My uncle, born in Michigan in 1919, was adopted first by my grandfather's sister; then, after her death, my grandfather and grandmother adopted him. He has been dead now for several years. However, his wife, children, and grandchildren are still living. Is there any way to acquire copies of his adoption papers quietly? I do not think that his family is interested in knowing his origins, but as a genealogist, I would like to have that information for posterity, if possible. Caroline Landrum So instead of loving what you think is peace, love other [people] and love God above all. And instead of hating the people you think are warmakers, hate the appetites and the disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed - but hate these things in yourself, not in another. - Thomas Merton, from "New Seeds of Contemplation" Reply address: caroline_landrum@alum.emory.edu

Adoption records are pretty much closed in Michigan unless you can go thru the courts. Good luck! Karen Check out some of our web pages: * http://www.wwnet.net/~krugman1 (Main home page) * http://www.miprofgenie.com * http://www.nebulacomputers.com (Our son's page!) * Are you a Boomershine descendant? Vol. 2 is now available! Email me for details! Karen Krugman, P.O. Box 577, Birmingham, MI 48012 -----Original Message----- From: Caroline Landrum [mailto:caroline_landrum@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 4:34 PM To: MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIOAKLAN] Adoption in Michigan My uncle, born in Michigan in 1919, was adopted first by my grandfather's sister; then, after her death, my grandfather and grandmother adopted him. He has been dead now for several years. However, his wife, children, and grandchildren are still living. Is there any way to acquire copies of his adoption papers quietly? I do not think that his family is interested in knowing his origins, but as a genealogist, I would like to have that information for posterity, if possible. Caroline Landrum So instead of loving what you think is peace, love other [people] and love God above all. And instead of hating the people you think are warmakers, hate the appetites and the disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed - but hate these things in yourself, not in another. - Thomas Merton, from "New Seeds of Contemplation" Reply address: caroline_landrum@alum.emory.edu ==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237