID and newer fertilisation methods.
Draws conclusion that openness and honesty should be aimed for in all
forms of human fertilisation methods.
Young Unwed Fathers: changing roles and emerging policies.* Robert
Lerman and Theodora Ooms, eds. 348p. Temple Univ Press. Serious
essays look at unwed fatherhood in the US as a policy issue. 1993.
12. Periodicals
===============
(see also FAQ 5 under National Organizations for those with newletters).
Adopted Child Newsletter see Adopted Child above
Open Adoption Birthparent see RSquared Press above
Reunions Magazine: http://www.execpc.com/~reunions
Roots & Wings Adoption Magazine: http://www.adopting.org/rw.html
The Seeker Magazine: http://www.the-seeker.com/
Adoption Helper Magazine
Dept. A, 189 Springdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario M4C 1Z6 Canada
aa...@torfree.net Robin Hilborn, publisher
Bi-monthly magazine for Canadian adoptive parents
Adoption/Medical News
Adoptions Advocates Press
1921 Ohio St. NE, Palm Bay, Fla. 32907.
fax 407 724-0815
voc 407 725-6379
Dr. Jerri Ann Jenista, infectious disease specialist, and adoptive
parent of 4 from India, editor. First issue due out this fall.
Medical info for families, adoption experts, and doctors. $36/yr.
Adoption Report
Child Welfare League of America, 440 First St., NW , Wash., DC 20001.
AdoptNet
P.O. Box 50514, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0514
A bi-monthly magazine primarily for new adoptive parents. Lots
of advertising from adoption agencies/agents. Some adoptee,
birth parent information.
Adoptalk
North American Council on Adoptable Children
1821 University Ave., Suite 498N, St. Paul, MN 55104.
Adoption Therapist
800-944-4460
Professional journal, of interest to all involved in adoption.
$20/yr US $30/yr outside US
Adoption Triad Forum
P.O. Box 832161, Richardson, TX 75083-2161
Editor: Alicia Lanier
email: Alic...@aol.com
fax: 214-699-1269
$15/yr 6 issues
American Journal of Adoption Reform
1139 Bal Harbor Boulevard, Suite 184, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
813-637-7477
Chain of Life
P.O. Box 8081 Berkeley, CA 94707.
Quarterly newsletter w/gay/lesbian/feminist slant. $2/issue;
$7-$15/yr. for six issues. Back issues are available.
Child Welfare.
Bi-monthly magazine of the Child Welfare League of
America (see Adoption Report above).
Connections
%Gail C. Walton
1417 East Miner Street, Arlington Heights, IL USA 60004
Quarterly magazine on India and the Indian Subcontinent, Focus
mainly on parenting children adopted from India.
US$14/year. Back issues available for US$3.50.
Geborener Deutscher
William L. Gage
805 Alvarado Drive N.E., Albuquerque NM 87108
Focus on German-American adoptees.
ISC Publications
P.O. Box 10192, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
ISC Directory of Consultants, looseleaf binder of ISC search
consultants and the areas they search worldwide.
Report on Foreign Adoption
ICCC, 911 Cypress Drive, Boulder, CO 80303
voice & fax: 303-494-8439
Annual report [1995 most recent] and updates bi-monthly $25/yr.
Midwest Searching Magazine
P.O. Box 122, Oakland City, Indiana 47660.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 410, Rockville, MD 20852
voice: 301-231-6512 fax: 301-984-8527
Free pamphlets on a wide variety of adoption issues available
as well as a searchable database [first 50? hits free].
On The Vine
P.O. Box 1852, Appleton WI 54913
Rebecca Dalton
For birth mothers of adoptees who are still minors.
People Searching News
P.O. Box 22611, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33335
407 768-2222
Bi-monthly search-oriented magazine. $16.50/yr; $20.50 Canadian;
$25 US foreign.
The Searching Resource
15420 Olde Highway 80, Space #151, El Cajon, CA 92021
Carol Robertson Carol...@aol.com and Amy Davey
$48/yr email $54 snail mail.
Make your check payable to Amy B. Davey
Started May 1995, aimed at beginning searchers. I haven't
seen it, but there is a lot of information available for free
to beginning searchers both on AOL and elsewhere on the net.
Searchers' Digest
P.O. Box 50219, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32240.
13. Education Videos
====================
Blossoms in the Mist. Why adoption records were closed in one
jurisdiction.
Decisions About Self & Family. Illus. (14+). 1980. multimedia teaching
kit 32.95. Soc Sci Ed.
Family Development. Social Science Education Consortium, Inc. 1980.
multimedia teaching kit 24.95; story of Megan 0.75. Soc Sci Ed.
Family Time. Paula Zahn. 15min. 1991. Ambrose Video. Originally
broadcast in 3 segments in May 1991 on "CBS This Morning." Deals with
a family issues such as the effects of genetics vs environment, birth
order and its effects on personality, and the story of identical
triplets separated at birth who found each other as young men.
Finding Christa. 55 min. Camille Billops and James Hatch. 1991. Du Art
Video. Partly documentary film concerning an artist who leaves her
3 year old daughter at a children's home and that daughter who later
seeks her out at the urgings of her adoptive mother.
Just For The Love: building families with adoptees, foster children,
and birth children. 16 min. 1991. Altschul Group. produced by Visions
Video. Dave and Bonnie Bredeson and their 13 children.
Parent's Night. Yan Moore. 16mm. 30min. 1987. Direct Cinema, Ltd. /
Playing With Time, Inc. with Taylor Productions; prod Linda Schuyler
and Kit Hood; dir Kit Hood. DeGrassi Junior High. no. 12. An adopted
child must confront his feelings about his two sets of parents and his
own identity. Also a young girl must face her pregnancy and how she
will deal with it since she decided against abortion.
Right To Know: America's Adoption Crisis, The. 1 hour. Two Peas
Production. Michael Reagan (Ron's son). Conversations with triad
members and an examination of the historical, social, and psychological
issues of closed adoption. ($21.00 American Adoption Congress).
Teen Pregnancy. 30 min. InVision Communications, Inc. (12-18) 1994. The
Schlessinger Teen Health Video Series. closed captioned. Meant to be
viewed with an adult. Interviews doctor, counselor, nurse-midwife,
teen peer counselor, teens, teen mothers. Abortion, parenting, and
adoption, teen sexuality, birth control, conception, and pre-natal care.
Understanding & Helping Adopted & Foster Children. 4 hours. Michael M
Katz, PhD. ($100.00-425.00. Psychotherapy Center for Adoptive Families)
What It Means To Join A Family Through Adoption. 2 videos. Fred Rogers
host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
Who Are The De Bolts, and where did they get 19 kids? 72 min. 1994.
Pyramid Film & Video. Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
Based on the book 19 Steps Up The Mountain by Joseph P. Blank. Documentary.
Window on Boulder: Intercultural adoptions. 30 min. Boulder County
Council of Chairs; United Way. Broadcast Channel 8 Boulder, Feb. 1995.
A community dialogue to help eliminate racism and racial discrimination.
Several people speak about their experiences adopting children or races
other than Caucasian.
14. EDUCATION AUDIO TAPES
=========================
Birthmother/Earthmother -- River of Life & the Call of Blood
60 min. 1994. Using the man made flooding of the Mississippi
River Valley as an analogy, comments on the Deboer attempt
to keep a child against the parent's will, and man's attempts
to manipulate natural flows whether rivers or reproduction.
MayDay Project. MD audiotape #2. RC Publications.
MayDay! Reclaiming Our Voices. 90 minutes. 1993. Selection
of readings from birth mothers. MD Audiotape #1 from the
MayDay publication project. RC Publications.
15. URLs: Artistic/Narrative
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Adoptee Life
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<URL:http://www.iquest.net/~jlyst/alife.htm>
Adoptees leave thank you notes to their birth parents.
Adoption Connections Project
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<URL:http://www.sover.net/~adopt>
This project seeks to bring together birth mothers, adopted
daughters, adoptive mothers, foster mothers and step mothers to
share their stories. Susan Wadia-Ellis ad...@sover.net
Adozione Grande Avventura
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<URL:http://www.areacom.it/html/assben/servsoc/title.htm>
In Italian, an adoptive parent's account of the process.
AIML Adoption Gallery
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<URL:http://www.webreflection.com/aiml/contribute.html>
Poetry, essays, and artwork on adoption themes. Submissions
from adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents welcome.
Dana Kressierer cub...@netset.com
Bastard Nation
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<URL:http://www.crl.com/~omatic/bastard/nation.htm>
Birth Mother Art Exhibit
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<URL:http://www.lis.ab.ca/marlene/art/bmother/bmoth.html>
The Demeter Project
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<URL:rampages.onramp.net/~morra/index.html>
Original works speaking to the experiences of birth
mothers in closed adoptions.
Barbara Franks-Morra mo...@onramp.net
Lori's Labyrinth
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<URL:http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~pringleg/adoption.html>
Losses in Adoption
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<URL:http://tyler.net/BSWGod1st/Reform.htm>
A listing of names of those who have sufferred the
"second loss" of death before reunion. Also essays on
adoption practices and reform.
Mary B. Baker's Homepage for Adoptees and Birthparents
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<URL:http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2991/>
Essays on a variety of adoption topics by those effected.
Other M/Other Stories
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<URL:http://www.arts.ucsb.edu/~cf2/>
Art piece that deals with issues around adoption and identity,
and finding our way home both literally and methaphorically.
Carol Flax fl...@humanitas.ucsb.edu
Voices of Adoption Web
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<URL:http://www.best.com/~savage/adoptee.html>
Contribute your stories, artwork, classifieds, articles,
poetry, etc. related to adoption. Hosted by Denise and John
Castellucci. To participate email: voi...@ibar.com
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