Susan I agree with Mark - you got further than me. I am looking for orphanage records from 1880 until about 1883. My great great grandmother Margaret Conley Lafont died in child birth. My great great grandfather Nicholas Lafont (Lafontaine) put the children in St. Joe's orphanage. When he remarried a few years later he claimed the kids (my great grandmother Clara Belle Lafont Kelly and her brother Peter Lafont). I can get nothing out of St. Joe's even sent a donation. They kept the money and sent nothing. Karen Grumski -----Original Message----- From: SHASTA4737@aol.com [mailto:SHASTA4737@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 11:35 PM To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Are adoption and lunacy records sealed forever? Hi, I've been trying to obtain adoption records in Hamilton County, Ohio. The clerk told me that they are sealed forever. Is this a new rule? I thought it was only for 75 years. This ancestor's adoption was about 1881. Also, I've tried to get a "lunacy" court record on one of my great grandfathers and was told that these are sealed forever also. The lunacy record is also from about 1881. Could someone tell me if this is Ohio law or are the clerks in error? Could different counties have different rules on adoption and lunacy records? Thanks for any help! Sincerely, Susan E. Davis ______________________________

There used to be 'reports' printed that listed names, parents, etc and were published. I know this was true ca 1870 per an auction on eBay: 5608535659 ... Donna -----Original Message----- From: Karen Grumski [mailto:rkgrumski@fuse.net] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:24 PM To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OH-HAMILT] RE: Are adoption and lunacy records sealed forever? Susan I agree with Mark - you got further than me. I am looking for orphanage records from 1880 until about 1883. My great great grandmother Margaret Conley Lafont died in child birth. My great great grandfather Nicholas Lafont (Lafontaine) put the children in St. Joe's orphanage. When he remarried a few years later he claimed the kids (my great grandmother Clara Belle Lafont Kelly and her brother Peter Lafont). I can get nothing out of St. Joe's even sent a donation. They kept the money and sent nothing. Karen Grumski -----Original Message----- From: SHASTA4737@aol.com [mailto:SHASTA4737@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 11:35 PM To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Are adoption and lunacy records sealed forever? Hi, I've been trying to obtain adoption records in Hamilton County, Ohio. The clerk told me that they are sealed forever. Is this a new rule? I thought it was only for 75 years. This ancestor's adoption was about 1881. Also, I've tried to get a "lunacy" court record on one of my great grandfathers and was told that these are sealed forever also. The lunacy record is also from about 1881. Could someone tell me if this is Ohio law or are the clerks in error? Could different counties have different rules on adoption and lunacy records? Thanks for any help! Sincerely, Susan E. Davis ______________________________ ==== OHHAMILT Mailing List ==== This List is dedicated to Hamilton County, Ohio. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact the List Mom off-list at OHHAMILT-admin@rootsweb.com Thanks. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx