Tag Archives: Augusta

My Continuing Heritage Search…

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Gary W Norman

Last Fall (2015), I’d contacted GARR (Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry) in an attempt to find out about my personal heritage. I stumbled through the steps GARR requires one to do, got all the paperwork notarized and mailed off. A few … Continue reading →

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Goin to Town~

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Gary W Norman

I was recalling this event from my youth, and laughing to myself and thought it would be kind of neat to share it with y’all.  To set the scene, I was about 5, or 6 perhaps (c. 1968), living in … Continue reading →

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Adoption Records Hunt continues…

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Gary W Norman

Well GARR (Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry) called me today wanting me to move forward and order a copy of my original birth certificate. I asked what information would it have on it? My adoption records tell me practically nothing; no … Continue reading →

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35 Years and Strike 3 on my Adoption Information

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Gary W Norman

Talk about anticlimactic!  As I’d previously written, my first attempt to find information on my biological Mother/family was in 1980 as a Senior in High School.  My second attempt was as a Senior in College in 1990. This was the … Continue reading →

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Letter to my Biological Mother

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Gary W Norman

GARR (Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry) contacted me via email telling me they’d received my filled out and notarized forms and are starting their research. They also told me they’d approved my financial assistance as this stuff is not free, by … Continue reading →

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Adoption; The Process of Getting Information

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Gary W Norman

As I’d previously mentioned, I was adopted in August of 1962. I’d tried a few times over the years to find the records of my birth and all to no avail as of now. I was recently linked up with … Continue reading →

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The Search Continues… v. 3.0

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Gary W Norman

As many of you know I was adopted in August of 1962 at 3 days old. Most of my life, my foster mom encouraged me to look up my biological mom, saying “I’m sure she must think of you when … Continue reading →

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My Mom or My DNA?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Gary W Norman

As most of my friends (and family) know, I was adopted in Augusta, GA on August 3rd, 1962.  I was 3 days old when my folks got me, and from later stories, I learned my Father did not want me … Continue reading →

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