Hello, My name is Gail and I am new to this list. I am looking for my birth mother. I was born March 17,1960 in Omaha,Ne my birth name was Patrica Ann all I know is that she took me to St.James Orphange when I was about seven days old. Is St James Orphange still there and how can I fine any information on who she is. Thank you Gail

St. James Orphanage was operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. The complex was located on North 60th Street, near a part of Omaha called Benson. While the campus is still there, it has been redeveloped for other uses by the archdiocese. I'm not sure what agency oversees the successor agencies to St. James; here's the archdiocesean website. That would be a place to start: http://www.archomaha.com/ Best of luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gail harms" <gailharms@charter.net> To: <NEDOUGLA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: [NEDOUGLA] need help > Hello, > My name is Gail and I am new to this list. I am looking for my birth > mother. I was born March 17,1960 in Omaha,Ne my birth name was Patrica > Ann all I know is that she took me to St.James Orphange when I was about > seven days old. Is St James Orphange still there and how can I fine any > information on who she is. > Thank you Gail > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You may what to ask the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services ask for Rita Krusemark (402) 471-9254. Nancy "Martin W. Beerman" <mwbeerman@cox.net> wrote: St. James Orphanage was operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. The complex was located on North 60th Street, near a part of Omaha called Benson. While the campus is still there, it has been redeveloped for other uses by the archdiocese. I'm not sure what agency oversees the successor agencies to St. James; here's the archdiocesean website. That would be a place to start: http://www.archomaha.com/ Best of luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gail harms" To: Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: [NEDOUGLA] need help > Hello, > My name is Gail and I am new to this list. I am looking for my birth > mother. I was born March 17,1960 in Omaha,Ne my birth name was Patrica > Ann all I know is that she took me to St.James Orphange when I was about > seven days old. Is St James Orphange still there and how can I fine any > information on who she is. > Thank you Gail > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

Gail, St. James Orphanage was a Catholic Agency. It is now called Catholic Social Services, and it is located on North 60th street in Omaha. You can ask for a Sue Malloy, she works with the adoptions, and is super nice lady. The telephone number is 402-554-0520 Sue has all the old records on adoptions, and it could be that your birthmom may have updated her information with them, or you might like to write a letter or something to tell your birthmom about your life, Sue will look in your file and see if she has had any contact with them, and if not she can try to find her for you. At this same time thought you need to know and be working on it yourself, by writing down every word Sue tells you about your file and what is in it. Write everything!!!!!! No matter how small, and when she pulls your file, ask a thousand questions, about it. Don't tell her I told you to call, or that I said what to say, I worked with her for my daughter to find her birth family. Sue was great, but I think I probably drove her nuts asking questions. We don't want her to connect me to you, if you know what I mean. Ask her nationality, age height, weight, hair color, eyes, what her parents did what dad parents did did they live in Omaha, or a small town, what town? were they farmers, how many brothers did she have, did he have, How many sisters? did they go to college what did they study etc, think up as many NON_IDENTIFYING QUESTIONS to ask, write the questions down, then as she answers write it down. What hospital were you born in 1960, many girls were sent to a home for unwed mothers, instead of living at their own homes, ask if your mom was sent to one of those homes? ASK IF SHE DID GO TO A HOME, WAS IT A CATHOLIC HOME, OR THE HOME FOR UNWED MOTHERS OFF 42ND AND FARNAM/HARNEY? Ask as much as you can now, before Sue looks for her, write it down and get back to me I may have some more ideas for you, remember don't tell her I am telling you what to do. Hope this helps!!! Nancy Then in a couple weeks when you talk again, have a bunch more questions ready to ask, And write all that down Sue may already know where your birth is, or she might not be able to find her, If she cant find her, then you already have allot of info to go on, to start your search. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gail harms" <gailharms@charter.net> To: <NEDOUGLA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: [NEDOUGLA] need help > Hello, > My name is Gail and I am new to this list. I am looking for my birth > mother. I was born March 17,1960 in Omaha,Ne my birth name was Patrica > Ann all I know is that she took me to St.James Orphange when I was about > seven days old. Is St James Orphange still there and how can I fine any > information on who she is. > Thank you Gail > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message