Virginia, I remember us talking about your Mom's adoption. It's too bad that neither of us got a chance to look for our records when we visited Lawrence County this past summer. But, it's not too late. Maybe I can find somebody to dig for them. I did find the death date for my dad's sister at the Sanitorium, so anything is possible. Pat Miller [email protected] wrote: >Hi Pat, > >I would be interested to see how you do finding your father's adoption >records. My Mom was adopted about the same time period (1913). When I called the >state in Jefferson City, I was told that only the adoptee, adoptee parents or >the birth mother could asked to see the records that are sealed. I have >written to the state for mom's birth certificate and haven't received it yet. I was >wondering, too, if the records are in Lawrence County or Jefferson City. I >just returned from Lawrence County and didn't even think to ask. Missouri laws >are very strict concerning adoption. > >Virginia > > >==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Looking for a town, postoffice, cemetery, creek, etc. >Try the mapping services at USGS GNIS. >http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form > >============================== >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 > > >