What if you have no idea what county the birth mother was from? I've been trying to help someone who was placed for adoption in upstate NY, but doesn't know the county, just that her mother's maiden name was Frank, a very common name in that area. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <PNUTREG@cs.com> To: <nyoneida@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [NYONEIDA] ADOPTION RECORDS > Hi > > This information can help you. > > Adoption Information Registry > > While adoption and birth records remain confidential and under court seal, > an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State, the birth parent of > that > adoptee or the biological sibling of that adoptee can register with the > Adoption Information Registry to obtain certain kinds of information. > > The Registry helps adoptees obtain available non-identifying information > about their birth parents and enables the reunion of registered adoptees > with > their birth parents and biological siblings. Finally, the Registry > provides a > place for birth parents to file medical information updates which may be > shared > with registered adoptees > > Then go to this URL as it has the Registry Formst and additiional > information. > > http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/adoption.htm > > Always remember there are "Back Doors" where one can obtain some > additional > information. You can search Guardianship Papers in the County where the > Adoption was and you can also check Court Records that might exist prior > to the > Adoption. In addition it was not unusual for relatives to adopt babies > born out > of wedlock or similar situations in the past. So a family connection > could > very well exist. > > Good Luck in your Search > > > Pat R > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYONEIDA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >