Who are my grandparents?

Sydney Joles (15) asked her mother, Cynthia Wray (52) what it was like to be adopted.

Chan Groccia and his cousin talk about her meeting her birth father for the first time and her view on adoption (part 1)

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Killington, Vermont, Chan Groccia (16) interviews his cousin Elena (24) about her view on adoption and meeting her birth father for the first time. Elena shared her view on adoption and its...

International Adoption: How it Impacted a Daughter

Ali Townsend reflects on how her views on adoption have changed over the course of her life. Ali explains how adoption has both positively and negatively affected her identity, and details the adoption experiences she found most significant.

Chan Groccia and his cousin talk about her meeting her birth father for the first time and her view on adoption (part 2)

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Killington, Vermont, Chan Groccia (16) interviews his cousin Elena (24) about her view on adoption and meeting her birth father for the first time. Elena shared her view on adoption and its...

Interview with my Mom 6/9/21

My mom shares some happy memories from her past. And offers some sage advice.

Sharing the gift of life

Sarah shares her struggles about hiding her teen pregnancy and her experience with adoption

Dolores Johnson talks about having a member of her family be adopted and how she feels this affects her and her family.

Dolores Johnson talks about the adopted member of her family and her opinions on the effects of the adoption. This interview was conducted face to face, and it follows a series of questions concerning Dolores's opinions on how the adoption...

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Joan Mifflin and Linda Elkin

Linda R. Elkin (64) and her daughter Joan Mifflin (44) were recently reunited after Linda gave Joan up for adoption when she was born.

Adoption and foster care

My mom, Denise Leadingham talked her experience in foster and adoption.

A Walk Down Memory Lane
November 27, 2022 App Interview

Natalie Coe Osorio (18) interviews Alice Coe (59) on the adoption and early childhood of Natalie as a newborn.

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Len Ballek and Sahna Ballek

Sahna Ballek [no age given] shares a conversation with her father, Len Ballek [no age given], about how he met her mother. They also talk about adoption and their relationship as father and daughter.

Grandpa

Today I interviewed my grandfather about them adopting me.

Story of My Mom

This interview is a story of the life of my mother when immigrating to America and starting a new life.

Summary – The Adopted Cardiac Electrophysiologist, by Megan Bush

A summary of Glenn’s narrative surrounding his adoption, upbringing, his mother and father’s parenting style, and the interplay of heredity and environment in his life.

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Meari Avery and Roberta Solimene

Friends Meari Avery (67) and Roberta Solimene (66) discuss the lives of their mothers, and describe the effect their mothers had on each of their lives.

#Grandmother who never gave up!

This interview was conducted by myself Jessica Clarke, on November 2nd 2017 in Davenport,Fl. I interviewed my grandmother Cynthia Clarke about her life and what difficulties she had overcame.She shared her story about her child hood back ground being in...

Just An Udder Day

From farm girl to adoptive parent, Berna touched the lives of many in those years between.

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Marianne Kast and Jason Johnson

One Small Step partners Marianne Kast (70) and Jason Johnson (50) have a conversation comparing their experiences working in education and with school resource officers. They talk about the importance of voting and not engaging in political discussions online.

Randall Lorenz and Suzanne Malek

Suzanne Malek, TMCC Genealogy Librarian interviews Randall Lorenz regarding the the importance of Oct 30th as Adoption Remembrance Day. Randall also discusses his own story of adoption and the road to finding his biological family. It was his journey that...