Thank you........ -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lawson <jflawson@cco.net> To: kennewickman4@aol.com Sent: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 9:41 am Subject: Re: [IOWA] Adoption records question I can't speak for Iowa in particular. My hunch is that rules vary from one state to the next.? ? I live in Washington and was adopted 60+ years ago. In order to get my original birth certificate and get a starting point to finding my families of origin, I had to go to an adoption rights organization. They petitioned the court to have the seal broken and then located my mother's family.? Good luck in your search.? Jim? ----- Original Message ----- From: <kennewickman4@aol.com>? To: <IOWA@rootsweb.com>? Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 8:24 AM? Subject: [IOWA] Adoption records question? ? > Do any of you Iowa listers know what rules and strings attached and or > where you go to look into adoption records in Iowa during , say , the 19th > century or early 20th?? >? > I have a gr grandfather who was an adoption atty in Red Oak, Montgomery or > 25 or 30 years !? He himself may have been adopted into our family, a > persistent rumor for decades. I am trying to resolve this now. Of course I > dont live in Iowa, so I would start by 'remote control' first and go from > there.? >? > Any suggestions appreciated. Also, are there good places to research a > person such as this, places where records are still on paper or microfish > and not yet digitally transcribed. In other words, would a trip to Red Oak > be wortwhile in the opinion of any of you?? > _____________________________________________? >? > For additional information concerning how the list? > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit? > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/? > _____________________________________________? >? > -------------------------------? > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message? > ?