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Places where a searcher may register their information, in hopes of matching up with a birth relative. May be a free or a fee service.

Resources in This Category

• Adoption Reunions (South Africa)

  http://members.tripod.com/adoption_reunions/
  Registry for those with birth families connected to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and other African countries. Includes letters from members, discussion group, and stories.

• Adoption.com Reunion Registry

  http://registry.adoption.com/
  A worldwide service that requires registration to search listings.

• Black Market Adoptee's Registry

  http://webspace.webring.com/people/qj/jstbearly/
  Registry for those who have been affected by black market adoptions and those having falsified birth records.

• British Columbia Adoption Reunion Registry

  http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/reunion/
  Registry for people who have been affected by an adoption in the province.

• California Adoption Search and Reunion Registry

  http://www.californiaadoptionregistry.org/
  A free registry for adopted people born in California to find and locate their biological family through a mutual consent search process. Contains FAQ and reunion stories.

• California Cryobank Sibling Registry

  http://www.sibling-registry.com/
  Allowing siblings and extended families to find each other. Includes a user guide, FAQ and bulletin board.

• California Mutual Consent Registry

  http://www.findmyfamily.org/
  Registry for members of the adoption triad who were born or adopted in the United States.

• Closing The Gap

  http://members.tripod.com/Diana_Crystal/ClosingTheGap.html
  This adoption registry no longer accepts new registrants, but still has a list of active searches.

• FindMe

  http://www.findme.org/
  Free adoption reunion registry reuniting adoptees and birth parents.

• G'S Adoption Registry

  http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/
  Free service. Includes registry history, stories, tutorial and messageboard.

• International Soundex Reunion Registry

  http://www.plumsite.com/isrr/
  The world's largest free reunion registry. Includes information about RegDay.

• Kentucky Adoption Reunion Registry

  http://www.kyadoptions.com/
  A privately run computer registry for adoptees, birthparents, siblings and others.

• MichiganSearching

  http://www.michigansearching.com/
  The home of an Internet mailing list devoted to search and support for those affected by the closed records adoption system in Michigan. Links and advice.

• Pieces of Dreams

  http://www.angelfire.com/folk/piecesofdreams/
  Free U.S. registry. Includes personal stories and search tips.

• Sherri's Searching North Carolina

  http://sheenatoy.tripod.com/
  Free registry for adoptees and birth families in North Carolina.

• South Carolina Adoption Reunion Registry

  http://www.southcarolinaadoptions.com/
  Reunites families separated by adoption. For those born or adopted in South Carolina.

• The Canadian Adoptees Registry Inc.

  http://www.canadianadopteesregistry.org/
  Offers free search and listings for adoptees, birthmothers/fathers, siblings, relatives, fostered adults and adoptive parents.

• The Hispanic Adoption Registry

  http://hispanicregistry.1colony.com/
  A guestbook registry geared toward the Hispanic/Latino triad.

• The Lit Candle Adoption Registry

  http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/searchers/thelitcandle.html
  Guestbook-style registry. Links to related sites are included.

• TxCARE Adoption Registry

  http://www.adoptionregistry.us/
  This registry works like a dating program, but matches people based on similar adoption histories. Allows saved searches. Registration is free.

• UK Birth Adoption Register

  http://www.ukbirth-adoptionregister.com/
  Fee-based UK registry. Includes links to related resources.

• When the Bough Breaks

  http://www.whentheboughbreaks.net/
  A North Carolina based registry.

 

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