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You might try Ancestry.com. They offer a 2 week free trial, they have message boards where you can post your information and maybe someone will have some answers. That's what I did. I found my mom's biological family through those message boards.
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I believe you might be the sister i've been searching for. My mother "Barbara" was from South Jersey and I know she went to PA and placed a daughter up for adoption around 1948ish. From what I gathered from family members is that she went to a "Home for unwed mothers", that's all I know. Sounds to close to be chance. Please email me back at knoxrm16 at yahoo.com. Thank you
grpgrl
Hello All! I haven't been here in awhile, but I'm back on my search for my bparents. I am wondering if anyone out there has experience dealing with St Vincent's Home for Unwed Mothers in PA. My bmom spent a short time there in 1950. After that, she lived in an apt paid for by my amom until my birth 6-5-50 at St Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia. Are there any other gray-market babies on this list who would like to chat with me? My impression is that there should be many, many of us born at St Joseph's in that time period. My obstetrician was Dr. John Lawler. I would love to find others with similar stories so that we could work together to track down information. My story: briefly! Bmom, Barbara, was 19, unmarried. Bfather not willing to marry.Bmom was Catholic from New Jersey, father may have been politically involved in New Jersey. She lived in St. Vincents' a short while. Mutual friend introduced her to my future Amom, Marie. Agreement made privately for Amom to pay for apt and medical expences with me being given to her immediately after release from hospital. Dr. Lawler facilitated Barbara entering hospital under name of Amom and signing BC as that person. (forged signature of amom). No official adoption was done. BC remains original and false. One person, my uncle, knows who my bmom is but won't tell me! Amom and Dad or now deceased. Would appreciate any advice, information, input anyone is willing to share with me.
PA Adoption Act, 23 PA C.S. Sec 2905 et al, the court is able to release identifying information regarding birth parents when the birth parent/s are deceased. If the birth/adoption took place in Phila., write to the Court of Common Pleas, Family Division, 1801 Vine St., Adoption Branch, Rm 332, Phila., PA 19103 and provide your date of birth and names of your adoptive parents and request identifying info regarding your birth mother and your adoption. Best wishes in your search.
donnamattei
st vincents not cooperative. actually paid them $50 to get info, which they refused. Born thru St Vincents april 24, 1952, birth certificate said Teresa Marie Wood. I've hit a dead end all these years. Sounds like you have been struggling too.
donnamattei
st vincents not cooperative. actually paid them $50 to get info, which they refused. Born thru St Vincents april 24, 1952, birth certificate said Teresa Marie Wood. I've hit a dead end all these years. Sounds like you have been struggling too.
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I was a Black Market adoptee, adopted in the mid 1930's.I had nothing to go on but a Baptismal Certificate from St. Agnes catholic church in W. Chester, PA. The certificate was undated, and unsigned, but on the St. Agnes letterhead.I went to the church to see what records there were. Altho they were found, they were incomplete. I finished them by using known a-family history. The priest had died, etc.My only help, is that if it is possible for you to go to the church where the baptism took place, (if known) you may be able to get some information from the church records.In the meantime, altho the records in PA have been sealed, the state is now working to write a new law, and it may be possible for adoptees to view adoption records. If you know where the final adoption took place, you may be able to get some information from the court records. I wish you the best.