This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1739.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Betty.Many thanks for your informative reply. My search is similar to the process you went through, but it looks like this is not going to be easy. I live in FL and am a bit far away to do this myself. I assume the Probate (Adoption) records are in Cambridge (not Lowell). Am I correct? Do you know if the Probate Court will accept written authorization from a third party (non-relative) to unseal adoption records? Do you have any suggestions on how to contact possible volunteers who have experience with the Middlesex County Probate Court? (The volunteer list on MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com does not give me any help on the Probate records). Can you find an email (or snail mail) address for the Probate Court so I may contact them directly on procedures, etc? Appreciate your help. Don