Sara Sinnard's Blog (7)

My daughter and I went to the recorder's office in Johnson County to look up the birth records on my birthday. In JC, the "seal" that is placed over a baby's record is a sticker. We did not remove and stickers, but you could tell that people had done so. My record had been pulled up and pasted back down previous to our visit. My birth name was baby girl Rhodenbaugh. My mother's maiden name is Josephine Frances Neuburn age 37, I also found the birth record of one brother who is five years older… Continue

Looks like Facebook is a good place to be networking. Groups are popping up. I encourage you to not only join the groups, but become active members by sharing resources, links, ideas, and support. Adoptees Rights: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5191163326 Adoptees Unite: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6222207113&ref=ts Adoptees Registration: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2306573942 And our Iowa Adoptees Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12145629963&re… Continue

I haven't taken the time to review any registries tonight. But I wanted to check in to our small but mighty group... please share your story if you wish, and feel free to discuss what issues you've run up against. This is a support system. Thanks for joining! Your sister in search, Sara Continue

Another place to search. Pretty good info, but another registry that's hard to search. I don't have a lot of time to review it tonight, but check it out for yourself. I registered my info and searched the message boards. http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/ Continue

I am Sooo tired of the pathetic search engines/databases that have been created (with good intentions, of course) to assist adoptees and their birth families in search of each other. Here's another to add to the list: http://www.adopteeconnect.com/index.htm I was, once again, very excited to find abother registry... but once again, my hopes were dashed at it's ability to search the data. Without a surname, you're pretty sunk from the start. Anyone who was born through a closed adoption without… Continue

THE LOCATOR is a new program to unite birth families. The website has valuable options: http://www.wetv.com/blogs/the-locator/2008/09/my-big-announcement-for-those-in-search-of-a-loved-one.html Including the registry: http://troyslist.org/main.asp Every step is one step closer. Every one lost lead, is one lost lead closer to the right path. Sara Continue

Share in all aspects of using social media to search for birth family members. I'm interested in any sites, blogs, or social resources for searching, especially in Iowa. Register here, search here, and share you sites, successes, etc. My Facebook site that is dedicated to Iowa Adoptees searching is: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12145629963&ref=share Thanks for visiting, and best of luck in your search! Sara Continue