tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458184164864262214.post8886364538119828039..comments2023-04-06T09:33:57.546-04:00Comments on Are My Roots Showing?: Mystery WomanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458184164864262214.post-55234989675275228872014-11-14T08:42:25.353-05:002014-11-14T08:42:25.353-05:00Thank you, Katherine. My grandfather was able to ...Thank you, Katherine. My grandfather was able to obtain all the paperwork from the Foundling Hospital before he passed away. Unfortunately, I have been able to get little else accomplished. His birth parents were not named in any of the adoption paperwork, and the Surrogate's Court will not unseal the file. I remain hopeful that New York state will eventually amend their laws to allow descendants of deceased adoptees to have access to those records.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458184164864262214.post-36007009092247315162014-11-13T17:38:20.134-05:002014-11-13T17:38:20.134-05:00Hello greetings. I came upon your blog as I have b...Hello greetings. I came upon your blog as I have been looking into unsealing the original birth certificate of my father. Even though none of the search terms pointed to it my father also was adopted from the foundling hospital in 1928 just like your grandfather. Perhaps they were in the same room together!! I want to suggest to you to write them. After my father passed into thousand seven I contacted them and was able to write to them with a copy of his death certificate and a copy of my drivers license and I was sent an inch thick worth of paperwork I would think even if you were unable to do that that whomever is his child out of your parents would be able to get it. From the records that I got from the foundling hospital I was able to find out my my dad's adoptive parents names. Since then I've done a bunch of research and I have even traced down his family in Ireland. My sister is interested in getting Irish citizenship to live abroad as Irish citizenship entitles us to live anywhere in the EU. It's very strange but even though I know their names and now even know where they are from etc. and have their birth certificate New York State refuses to give me an original birth certificate so I have nothing to tie my father to his birth parents and this is a stumbling block to obtaining the citizenship. Both of his parents have been deceased for almost 80 years but still New York State refuses to give me this one piece of paper which would allow us to obtain citizenship. Have you tried contacting the foundling hospital though? I couldn't believe how much they gave me in terms of information about his parents and his adoptive parents and even notes from visits from Catholic charities and what was then CPS to ensure his well-being. Also it's possible the woman in that picture is Irish she does look like she could be Irish. We were all a bit surprised that my father turned out to be 100% Irish because he got extremely bronze quite dark in the summers. I'd love to hear more about where you are in your search I think it's very interesting that we have this little connection of the 1928 adoption out of the Foundling Hospital! Best wishes--KatherineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031089029306170182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458184164864262214.post-87331922218961346392012-09-02T03:00:10.110-04:002012-09-02T03:00:10.110-04:00The photo looks like it was taken as a senior high...The photo looks like it was taken as a senior high school photos by the scrolls on top and bottom. Maybe you could check the local HS yearbooks or records to see if you find this girl represented. Also, her dress is influenced by the Civil War so, that would date the photo as late 1800's.Maureen Hartnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632851594808609958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458184164864262214.post-61532877078497473522012-09-02T02:59:45.826-04:002012-09-02T02:59:45.826-04:00The photo looks like it was taken as a senior high...The photo looks like it was taken as a senior high school photos by the scrolls on top and bottom. Maybe you could check the local HS yearbooks or records to see if you find this girl represented. Also, her dress is influenced by the Civil War so, that would date the photo as late 1800's.Maureen Hartnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632851594808609958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458184164864262214.post-65861386297126584592010-12-02T23:12:48.002-05:002010-12-02T23:12:48.002-05:00Jeanne thinks this is Aunt Hazel. Hazel was Ruth ...Jeanne thinks this is Aunt Hazel. Hazel was Ruth Gallagher's sister. We think!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499296560416847203noreply@blogger.com