I don't know if Cathy wrote you about this or not but I sure am. Cathy put a notice in your registry awhile back. Since I'm a volunteer searcher in VA I decided to write her to see if she needed any help. That was on April 8th. Cathy called me on April 11th (friday night). On Saturday April 12th I drove to the state library and did some research for her and others. The very first city directory I pick up had her birth mothers name listed. :-)
I had NO idea which city directory to check but knew it was a small rural town in VA. BLACKSTONE, VA was a HIT. By 3:00pm the next day (Sunday) my husband and I had found Cathys sister. And to think my husband actually knows this entire family. Sadly though her bmom had passed away in 1972. So hubby and I went to talk to sister in person. We slowly asked her some questions about her and her mothers past. Then all of a sudden she yelled out "my sister, my sister". Well - I got shivers then. She DID know about Cathy. And too was wanting to find her.
Last night I witnessed their reunion. BEAUTIFUL! Cathy flew to VA to meet her family. She'll be here for about a week. And it's packed with all kinds of family, pictures, places and alot of history.
I want to personally thank you David for this registry. Without it, Cathy wouldn't be here meeting her family AND ME :-).
Keep the registry going David - it's wonderful.
I'm not sure if you remember me...we talked on the phone about a year ago. Wendy and I are born within several weeks of one another. You were able to send me several names from your database. One turned out to be the name of my birth mother. At the time, I only had her maiden name. I searched for several months via internet. I was unsuccessful, but not discouraged. I sat on the information for an entire year.
Two months ago, I received an email from someone trying to collect letters for Mother's Day. I didn't send a letter, but I did register onto your website. Through my registration, I was contacted by a woman in San Diego named Jan Bowyer. She had a database of Texas Driver's records. I emailed her my information, and she was able to produce a match. We were able to find her married name through her maiden name. Jan gave me here current address, phone number, and birth day.
We have since been in contact, are meeting each other in May, and have a wonderful story to share. It couldn't have been more perfect. She was so responsive. I'm sure you hear stories like this all the time, but I just wanted to thank you for your help and all that you are doing for open records and adoptions.
I'm sure that you are a very busy man, but if you would ever like to hear a wonderful story, call me and I'll tell you mine. We could meet for coffee or something like that. I am planning on writing the story this summer. "Devine intervention" played such a role in this encounter. I just have to share it with others.
Thanks for helping to open up this door!