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Florence Crittenton Home Reunion Registry

In 1882, Charles Crittenton, a wealthy New Yorker, lost his 4 year old daughter Florence to scarlet fever. This tragedy moved him toward philanthropic work and he started the Florence Night Mission in New York, a safe haven for “lost and fallen” women.

FREE - Florida Records Equality Effort

FREE is an organization that was formed in order to change legislation in Florida so as to allow adult adoptees access to their original birth certificates.

GOV.UK - Adoption records

Illinois Department of Public Health - Birth, Death and Other Records - Adoption

Irish Adoption Contact Register

From the Adopted Peoples Association.

Jewish Women's Archive - Orphanages in the United States

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

LINKS Post-Legal Adoption Support

Search registry and post adoption information for Canada, specifically Manitoba.

Lost In Nebraska

A site dedicated to adoptees searching in Nebraska. Registry and guestbook.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Maryland State Archives Adoption Records

Midwest Adoption Center

This entity delivers free post-adoption service to former wards, adoptees and birthfamily members who were involved with IDCFS (1964-now) including non-identifying information and search FREE of charge.

National Records of Scotland - Research Guides - Adoption Records

New Mexico Adoption Registry

New Mexico Adoption Search

New Mexico search and reunion procedures.

Ohio Adoption Registry

Origins Canada: Natural Mother, Natural Father, and Adoptee Support

Origins Canada is a support and advocacy group for for people separated from family members by adoption, including natural mothers (first mothers, exiled mothers) and fathers, natural relatives, and adopted persons.

Pennsylvania Adoption Search and Education

Registering life events : Directgov - Government, citizens and rights

Order birth, marriage, death, civil partnership, stillbirth or adoption certificates. You can order certain certificates online, by post or telephone through the General Register Office or from the local authority where the event took place.

Research Guide - Good British Stock: Child and Youth Migration to Australia

From the National Archives of Australia.