ADOPTION SEARCH and REUNION

STATE REGISTRIES

Definitions: Registry... A person has "registered" with the owner and provided information to help in making a match and a number to call to notify them of a match. The owner will have, in private files, more detailed information. NOTE: Some registries are now so automated that any and all information you enter is made public information. Be careful about this. With the above exception, it is a good idea to fill out as much as you can in the registration form. Many registries check for matches at the time you register. The more information they have the better job they can do for you. Guest books, Bulletin Boards, and Message Boards... are very similiar to each other. The difference is just in what is being used by the website owner. While available to the public at large, these are NOT registries. The e-mail address should be easy to find and one can directly contact the person who posted the message. In most cases, the owner of the guestbook, bulletin board, or message board will not have any additional information regarding the listing. Search posts collections Some people 'collect' all search posts they see as they go from one mail list to another. They compile them in such a way that they can find a match if there is one. Some are doing a good service and are to be commended. See the end of this page for a list of defunct registries.







Registries for Individual States CALIFORNIA Mutual consent registry Personal Information held in confidence. Safe to give your home address and phone. Needs updating. COLORADO Registry Online since 1997. All personal information is held in confidence. Safe to give your home address and phone. Over 5,200 Colorado searchers registered. COLORADO Voluntary Adoption Registry This is the state run registry DC Metro Personal Information held in confidence. Safe to give your home address and phone. Now an international registry Torn Asunder FLORIDA registry Personal Information held in confidence. Safe to give your home address and phone. IDAHO Registry Help for searching in Idaho. Be careful about comments, they are all put on website. ILLINOIS Adoption Registry Run By Illinois Dept of Health KENTUCKY Adoption Reunion Registry Appears to be owned by a professional searcher Kathy's MAINE Registry Personal Information held in confidence. Safe to give your home address and phone. Lots of pop-ups. MARYLAND'S Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry State run registry. MICHIGAN Adoptions State run registry MISSISSIPPI Registry MARRA, Mississippi Adoptees Rallying for Records Access. Phone numbers published. NEW YORK Adoption Registry State registry NEW YORK - Sylvia's NY Registry NORTH CAROLINA collection of search posts NORTH CAROLINA registry most information you provide is listed on the site but not your home address or phone. NORTH DAKOTA Heartstrings Pennsylvania Reunion Registry TEXAS Adoption Search Registry TXCare site TEXAS state run registry VERMONT State run registry plus information WISCONSIN Registry Professional. They do searches for a fee. Registries that accept all the US Bulletin Boards, Guest Books & other Countries Some are state specific







Defunct Registries These registries are up but not updated. With some, there is no way to contact the owners. ALABAMA Birthlink Last update 12/24/02 FLORIDA Common Bond Escambia, SantaRosa, Pensacola, Pace counties update 02/04/00 INDIANA Searching Last update 05/14/00 MAINE Registry sends your information to a professional searcher MICHIGAN Registry Registry is alpha by registrant's name hard to search MoonMist's MICHIGAN Registry not updated but asks for donations NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND TENNESSEE Adoption Registry update 1999 VERMONT

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