Who are my grandparents?

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

Patricia Watts Teaches Us That Life Holds Endless Surprises

Patricia grew up in a home filled with love. Family stories cemented her sense of belonging and heritage. Recently, a growing interest in genealogy led her to do some research into her family ancestors. That exploration revealed a surprising truth...

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...

Adoption and foster care

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

B Boyer and Judge Mike Salvagni
November 27, 2020 App Interview

B Boyer: 2020-11-27 21:41:10.A conversation with the judge that presided over my adoption. My judge has continued to be part of my life and I wanted to learn more about him.

Story of My Mom

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

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.

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.

Grandpa

Today I interviewed my grandfather about them adopting me.

An Interview With My Sister part 1

We talk about our shared experiences growing up, adopting our brother, going to high school, and college. Please excuse the ending, where the app glitches.

Joselyn Eitemiller and Melody Fawcett

Joselyn was adopted as a newborn, in Chadron, NE and she shares with her friend & colleague, Melody Fawcett, the story of meeting her birth family. The love and care she has been given by her adoptive parents and sibling.

Sharing the gift of life

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

Interview with my Mom 6/9/21

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

My life story

Archer coming to the United States

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...

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...

My family's road to adoption

Catherine Yeager (my mom) talks about how her experiences as a child and in her career eventually lead her to adopting a little girl.

Immagrant interveiw

The immagrant interview was like a interveiw that I had to question a immagrant about his life

Lost and found

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go on a search to find your birth parents? On December 31,2019, in Woodstock Vermont, Tsehay Driscoll sad down to interview her grandmother Titia Ellis to find the answer. Titia...