Hello Lister's. I am looking for any relative of any of the following two children in 1957 and 1958. who were adopted in 1963. Birth parents Leonard Glada(o)wski who mar to a Caroline __unk maiden name or( previous mar. name) abt Jul 1956 before or after???. had 2 boys who were as follows adopted. . It was said that Caroline had been married prior to mar. to Leonard in Helena area (may have been another town close as Court house is in Helena). It also said she had 2 children by 1st mar to unk. spouce Sex may or may not have been boy and a girl. The two children of Leonard Gladowski and Caroline were. Lawrence b 31 Jul 1957 at St John's Hospital which is said to have been in Helena Mt. if the Hospital was there in 1957. They left there after 1957 but before Oct 1958 as 2nd son , Jeffery Gladowski was born In Portland Or on 28 Oct 1958. Sometime between Oct 1958 just before or after but before 5th Apr 1962 the Leonard and Caroline divorced and Caroline had married to a ______ Clarke. by the time boys placed in Oregon State Care. before Apr 1962. On 2 Apr 1962 these two Gladowski ( Glodowski) boys were formaly and permanently committed to the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission by the assigned to the same by the Ciruit Court of Oregon State for the County of Multnomah, on 5th Apr. 1962. By virtue of same order the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission was on 5th Apr 1962 authorized to place the Lawrence and brother Jeffery Gladowski up for adoption. They were later petitioned for adoption on 22 Jul 1963 by the same family who were granted the adoption on 12 Oct 1963 in LaGrand, Or by Honorable Judge C I Graham, Judge of Union Co Or. By the time of 2 Apr 1962 ,of the commiting of these two boys it was said that their mother Caroline ______ Gladowski, Clarke had given birth to two more children. and was living somewhere near the Oregon/ Washington border on north side of Columbia River west of Portland and Vancouver Wa. Unk abt truth of this statemnet. I am trying to help these two adoptee's find one or both of their birth parents. and half siblings. They may be in the age bracket of the 60's to late 60's if living. Siblings in 40's. Also would like look up's in the following newspapers for birth notices of Lawrence in Hellena Mt area b d 31 jul 1957, and for Jeffrey in Portland Or on b d 28 Oct 1958 given here. Also Divorce notice for Leonard Gladowski and Caroline Gladowsi in or after 1958/9. in Portland Ore. Also Marriage of Caroline Gladowski to a Clarke after divorce from Leonard Gladowski. These two boys were in Foster homes in believe Portland Ore area between 1959 as the Jeffery abt 11 months, and Lawrence abt 2 yrs and 2/3 months old and remember's a chubby man of the last home they were in at Chritmas time in 1962. Since being adopted in Jul 1963 they would have been removed from the Foster home at abt that time. If there is anyone out there who may have been foster parents to these ch as were in same homes together we believe please contact me. Any other siblings out there who had a Caroline Clarke ,( abt 1960 + or - yr) name for mother please respond. I have access to pictures and they would like a reunion with their birth family if only even half siblings 4 known of., 2 with Clarke name and other 2 before surname's unkn. The adoptive mother is deceased and adoptive fa. is infirmed at this time. They would also like to be able to complete their Genealogy. Thank you to anyone who can help me here. Please REPLY to the E mail listed below . privately. anxious. William willma@sprynet.com