Adoption Reunion Blog & Resources
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Mar 12, 2024
For adoptees and birth relatives, searching adoption records by name is often the first step toward a long-awaited reunion. Names hold the power to unlock family connections, and voluntary adoption records...
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Feb 01, 2024
You may have spent your entire life imagining this moment and yet, it may still have taken you surprise: you are about to meet your birth family for the first time. Whether it feels like the prize at the...
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Jan 01, 2024
Warm greetings from Katharine, founder of Adopted.com.
I'm taking this opportunity to catch up with the incredible community we have on Adopted.com now.
Almost 19 years ago I founded this site...
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Dec 05, 2023
As we step into the holiday season, we all yearn for a little warmth and laughter, for some real connection, for a glimpse of that childlike wonder we left behind. And most of all, we long to be surrounded...
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Nov 01, 2023
November is National Adoption Month - a time of celebration for adoptees and their families all around the world. It’s a time when gratitude is expressed for the amazing gift of a child who did...
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Oct 01, 2023
Embarking on the journey to find your biological relatives is never easy. Sometimes, the thought of it alone can be daunting: Where would you even start looking? How would they react if you were able...
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Sep 15, 2023
Taking your first steps of what could be a long and emotional journey to find your birth relatives is never easy. Ideally, this is a time for your loved ones to surround you with affection and support...
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Jul 04, 2023
While the age old question of how much of what makes us who we are is due to nature and how much to nurture has still not received a definite scientific answer, nobody can deny that our DNA plays a crucial...
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Jun 01, 2023
You may not know, but the adoption and child welfare industry in the US was valued at $20.2 billion in 2023—making it the 416th largest industry in the US.
Historically, cultural and societal norms...
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May 01, 2023
Introduction
Between 1945 and 1973, about 350,000 unmarried Canadian mothers were persuaded, coerced or forced into giving their babies up for adoption. (Andrews, Valerie: White Unwed Mother: The Adoption...
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