Hello, everyone I was wondering if someone out there would be able to point me in the right direction for information about my grandfather. I have had a lot of luck tracing his adopted family, but very little with his birth ancestry. His birth name is Rudolph THORSON, born September 5, 1903. He was surrendered to the Minnehaha court on Sept. 21, 1904. All I know about his birth parents is that they were both Norwegian and the mother was living at the time he was surrendered to the court. There is a story that she worked at the South Dakota Children's Home in Sioux Falls until she died. I understand that South Dakota has a 100-year privacy law pertaining to court records. How do I go about asking for the court records when the 100 years are up and is there any other tip anyone could give me. I haven't had luck getting his birth record because I don't know his mother's maiden name. Thank you in advance to anyone who may be able to give a few tips. Kim McGuigan