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Finding Adoption Answers
A: Your first course of action should be to determine exactly
where the adoption took place. The county courthouse usually
handled adoptions. If you know the county where the adoptive
parents resided at the time of the adoption, the probate court would
be the likely place to start. You shouldn't have any trouble
accessing the adoption file for that early date. You may be
asked to prove your relationship to the adoptee, however.
A call or visit to the appropriate courthouse will provide you
with specific information on how to proceed. In addition,
you can write to the Department of Social Services (235 S. Grand Ave.
Box 30037, Lansing, MI 48909) for more information. These Web sites
may help you in your search:
Clark Kidder is the author of Orphan Trains and Their Precious
Cargo: The Life's Work of Rev. H.D. Clarke (Heritage Books, $24.95).
Pose your questions to our family history experts.
Q. My great-grandmother was adopted in the 1880s. I believe the adoption took place in Michigan. I do know her birth and
adopted names. How do I find out more about this?
—Clark Kidder
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9606/states/michigan.html
www.cyndislist.com/adoption.htm
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