Female adoptee born 12/08/1966 in Philadelphia (Booth Hospital perhaps) seeking medical information and history of biological mother, biological father or other biological relatives. Adoptee has had several serious medical conditions and cancer more than once and drs. want whatever medical information is available. Adoption placement was in April, 1967 and adoption finalized in Philadelphia. Thank you!
Hi Tver -
I'm sorry no one responded to your post. I'm trying to go through this folder and respond to people who haven't had a reply, so a lot of what I'm typing is a repeat on every topic.
If you haven't seen any of my other posts, I'd suggest the following steps. Apologies in advance if you've already done these steps.
1.) First, please register at the International Soundex Reunion Registry.
You can download the forms from here:
[url=http://www.isrr.net]ISRR - International Soundex Reunion Registry[/url]
2.) You can check to see if either one of your parents have registered at the Pennsylvania Parent's Registry. Their website is at
[url=http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=168&Q=202177]Health: Adoption Registry Information[/url]
4.) Please search the registry here and if you don't see any matches, set up a search profile yourself:
[url=http://registry.adoption.com/]Adoption Registry - Records, Reunion Registries, Adoptees, Search Reunite[/url]
5.) There are three great Pennsylvania search pages you can read over. Each one has a great mailing list too. They can help you with filing waivers of confidentiality as well as contacting the agency or court of your adoption to see what type of search services they offer:
[url=http://members.tripod.com/rombergers/main.html]Pennsylvania Adoption Search and Education - Main Menu[/url]
[url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PAAdoptionConnection/]PAAdoptionConnection : We are an adoption search and support group located in Western PA.[/url]
[url=http://home.comcast.net/~paadoptionreunionregistry/]PA Adoption Reunion Registry (PARR)[/url]
6.) You can also contact Joy O'Neill at the Philadelphia's Orphans Court. She's a confidential intermediary, but she's efficient and honest. You can call her office at
Joy ONeill
Philadelphia Family Court
Adoption Branch
1801 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-686-4194
Good luck and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
~Theresa
