Hi Nova, I have a question to ask the list. I was lucky enough to have the genealogy of my father's family done for me by an uncle years before I was born. I had always been interested in family history because it was there for me to know. My father's family had been on the Mississippi Coast (Biloxi) since D'Iberville landed. Nobody had done research on my mother's family, which is from New Orleans. My mother is adopted and there in comes the issue. My mother did not want me to pursue her biological family. My grandmother adopted three little girls, from the Protestant Home for Babies, in New Orleans. I even have mother's adoption papers with her birth mother's name listed. But none of the sisters have expressed any interest in their biological roots. However, they were eager for me to do research on their adopted family. Which I have done, with some measure of success. Apparently adoption is a volatile subject in genealogy. Recently, I have had two "cousins" stop corresponding with me as soon as they found out my mother was adopted. This has occurred within the last 6 months. I don't really know how to feel about this, it is quite upsetting. I dared not tell my mother or her sisters, because I would never say or do anything that would shame them about their adoption. Closer family members have done nothing but encourage me in my research. But I have had the snub happen before when I first started doing research, about six years ago. Can someone educate me about the prevailing attitude toward adoptees in genealogy? Are these snubs common for adoptees? Am I wrong in thinking that my mother's adopted family is just as legitimate as blood? I have and would never claim any type of heritage for joining associations like the DAR or their like. My grandmother was a great lady, and she chose my mother and her sisters to be her family, I don't see why we can't be her family too. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Allison Eleuterius Bartsch