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Personal Records Checklist

When you are going through a search of any kind, no matter where you are in the triad (or even if you aren’t at all), there are certain documents you are going to wish you had in your possession. These records are easily obtained through the proper state agencies, and can usually be had for a small fee. Be sure and check out the following sources: Birth Certificate – Try to get original and/or amended birth certificate. Typically they will not release the original birth certificate to the adoptee, and they will not release the amended birth certificate to the … Continue reading →

The Photograph

That night I remember not being able to sleep at all. I tossed and turned and couldn’t get the thought out of my head that I was going to “see” her the next day. It was what I had been waiting for. Of course beyond that I was just trying to process all the information he had given to us. I was his granddaughter. There was no doubt about that. But he hadn’t seen my mother for all these years. Now what? The next morning as we drove out to Magnolia again, I couldn’t help but be nervous. Even though … Continue reading →