Donna ~~ << Her name is Muriel T. Medeiros born 6-28-35 in RI. >> Have you tried to obtain her birth certificate from Rhode Island? Please also take a close look at the sites below. Perhaps you have overlooked something? <A HREF="http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/medeiros/messages/6.html">John Medeiros 1896</A> <A HREF="http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/medeiros/messages/6.html">John Medeiros 1896</A> <A HREF="http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/portugal/messages/321.html">Re: Relatives of Manual Angelo</A> <A HREF="http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=search&type=Surname&surnam e=Medeiros">RootsWeb Surname List Search Results: Surnames matching Medeiros</ A> <A HREF="http://209.140.72.162/cgi-bin/genealogy/kkdoqryf?-1+0+English">Kindre d Konnections Genealogy and Family History </A><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/7353/">WEB\Publish\Hom e</A> <A HREF="http://www.greenheart.com/rdietz/cd-rom.htm">CD-ROM Databases</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/7353/gomesmed.html">Gomes- Medeiros Family History</A> Find out what repository holds the records you need. You might try books like Ancestry's "Red Book" and Everton's "Handybook." They give you information about when the record keeping was begun. Even the very best researchers rely on these type of books. GOOD LUCK, DONNA, AND KEEP US POSTED ON YOUR RESULTS !! Sincerely, [email protected] Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness. . .Let it Flourish <stolen quote, 'cuz I liked it > Hello, First of all thanks so much for having a list such as this for people to write to. I've been trying to unravel the mystery that surrounds my Mother's disappearance for years now here is what happened. Her name is Muriel T. Medeiros born 6-28-35 in RI she disapeared around 1970 and has not been heard from since. She just up and left her two daughters and her husband. One day she's there the next she is gone. No one in our family talked about it, my Father traveled and was gone when she left me and my sister were just moved to our Grandparents house without a word of explanation, until later placed into a foster home. I've GOT to find out what happened to her, this has been a mystery for too long!! How do i go about finding out where she is? I've tried every venue that I know of to search for clues to her past and don't know what to do now. I really need to know what happened to her when she left and have no clue where to start especially given the amount of time that has passed since her disappearance any ideas? I've tried everything from where we were abandoned at (local welfare workers etc. since we were placed in foster homes) no one has any information on her to my knowledge. Thanks for your time, Donna