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Missing Pieces: How to Find Birth Parents and Adopted Children. A Search and Reunion Guidebook Paperback – July 16, 2008

by Beth Sherrill (Author), Paul Drake (Author)
3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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Here is a complete "how-to" find adopted children or birth parents. Such reunions are ever more desired and in favor today, and of all researchers genealogists are the best trained to undertake such searches for themselves or for others for hire. Author
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    Heritage Books
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    July 16, 2008
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    5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    078842534X
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    978-0788425349
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heritage Books (July 16, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 078842534X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0788425349
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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Flea
3.0 out of 5 stars Searching for Birth Parents
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015
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Not enough information provided for people searching for their birth parents. A lot of emotional discussion, but short on facts.
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Rusty
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for anyone involved in Adoption
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2014
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Super fantastic book for anyone who is an adoptive parent, birth mother or adoptee. If you are one of these, you will appreciate everyone involved in the story. A genealogist has to be a detective - good work!
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Granny Joan
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015
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Not what I thought it was
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Mrs. H
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a Genealogical Reference
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2006
I bought this book after seeing it in a genealogical publishing magazine. I have friends and family that are adopted and thought this would help me help them with genealogical research. It did not. It is more of a touchy-feely kind of book, dealing with the emotional issues surrounding finding your birth parents or child, not the nuts-and-bolts of doing research. There were a few things in the chapter "Needles in Haystacks" but not enough that I would recommend this book to other genealogical researchers.
6 people found this helpful
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Cameron
5.0 out of 5 stars Adoption guide/not a Genealogy search
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2006
I found Mrs. H. (previous reviewer)and myself at total odds! The book is a guide, above all else, to advise you of the emotional challenge an adoptee searcher, or biological parent will encounter. Biological parents have a reason for placing a child for adoption. An adopted child has a 'forever family', and hesitates to disturb anyone. EMOTIONS run hot and cold!! This is the heart of the excellent book. It is well written, sensitive, and most of all informative. Heritage Books publishes works other that Genealogy works. A book titled, "How to find Birth Parents and Adopted Children..." is not a.. "How to find an adopted childs Patriot Ancestor"!
5 people found this helpful
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Sunray
5.0 out of 5 stars Missing Pieces
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2006
This is Mr H (not related to Mrs. H other review). I was very surprised at Mrs H's comments. Neither the title or content of this book is touting gealogical information. I have almost adopted once and did adopt the second time. It is an emotional bumpy road of the first order and this book speaks to those bumps.

Having been through this process twice(once ending in a much wanted pregnancy) and adopting a three year old who had been abused I can voach for the usefulness of this book.
4 people found this helpful
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Paul Drake
5.0 out of 5 stars Birth parents, not genealogy
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2007
A reviewer has written that she found no genealogy help. The reason is simple; she did not read the title, the Introduction or the blurb. This fine guidebook is for adoptees seeking their birth parents, and for parents seeking children given over to adoption in the past.
2 people found this helpful
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Martha Weaver
5.0 out of 5 stars a comprehensive help
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2004
Not only does this book take you step by step through the process of seeking out a birth parent or adopted child, but it coveres comprehensively every emotional aspect of being an adopted child, an adoptive parent or a birth parent. I wish I'd had this resource when I adopted my two sons years ago. It would have given me such a better understanding of them, their birth mother and of my own emotions and concerns.
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