Missouri Vital Records Update From Reclaim the Records: The Missouri Birth Index has been updated with 588,542 new records from 1910-1919 and 2016-2022, for a total of 8,090,516 records covering 1910-2022. The Missouri Death Index has been updated with 482,900 new records from 2016-2022, for a total of 3,081,382 records…
From Reclaim the Records: The Connecticut Genealogy Index A free searchable database containing 576,638 births, 2,180,700 marriages, 2,086 civil unions, and 2,772,116 deaths
This “byzantine and discriminatory” bill is suspended now but may come back in January 2024. California Assembly Bill AB 1302, Vital records: adopted persons and original birth certificates. The bill would require, for an adoption occurring before January 1, 2025, the State Registrar to provide notice to each birth parent…
Minnesota’s history of sealed adoption records and an intermediary system made it nearly impossible for adoptees to obtain their Original Birth Certificates. Legislation this year lifted all restrictions. Minnesota is the 15th state to acknowledge the right of adopted people to obtain their Original Birth Certificate upon request with no…
From the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Eligibility: You are able to apply for a copy of a birth record established prior to an adoption (without first obtaining a court order) if you are: An adult adoptee (18 years or older) who was born in Massachusetts. An adult child (18 years…
From the Vermont Department for Children and Families press release: Starting July 1, 2023, any adult adopted person who was: Born in Vermont will get unrestricted access to a certified copy of their original birth certificate. It does not matter where or when the adoption took place. They may get…
“What I took for granted has become a nightmare for so many others who should have been naturalized, but never were through no fault of their own. Congress has seemingly abandoned adult international adoptees who came to the U.S. legally, who are rightfully U.S. citizens, but are not protected under…
