Denys Allen covers for family historians:
Timestamps:
00:37 A way to think about adoption research
03:44 Guardianship records
05:35 First state law in 1855
09:50 1870’s - 1930’s
13:18 1970’s - 1990’s
16:19 Current adoption laws and adoptee rights
19:21 Research techniques
24:14 Wrap-up
Links:
Summary of federal adoption legislation - childwelfare.gov
Pennsylvania state laws - legis.state.pa.us
Online free Pennsylvania historic newspapers - panewsarchive.psu.edu
PA Department of Health to request adoptee original birth certificate - health.pa.gov
Books by E. Wayne Carp - Family Matters and Adoption in America
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