Internet Search Resources
The following are a few links to get you started on your
search.
If you find other sites which you think should be listed here,
please let us
know.
Please note: These links are provided for your convenience only. Listing does not imply endorsement by the Coalition. Searchers should verify the accuracy of any information found at websites. A listing of state statutes governing adult adopted persons’ access to their original birth certificates and adoption records can be found at the Child Welfare Information Gateway: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/infoaccessapall.pdf
American Adoption Congress - Search and Reunion Resources
Adoption Resource Network Search Support Group - Rochester, NY
Adoption Search from About Adoption
Adoption Search and Support Groups - Link to national listing of groups on PA Adoption Reunion RegistryDirectory
International Soundex Reunion Registry
National Child Welare Information Gateway - General Information Packet: Searching for Birth Relatives
New York State Adoption and Medical Information Registry
PA Adoption Renunion Registry -offers state-by-state search support information, recommended reading, a script to make contact and much more.
Sunflower Birthmom Group - Site run by a birthmother
Sylvia's New York Adoption Page
The ALMA Society - Adoption reunion registry, one time membership fee
Young Once, Indian Forever - Reuniting Native American adoptees with their tribes