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Adoption: Searching for Birthfamily
Adoptee & Genealogy Page from Carrie's Crazy Quilt!

http://www.mtjeff.com/~bodenst/page3.html

Offers a wealth of information regarding searching for a birthparent or relinquished child, from information you will need to get started on your search (and how that info will help) to links to other adoption/search sites. If you are searching, you will appreciate the numerous links provided.

Adoptees and Birthparents

http://www.instantech.com/users/martin/adoptees.htm

Kathy Martin offers search assistance at no charge (donations suggested however). This page clearly states the type of help you can expect from Kathy when searching for an adoptee or birthparent.

Adoption on the Usenet

http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html

This comprehensive site contains tons of important information for those searching for birthparents, children, or siblings. You can find booklists (with reviews), legislative information, newsgroups (alt.adoption), FAQs regarding the alt.adoption newsgroup, and a list of support groups, broken down by country and state. This site also contains links to must-read information if you are considering the use of a searcher in your quest. A+!

Jeff Hartung's Adoptees Resources Home Page

http://psy.ucsd.edu/~jhartung/adoptees.html

Provides up-to-date information about adoption-related events and legislation, lists of books related to searching for children and birthparents, other links, newsletters, and newsgroups. This is a must-visit for anyone searching.

Treasure Maps

http://www.firstct.com/fv/tmapmenu.html

Great site with many tools for searching and tracking your family history. Useful in searching for birthfamily. This site contains helpful tools such as suggestions for "getting past the stone wall," a tutorial on the U.S. Federal Census, research outlines, and collections of compiled and original family records.