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Adoptions

There can be roadblocks for this research because of sealed records but there are ways to find the needed information.

Books:

  • Askin, Jayne, Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents, 3rd edition, 1998, Oryz Press, $30 (1982 edition by Harper and Row of New York)
     
  • Culligan, Joseph J., Adoption Searches Made Easier, 1996, Fja Inc., $16
     
  • Rillera, Mary Jo, Adoption Searchbook, 2nd edition, 1985, Westminster, CA, Tri-adoption Publications, $20
     
  • Strauss, Jean, Birthright: The Guide to Search and Reunion for Adoptees, Birthparents, and Adoptive Parents, 1994, Penguin USA, $21
     

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