19Once upon a time, 20 years ago, I was visiting with a friend one evening who was sharing his difficulty with locating an adopted brother. I suggested we find a registry for him to join, assuming there... read more
104The world is increasingly connected, and we live our lives surrounded by the incessant beeping of notifications. However, at the same time, we are experiencing a deeper, more pervasive loneliness than... read more
2718I’ve been the Creative Director of Adopted.com for over 8 years and during that time I have read and felt close to hundreds of reunions stories. I’ve seen the magic of reunion happen over and over... read more
2502I wish I had found this website, Adopted.com fifty years ago. Back then, things were only starting to warm up to the concept of opening up records. Things often work out for a reason. If I had found... read more
1079When the internet first emerged in the late 80’s it came to us with immense promise: it spoke of bringing the best and brightest together for collaborative research. Of making information travel faster... read more
688You 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... read more
389It can happen in a letter. Or via the Internet. Or over the phone. There are many different scenarios for how a person can contact their birth family but with all of them there is one guarantee: it will... read more
