Welcome to the Search and Reunion Message Board!
It is not recommended that you post your non-identifying information on a public message board. If you are contacted by someone who might be your birth relative you will want to ask questions that relate to the information in your non-identifying report. Click on this link to read about sharing too much information on the internet:
http://forums.adoption.com/t98290,15,1.html
http://forums.adoption.com/showthrea...671#post521671
http://forums.adoption.com/showthrea...575#post571575
These scammers change their user names and email addresses frequently so be aware of any suspicious contact.
For ease in others reading these many messages it would help to post as a
“new thread” and to include the following information in the subject line
PLUS in the content of the message:
gender of adopted person
date of birth
city of birth
state of birth
For example: male 01/01/1960 Chicago Illinois
Other people reading the message board will be more likely to identify with this basic information and will be more likely to read your complete message and contact you if there is a match.
Also post in the message boards for the year of birth and state of birth for the best exposure for your search information.
Here are some resources that you might find helpful for searching in California:
1) State of California Registry
Using the Adoption Registry: Adopted adults age 18 or older and birth parents of an adopted adult may register. Siblings age 21 or older may register to meet a sibling 21 or older who was adopted.
Contact:
California Department of Social Services
Adoption Branch
744 P Street, MS 19-31
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-8088
2) adoption.com on-line registry
http://registry.adoption.com/
3) I.S.R.R. is the largest and oldest free adoption registry in the U.S.
International Soundex Reunion Registry (I.S.R.R.)
POB 2312
Carson City, Nevada 89702-2312
(775) 882-7755
California Website:
Other great websites to check out:
http://www.adoptionchat.com
http://www.adoption.com
http://www.adopting.org
http://registry.adoption.com/