Sunday, March 19, 2000

Birth of a child whose parents never married due to the fact the father was already married,the child was given up for private adoption. Often childred look for the birth mother /father can it be done over the web How?

Considering the adoption mentioned was private it's highly unlikely you will find what you are seeking online unless you know the names of one or both birth parents. Adoption searches can be aided by the internet but the web should never be your only source. Your best bet would be to find an adoption specific website that goes into detail about this type of search. Start with Cyndi's List

[From Cathy] As a reunited mother, I can tell you that many of us do look. Yes it can be done on the web. The best place to go to is adoption reunion registries on the net. Here is the best one for Canadians - they have a very high success rate of approx 50 reunions a month - and they are free! Their database is searchable online and you can register yourself if you want to. Go here. http://www.canadianadopteesregistry.org. Good luck (I always thought of my son often which most mothers do - now my reunion is wonderful and life is good!) If you need more help, please visit Looking In Ontario - loads of helpful advice and resources there - all free.

Wednesday, March 8, 2000

Where does one find unpublished cemetery records?

If they're unpublished they're not available. If you're referring to burial records held by the cemetery you'd have to write to the cemetery or visit in person.

Monday, February 7, 2000

What do the initials C.S.B. after the name of a woman on an Ontario tombstone mean???

Some possibilities are - 'Child Single Birth', 'Child Still Born', 'Children ?? Bethlehem'. If this woman died in the latter part of the 1900's it may refer to the Military's 'Civil Service Brigade'. This question has befuddled OntarioGenWeb, a library and several cemeteries!

I have a grandmother who was born in 1921 in Ontario Canada, but I don't know which town. I have her name and month/year (April 1921) of birth but that's it. I think she died in the early 1980s, but again do not know where. I'm not even sure where she is buried. Where can I get more information on her that may help me get further than her name?

For *any* suspected Ontario burials start with OCFA
[From Forebears Research] -- Buy her birth certificate from Thunder Bay. Then use the correct version of her name to try for marriage in Ohio, or check US border crossing films for her parents whose names will appear on her birth certificate. If she died in the US, search the SSDI.

Monday, January 31, 2000