Do Your Own Private Investigations
By: Wesley McBride
Vital Records
Family Search
Census Records
DNA Test
Family Search Online (Free Searches): (Search for Parents/Children): https://familysearch.org/search
Family Search Online (Free Trial + Subscription Required): www.ancestry.com
Family Search Online (Free Trial + Subscription Required): www.archives.com
Obtain a copy of your social security card application from the Social Security Administration (Form SS-5) which will list your parent's names: http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf
Social Security Administration website: http://www.ssa.gov/
Census Records: http://www.censusrecords.com/
DNA Test: http://www.dnacenter.com/
Vital Records Online: http://www.vitalchek.com
Birth Records: http://publicrecords.searchsystems.net/Free_Public_Records_by_Type_of_Record/Birth_Records/
Access Newspapers Online to Find Obituaries and Wedding Anniversary Annoucements: www.newspapers.com
Search Obituaries Online: www.legacy.com
Search Obituaries & Death Notices: http://www.tributes.com/search/obituaries
Find a Grave and Search for Obituaries Online:
Death Records Search:
https://www.dobsearch.com/death-records/search-name.php (Free)
Adoption Laws Per State: https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/infoaccessap.pdf
Adoption Registry: https://adoptiondatabase.quickbase.com/db/bbqm94vvd
Adoption Registry: http://registry.adoption.com/
Obtain a copy of your social security card application from the Social Security Administration (Form SS-5) which will list your parent's names: http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf Social Security Administration website: http://www.ssa.gov/
DNA Test: http://www.dnacenter.com/
Newspapers Online
Obituaries Online
Adoption Records/Laws
Adoption Registries
Family Search
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Adoption/Birth Parent's Search