Additional Resources

Also see the state-by-state index.

Search Organizations

• ALMA, the Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association, is a longstanding support group for those touched by adoption. They offer search assistance to members.
  
• Adoptee Birthfamily Connections has a registry as well as a broad range of information for searchers. Try the Topics Index.

Registries

• There is a large list of Internet adoption registries on about.com.
• Try a Web search based on the basics of the adoption. For example, if you know you were adopted in Kansas, search for "Kansas adoption search".

Support Groups

• Adoptee Birthfamily Connections
• Adoptese and Adoption Crossroads
• CUB (Concerned United Birthparents)
• Chosen Babies
• LDA Mailing List (for late-discovery adoptees)

Mailing Lists

• AIML is the Adoptees Internet Mailing List
• theregistry is available from Yahoo Groups
  
  • There are many other adoption search and reunion lists on Yahoo Groups
• Adoption Database at Google Groups
• GRC_Update Mailing List (Green Ribbon Campaign)

Open Records

• Green Records Campaign for Open Records
  • GRC_Update Mailing List
• American Adoption Congress
• Bastard Nation
• OriginsUSA
• Adopteerights.org
• Adopting Back
• AmFOR

Genealogy

• RootsWeb

DNA Testing

• National Geographic's Genographic Project

Donor Searches

• Donor Sibling Registry

Miscellaneous

• The Adoption History Project
• DMC -- My Adoption Journey