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Adoption Search Angels Help Me Find My Original Birth Name & Birth Parent Surnames Overnight

Less than 24 hours after blogging about beginning to search for my birth parents, through analysis of my autosomal DNA, adoption Search Angel volunteers identified my original birth name and the surnames of my birth parents. Just a few hours later, we identified my leading Birth Mom Candidate. Here I explain the process and my next steps.

Beginning the Search for My Birth Mother, with Whom I Share Half the Same DNA

March 25, 2015

This past Monday marked the anniversary of my parents bringing me home as a baby, which six months later resulted in my legal adoption. I have the best parents and family in the world, and have never felt the need to try to find my birth parents. Last week though, I I finally caved and began the process of identifying my biological family by taking an autosomal DNA test through Ancestry.com.

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