You probably won’t see this, so I’ll contact you privately, too, but just in case, I was adopted through Catholic Social Services. I found and was in contact with my birthmother about 24 years ago. I’d be happy to share my journey and how I obtained information with you or anyone else interested.

The 1920 Federal census for Kansas shows 52 entries for “Crockett”.

I know that is WAY earlier than you were born. That is way before even your parents would have been born. But your grandfather might be among them.

For what it is worth.

That’s nice Nathaniel.

Just sayin’.

Okay, Paul.

Link?

On the Faith Based stuff, do you folks realize that “left leaning” churches benefit greatly from these “Faith based initiatives”?

Example >>>> Church ABC runs a feeding program or homeless people… They apply for, AND receive Fed. Funds for assistance…

A local Buddhist follower comes to the Director and wants to work the food line, for $5.00 per hour(what is usually paid to work food lines at homeless feeding programs)… But the Buddhist is told they cannot work there because of their Non-Christian beliefs….

Church ABC would then LOSE their Fed. Funding….

Example 2 >>>>

Chuch XYZ runs a Scout Troop… They receive NO FED FUNDS for the operation of the Troop…. A young man, who professes to be part of a local Wiccan Group, applies for the position of Asst. Scout Master. The Pastor of Church XYZ informs the young man that one must be a Christian, and join the congregation, in order to be employed there….

The Church XYZ is within its rights to hold such a ruling…

A year goes by… The Church XYZ applies for, and receives, Fed. Funds for purchasing some new camping equipment for their Scout Troop…

The young wiccan man hears about this, and returns to apply for the position of Asst. Scout Master once again…

Again, the Pastor tells him that he has to be a member of the Church and a Christian, in order to be hired as Asst. Scout Master…

The young man’s attorney writes to the Pastor, that as long as the Church receives Fed. Funding to help with the Scout Troop, they cannot discriminate on their hiring practices, and demand that their Scout staff be Christian and belong to that Church…

This has been the case for a long time… This is why I normally advise congregations NOT to accept Fed. funding for Church projects… Period….

Idiot.

I will try an adoption lawyer again. Last time I did it, he tried to get me to sue the state for separating twins. (rolls eyes)

Ms. Grrl, send me a private e-mail and maybe I can give you some helpful hints.

WSClark52@gmail.com.

Tough shit – no discrimination or no funding.

I am an only child, so meeting siblings would be very cool. I have no intention of forming a relationship with them or other family members and am not trying to cause trouble or disrupt their lives. I just want to know some things.

And, wistfully, it would be nice to see that I looked like someone. I so envy family resemblance.

Nathan?

“That would truely be one step closer in the church simply becoming another wing of the government.”

As opposed, I guess, to the government becoming another wing of the church.

I have always said that CHURCH people should be more afraid of the church/state merger than secularists. It could so easily be turned against the churches.

Ask my relatives in Russia….

Now my twin sister was able to get her original one because she was put in several foster homes but never adopted outright.

I wish all adoptees success in their pursuit of birth family.

“Wrong. Obama’s program would deny funds to those organizations that discriminate based on religious creed or sexual orientation.”

If that is true the government will basically be paying the church to change it’s doctrine.

That would truely be one step closer in the church simply becoming another wing of the government.

You would see churches which do good, left out while they watch other chruches which embrace secular humanism and sacrifice their doctrines for government funding.

Also those churches which are already liberal and have sacrificed doctrine would be rewarded while those that have not will not.

Now we are talking scary.

I am sure you liberals won’t mind it one bit at all though.

I know it was painful for Mom, but she knew I needed to know. Bless her.

No trace of my father. Just listed as “unknown” which, of course, may or may not be true.

I’d like to know if I have siblings. And a little medical history would be helpful too!

My family name is Crockett.

That was about the only good thing that the Maude Carpenter Children’s home did that I can be thankful for. Get out of the way and let twins find each other.

KSFG, how did you get your original birth certificate? So far for me, no luck.

I found my birth families about ten years ago – I missed a lot in my life – although my actual birth parents would need a lot of improvement just to reach POS status.

Were you born in Kansas? At last count, Kansas and Alaska were the only two states that allowed open adoption records.