BirthQuest -- http://www.birthquest.org/
An online searchable database dedicated to searching adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents and siblings.
Volunteer Search Network -- http://www.vsn.org/
A worldwide group of volunteers who have come together to offer services to people touched by adoption who need search help.
The AdopTalk Center -- http://adoptalk.jakserver.com/
Comfort, guidance and hope for adoptees in search. Features search resources, book recommendations, adoption stories, and a bimonthly newsletter.
Adoptee Searcher's Handbook -- http://www.ouareau.com/adoptee/index.html
Directory of information on a wide range of adoption related topics. It is focused on Canada but also has pages for U.S., Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Adoptee Birthfamily Connections -- http://www.birthfamily.com/
Features organized links to search and support resources for adoptees and birth family members, registry, forums, and mailing list.
Shea's Search Series -- http://www.plumsite.com/shea/series.html
"Self-Empowered Adoptee Search" from Adoptee's Right to Know guides you from making the decision to search, and choices in searching through petitioning the court.
International Soundex Reunion Registry -- http://www.isrr.net/
A non-profit agency which serves and promotes the reunion of next-of-kin or family that have been separated at birth, by adoption, institutional care, abandonment, divorce or foster care.
Adoption Pennsylvania -- http://millennium.fortunecity.com/ellerburn/894/index.html
Information and resources for searching in Pennsylvania.
Heartland Adoption Connection -- http://www.geocities.com/geoadopt
Features a registry, search tips, reunion stories, and related links.
TRY Resource and Referral Center -- http://www.try.org
An adoption resource and referral center located in Northampton, Massachusetts. Supports and assists in adoption searches, finding adoption triad members, and offers consultation on adoption issues.
Brick Wall Survivors -- http://www.geocities.com/wellesley/atrium/6382
Support for adoptees having trouble in their search process.
Baby Theft Investigation -- http://www.babytheft.org/
Focuses on the case and investigation of the theft of newborn twins from a hospital in the late 1960s.
White Oak Foundation -- http://www.whiteoakfoundation.org/
A not-for-profit organization offering free post-adoption services to all triad members with an Illinois connection. Site includes information about searching, legislation, services and programs.
Search Triad, Inc. -- http://home.att.net/~kehgchu/home.html
Helping to reunite people separated by adoption, foster care or divorce.
Kenchan's Search and Reunion Links -- http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/library/links.html
Dozens of links for adoptees searching.
Tina's Adoption Reform and Search Pages -- http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/9606/
Adoption search information, including online databases, legislative addresses, vital statistics, and court addresses.
Orphan Voyage Memorials -- http://www.geocities.com/orphanvoyage1953/index.html
Dedicated to adoptees and birthparents who died before being reunited. Includes stories and memorials.
Triad Online -- http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/pamela.anstey/triadonline/
Information for individuals who wish to begin a post-adoption search involving Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Includes general information for all adoptees.
Torn Asunder -- http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/springhill/801/tornasunder/adoptionindex.html
Registry and investigative resources to aid family members seeking reunion after adoption.
Adoption Crossroads -- http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org
Network of adoption search, support and reunion organizations. Includes message board and chat room.
Young Once, Indian Forever -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/indianforever/
Information about and for Native Americans who were adopted or fostered and who are searching for their birth family members.
West Texas Children's Aid and Welfare Association -- http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/adoptee/
Information about the W.A. Nicholas Home which operated in Abilene, Texas from 1921 to 1945, and placed children in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Birth-Family-Online -- http://www.birth-family-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Offers free knowledge and guidance to people searching in the UK. Includes stories, links and photos.
Washington Adoption Reunion Movement -- http://www.warmsearch.org/
Provides search, reunion, and educational resources and services. Includes a fee-based registry, information about free and fee-based services, and membership details.
Adoption Puzzle -- http://www.genealogytoday.com/adoption/puzzle
Information about searching, adoptee rights, and adoption reform. Includes links to search tools, registries, and mailing lists.
Adoption Tracker -- http://www.adoptiontracker.com/
Online research database matches up children and parents separated through adoption. Includes news on related legal and social issues.
PA Adoption Search and Education -- http://rombergers.tripod.com/main.html
Contains general information about searching in Pennsylvania, United States. Includes a review of legislative and political issues, copy of relinquishment documents, and list of area support and search groups.
Adoption Africa -- http://www.watts01.btinternet.co.uk/adopt/
Registry, search tips, personal stories, and legal information for adoptees and birth parents in South Africa, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia.
UK Reunite -- http://www.majilton.4t.com
Provides free research services to adopted children (born in England or Wales) and birth parents seeking to be reunited. Profile, research rules and contact details are presented.
Adoption Forum Pittsburgh -- http://www.geocities.com/pghadoptionforum/
Offers search and support guidance for birth parents and adoptees. Holds local meetings and workshops. Meeting details and resources are presented.
AdoptionFamilyNetwork.com -- http://www.adoptionfamilynetwork.com/
Offers fee-based services in addition to free resources, including forums, registry, tools, and reunion stories. [Registration is required for some sections.]
Colorado Adoption Search & Reunion Resources -- http://www.genealogybranches.com/adoption.html
Tips, links and book recommendations for adoptees and birth parents.
Adoption Search and Reunion -- http://www.adopteesearch.info/
Dedicated to Colorado adoptees, birth families, and adoptive families, but providing general search information and tips for anyone.
Connected Indian Roots -- http://www.people.freenet.de/connectedindianroots
Networking community that helps adoptees search and learn what it means to be of Indian origin but brought up in a totally different culture. Includes articles and links.
Everlasting Search -- http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/thesearcher/
Tips and information from an adoptee who has gone through the process.
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