THE RESEARCHER'S SOURCE

ADOPTION RESOURCES

Address Look Ups by Phone Number
You can even find a map to the person's house here!  Just type in the person's phone number!

Adoption News Headlines
This pulls up anything with the word adoption in the news, changes every 15 minutes or so, and may be helpful.

AMA Physician Select

About.com
Tons of info on adoption related issues!

Access to Adoption Records
Excellent resource - status State by State

Adopted Vietnamese

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Adopted? We Search for Birth Parents, Adoptees, Birth Families, Siblings ~ Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  A licenced professional researcher (also an adoptee/adoptive parent, both reunited) located in Ontario, expertise across Canada, New York State, California and Great Britain. Over 20 years experience. References can be supplied.
• Adoptees Miracle Search Network
  Professional who finds adoptees and their birth parents.
• Adoption Connections
  A Michigan adoption triad informational site.
• Adoption Search and Reunion
  Professional searcher specializing in California adoption searches and reunions.
• Adoption Searches & Investigations ~ London, Ontario, Canada
  Licensed, bonded, adoptee search agency. Adoption articles & links. Searches in Canada only. Contact Anne Patterson.
• California Post Adoption Reconnection
  Birthfamily search and reunion service.
• Catholic Child Welfare Council ~ United Kingdom
  Services for adopted people and others formerly in our care, including child migrants.
• genealogyPro - Adoption Researchers
• How Do I Find My Family?
  Researchers specialising in adoption and family research for adults who were adopted in the U.K.
• IDENTIGENE
  • DNA Family Find
    DNA reunion registry designed exclusively for reuniting adoptees and their birth parents.
• Hearts of Adoption ~ Chillicothe, Ohio
  OHIO adoption searches for biological family members and genealogical support and assistance in locating your missing loved ones.
• Joe Collins Private Investigator
  Adoption searches by private investigator in the state of New Jersey, in New Yory City and in any other location when a name is provided.
• Look 4 U - The Family and Friends Adoption Site
  Designed to offer FREE research to anyone who has lost family or friends in the UK and is looking to be reunited.
• LookupUK.com - Lookup United Kingdom - I am a UK Adoptee
  Comprehensive guide for UK and Ireland adoptee searches. Beginner information.
• The New Zealand Family Tracing Service
  People finding service.
• North East Post Adoption Service
  Adoption search services.
• PBN - Adoption Post, Missing Person Post, and Search Data Base Links
• PeopleFinderNow.com, missing persons. adoption, online searches
  Links to hundreds of databases and other search related resources primarily focused on adoption, locating adoptess or birth parents, missing persons and skips. Many free links plus fee based searches. Located in California.
• Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of World War Two
  Project Roots is a voluntary agency based in the Netherlands which reunites Canadian Veterans with the British and European War Children they left behind at the end of World War Two.
• Scotfinder
  Professional genealogical research in Scotland. Adoption specialist.
• Searchline - Reuniting Adoptees and Birth Parents
  A UK-based professional researcher, specialising in finding and reuniting adoptees and their birth families.
• South Carolina Locator
  Search services for adoptees & birthparents. Free reunion registry.
• The Super Snoops - Nationwide Adoption Searches
• TRACE - Transatlantic Children's Enterprise
  Organization which helps people trace their American GI fathers who they have never known, or have lost touch with.
• Utah Adoptee-Birthmother Searches/Reunions Help
  Professional adoption and reunion searches specializing in Utah/California/Oregon connections.
• Utah Finders
  Adoption searches. Adoptee, birthmother through mediation.

ADOPTION RESOURCES

General Resource Sites

• ABCgenealogy: Adoption
• AdopteeForum.com
  A forum offering members of the adoption triad a place where they can openly voice their experiences and feelings surrounding adoption.
• Adoptees.com - Adoptee Support. Adoption, Adopted, Forums, Issues, Article, Forum
• Adoptees Contact Line
  A registry for adoptees and birth parents.
• Adoptee Searcher's Handbook ~ Canada
• Adoptees Genealogy Search Links
• Adopting.org
• Adoption and Orphans Research
  From RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees.
• Adoption.com
• AdoptioNetwork
• Adoption Information, Laws and Reforms
  From Kevin McCarty.
• Adoption Puzzle
  Search tools, registries, laws, reform, mailing lists, and more for adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents.
• The Adoption Registration Coalition
  Official Sponsors of International Registration Day.
• Adoption Registry - Records, Record, Reunion Registries, Adoptees, Search Reunite
  Provides many adoptee resources, such as searches, articles and online support.
• Adoption Resources for Your Family Tree
  From the About.com genealogy section.
• Adoption Reunion
  Provides many adoptee resources, such as an online adoption reunion registry, searches, articles, online support and more.
• Adoption Reunion Registries
  Provides many adoptee resources, such as an online adoption reunion registry, searches, articles, online support and more.
• Adoption Search and Reunion
  Adoption reunion search. Full search series, information about all 50 states, lists of mailing lists and registries, over a thousand links to other sites where you can also get help.
• Adoption Search Links by jlight
• Adoptions Reunited
  Post adoption registry service.
• Adoption Triad Outreach
  An online forum for adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents. Featuring a free reunion registry, chat, discussion boards, links, and more.
• Adoptee Birthfamily Connections
• All About Adoption Research
  Online article by Maureen Taylor.
• Ancestry Message Boards - Adoptions
• Becky West's Adoption Page
• BirthQuest
  Online searchable database for searching adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents and siblings.
• Carrie's Adoptee & Genealogy Page
• Dawn's Birthmother/Adoption Resource Page
• FamiliesLost.com
  An adoptee and birthparent reunion site.
• Family Workings Adoption Query Index
• Forget Me Not Family Society
• G'S United States Adoption Registry
• History of Adoption in the United States
• How to Search for Birth Family or Adoptee
• Jewish Orphanages in the United States
• Lia's Links: Adoption Reunion Registries
  Over 190 online adoption reunion registries listed and over 130 other adoption search links! Plus support links.
• Looking 4 Kin - Adoption Genealogy Links
  To aid you in your adoption genealogy research.
• Looking for someone? Find them here!
• Luanne Pruesner's Internet Adoption Page
• Mari's Place - Adoption Links
• Metro Reunion Registry
  A free reunion registry for all members of the adoption triad.
• Missing Birth Children - from Genealogical Journeys in Time
• Missing Birth Parents - from Genealogical Journeys in Time
• Missing Persons - from Genealogical Journeys in Time
• National Statistics - General Register Office - Adoptions ~ U.K.
• Orphan's Home Website
  Transcriptions of orphan, adoptee, and foster children listings in orphanages, homes, and poorhouses from U.S. and Canadian censuses.
• Orphan Voyage Memorials
  Dedicated to adoptees, birthparents and other birth family members who died before they had an opportunity to be reunited with the one they lost to adoption.
• Parent Finders of Sarnia-Lambton
  Search and support group for adoptees, birth relatives, fostered persons; genealogy and completing family tree.
• Relinquished
  International adoption registry focusing on Catholic related adoption searching.
• Reunion Registry.com
• Reunite - Adoption Reunion, Search, Find, Look, Birthmother, Son, Daughter, Family
  Provides many adoptee resources, such as an online adoption reunion registry, searches, articles, online support and more.
• RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees - Lesson 31: Adoption and Orphans Research
• R-U-Out There
  Adoption search bulletin board and information site.
• Searching For People
• Searching for Birth Relatives
• T.I.E.S Homepage
  "Terminal Illness Emergency Search." Program provides free search and support to terminally ill adoptees searching for their birthfamilies.
• The Volunteer Search Network (VSN) Information Page
• Welcome-I'm Adopted
  Adoptee able to get information from sealed records and RAD attachment/intimacy issues.
• World Wide Web Library of Adoptee Related Sites
• www.Aborn.org - Adoptee and Birthparent's for Open Records Nationwide
• Wildfyre's Adoption Reunion Registries
• Yahoo!...Adoption
• Yourfamily.com - Long Lost Family Bulletin Board

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Locality Specific

• Adoptee's UK - Search & Reunion Help
  A new site aimed at anyone that is affected by adoption. Primarily aimed at people searching for birth families in the United Kingdom.
• Adoption
  From the United Kingdom's familyrecords.gov consortium.
• Adoption Contact Register
  UK adoption contact register for adoptees and birth relatives.
• Adoption/Genealogy Searching in Illinois
  Links and tips on how to conduct adoption and genealogical research in Illinois.
• The Canada-Wide National Registry & Family Finders
  Adoption resources & registry.
• Canadian Adoptees Registry Inc.
  For adoptees, birth mothers/fathers, siblings, relatives, fostered adults & adoptive parents.
• Central Adoption Registry - Michigan
  Information maintained by the Department of Human Services in Lansing. Contains former parent & adult former sibling statements giving consent or denial to have information about themselves released to an adult adopted person who is searching.
• Central Adoption Registry - Texas
  From the Department of State Health Services. The Texas Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry is part of a voluntary mutual-consent registry system. It enables an adult adoptee, birth parent or sibling to place his or her name on the registry and locate other family members who are also registered.
• Cole Baby Adoption Registry
  Adoptees born in Miami, Florida, between 1927 and 1963.
• Colorado Adoption Search & Reunion Resources
• Family Search
  Information on adoption searches in Oklahoma from the Daily Oklahoman.
• Geborener Deutscher
  Quarterly newsletter that addresses the issues, interests and concerns of German-born adoptees and their birth/adoptive families.
• Illinois Adoption Search Resources
• Hightower Black Market Babies of Texarkana, Texas
  Information about Hightower Babies that were adopted on the black market.
• The Hispanic Adoption Registry
• IOWASEARCH Adoption Search Resources
  An Iowa dedicated database, free registry form, message board, mailing list and links.
• Irish Adoption Contact Register
  From the Adopted Peoples Association.
• Kentucky Adoption Reunion Registry
  Free registry is for Kentucky adoption searchs. Lots of useful search tips and current law regarding Kentucky adoptions. Registry was founded in 1980.
• Kentucky's Adoption Search Services
• Lost In Nebraska
  A site dedicated to adoptees searching in Nebraska. Registry and guestbook.
• The Maine Registry
  For adoptees and birthparents with ties to the state of Maine.
• Maryland State Archives Adoption Records 
• Montreal Angels Adoptee's ~ Quebec, Canada
  Birth family search registry free for canadians.
• National Archives of Scotland Fact Sheets - Adoption
  Requires the free Adobe Acrobat reader software in order to be viewed.
• New Mexico Adoption Registry
• Ohio Adoption Registry
• Oregon Adoptive Rights Association
• Pennsylvania Adoption Search and Education
• Research Guide - Good British Stock - Child & Youth Migration to Australia
  From the National Archives of Australia.
• Researching an Adoption ~ Manatee County, Florida
• Searching In Florida
  Links for adoptees and birthparents searching information mainly in Florida.
• Searching in Ireland - Resources for Irish-Born Adoptees
• Searching in Manitoba
  For Manitoba born adoptees.
• S.E.A.S.Y.P. Greek Adoptees Reunion Registry
• Seeking A "Stranger"
  A Georgia adoptee's adoption and search story. This site provides specific information to help those searching in Georgia in additional to general adoption search information.
• South Dakota Voluntary Adoption Registry
  From the South Dakota Department of Social Services. The Voluntary Adoption Registry consists of adoptees & biological parents who have consented to the release of identifying information about themselves.
• Sylvia's NY Adoption Page
  For adoption triad members that are searching in New York state to register their information. There are also links to sites that may be helpful in their search.
• Tina's Illinois Adoption Information Page
  Free adoption registry for those searching in Illinois.
• Tracing the Birth Parents of Adopted Persons in England and Wales
  From the Federation of Family History Societies. Online brochure provides basic information on adoption searches in England and Wales.
• UK Adoption Tracing Service
  Adoptees or birth relative tracing in the United Kingdom.
• UK Birth Adoption Register ~ Nottingham, England
  UK online birth and adoption cross reference registry.
• Vermont Adoption Registry
  Register if you were adopted in Vermont and are seeking non-identifying or identifying information regarding your adoption or your birth child's, siblings adoption. Also information about Vermont's adoption laws.
• WARM--Washington Adoption Reunion Movement
  Our mission is to provide support, search, reunion, education and training in the life long issues surrounding adoption.
• West Texas Children's Aid and Welfare Assoc. ~ Abilene, Texas
  Information on this Abilene agency (1920-1949) and on its administrator, Rev. W.A. Nicholas.
• White Oak Foundation
  Illinois adoption search information.