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Adopted from Poland; trying to find my biological parents


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edward22Threads: 3
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Joined: Dec 3, 08 ♂ 		 Dec 3, 08, 23:27    #1
im trying to find my parents i was adopted from poland i know when i was adopted and my biological moms name it says it on the adoption paper i think . why is only my mothers name on it? and what else may i need to go about this process of finding them? thanks
krysiaThreads: 26
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Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀ 		 Dec 3, 08, 23:51    #2
The father was probably unknown.
On your papers there should be an address from where you were adopted.
That's where you have to make contact.
Kojak333Threads: 3
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Joined: Feb 22, 09 ♂ 		 Mar 22, 09, 06:46    #3
My story is basically the same as yours.

You were born in Poland and adopted by American citizens ? -Yes ? Me too !!

Okay, where you are in your search, is pretty much were I was at, 1-year ago. But my search has had some speed bumps along the way. I just received the address for my mom (back in Poland), just this week.

This week I also got the address for my step-sister's mother. My step-sister was adopted from the same orphanage as me. We are not biologically related. We began the search for her mother, about 5 months ago.

If you want to trade notes, feel free to contact me thru this website or post a message. -I'll check back periodically.
edward22Threads: 3
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Joined: Dec 3, 08 ♂ 		 May 10, 09, 01:20    #4
May 10, 09, 01:43 - Thread attached on merging:
going to poland...im trying to get information on my family

im going to poland and i have a couple of questions

im trying to get information on my family /i was adopted
where in poland can i go to get information about my family
and what documents would i need to have in order to get the information
PolishCowboyThreads: 1
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Joined: Jan 30, 09 ♂ 		 May 10, 09, 02:56    #5
edward22:
im going to poland and i have a couple of questions

im trying to get information on my family /i was adopted
where in poland can i go to get information about my family
and what documents would i need to have in order to get the information

Ask your adoptive parents for the original papers; it should have the name of the town and the orphanage or even the adoption agency. They will have the info about your parent(s).
I'm not sure if they can disclose it or not but I cannot see why they wouldn't. You will need your birth certificate, and you will need a copy of the adoption papers. Call the orphanage,town government or agency where you were adopted from and tell them your situation.
Ask them for all the documents you will need and insist if that's all. Polish bureaucracy moves in slo-motion and even in reverse. Sometimes they ask for things they never told you to obtain.
Good Luck and Godspeed, I hope you find them.
edward22Threads: 3
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Joined: Dec 3, 08 ♂ 		 Jul 11, 09, 08:05    #6
Jul 11, 09, 10:34 - Thread attached on merging:
Information

Im planning on going to poland to visit i was wondering where i could get information about family i was adopted so i dont have any information about them i have polish birth certificate and papers i was wondering is there a building/office that could give me any information about them
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Jul 11, 09, 09:17    #7
You could try http://www.adopcjawarszawa.pl/kontakt.html
They may be able to point you in the right direction. However, it depends on the terms of your adoption. In many cases, the court orders the identity of the birth parents to be destroyed. Finding them would then be a rather daunting proposition.
mmartenak  Jul 28, 09, 09:48    #8
Hello,
I too am adopted from Poland. I was adopted in the early 80's. Have any of you tried to find your biological parents? I was adopted to an American family. I have all the paper work with names, where I was born, etc. but I have not been able to find them. I will be going to Poland in about a month just to see the area that I was born. I think I would like to find my parents, but just do not seem to be able to move forward with the seach. I was adopted from Wroclaw. Does anyone know if the opranage is still there? If so, where? Does anyone else have an simular experiences as I?
WroclawThreads: 77
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mmartenak:
I was adopted in the early 80's.

How old were you when you were adopted ?

reason for asking. Some babies are adopted straight from the (birth) hospital

mmartenak:
Does anyone know if the opranage is still there?

There is more than one. Do you have an address ?

I can look in the phone directory for a number, if it helps.
Kojak333Threads: 3
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Joined: Feb 22, 09 ♂ 		 Aug 2, 09, 17:06    #10
contact me thru Polish Forums. Try to officially register with a username.

My story is similiar to yours. I already located my family - back in Poland.

I have a few ideas to suggest.

If you have a name and maybe some other information, like approximate age and a city, I could check a couple Polish social networking sites for you.


Send me a message - okay...
Nyphri20Threads: 2
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Joined: Nov 29, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 23, 09, 21:42    #11
Hey , what year were you adopted? and what is your age? I was adopted too from Poland....trying to find more of my siblings.
jonniThreads: 26
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 24, 09, 02:00    #12
The first step is which town you were born in. Adoptions in Poland are handled by local adoption societies, town by town. They will have everything you need to know, and perhaps can change your life.
btatara  May 25, 10, 15:38    #13
I was adopted from Poland too, in the early 80'2. I was told I was form a family of 10-12 children. I guess i was 2 yrs old when i got to the orphange in wroclaw, and 4 when I was adopted and brought to America. I have no idea where to start to look for my family.
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btatara:
when i got to the orphange in wroclaw


were you sent to an orphanage in Wroclaw

or, is Wroclaw your home city.
meg1203  Oct 27, 10, 03:54    #15
I was also adopted from Poland (Nowy Sacz) in 1989. All I have is names and birthdays of my 4 older siblings and I want to find them. I have no idea how to go about this since I don't speak Polish.
any helpful tips?
WroclawThreads: 77
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meg1203:
I was also adopted from Poland (Nowy Sacz) in 1989. All I have is names and birthdays of my 4 older siblings and I want to find them.


have u checked facebook, nasza klasa etc.

there must be at least one of them on a social/school website.
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Oct 27, 10, 19:00    #17
Assistance in tracking down biological parents by adopted children may perhaps be obtained from the Rutkowski detective agency: biuro@rutkowskidetektyw.pl;
Good luck - Powodzenia!
meg1203  Oct 28, 10, 02:26    #18
yes, I entered them all in facebook but no luck. I wasn't sure if they had changed their last names and I couldnt see a lot of pictures or dates because many profiles are set to private.

I just looked at Nasza Klasa but it doesnt translate into english well so its hard for me to navigate and use.
WroclawThreads: 77
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Joined: Apr 1, 06  Pictures: 3 ♂ [Moderator] 		 Oct 28, 10, 16:19    #19
meg1203:
I just looked at Nasza Klasa but it doesnt translate into english well so its hard for me to navigate and use.


register with this forum.... make some posts.... send me a PM with your family name and i'll check nasza klasa for u.

or just post your family name here and see what happens.

a problem with Polish names is that if u don't use correct spelling / Polish alphabet in some search engines u end up with nothing.
JezcaThreads: 2
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Joined: Nov 8, 10 ♂ 		 Nov 8, 10, 18:11    #20
Hey,

I was born in Poland and adopted in 1994 when I was 3 years old! Unfortunately I can't speak Polish yet! I have just started learning it!! I just know that I was adopted in Krakow, nothing more. Any idea of what I could do??
annasurma1983Threads: 2
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Joined: Jan 21, 11  Pictures: 3 ♀ [Suspended] 		 Jan 21, 11, 02:33    #21
hello my name is anna i am adopted i am lookong for my brother edward born in krakow 3.03.1983 i saw your message edward you dont know that u have sister angelika szczerbowska before adoption please email me annasurma1983@gmail.com or telephone nr 00441325250***
please send phone numbers via private message to keep the weirdos at bay
LAGirlThreads: 13
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♀ 		 Jan 22, 11, 07:57    #22
hey buddy good luck on finding people from your family. I was raised by foster parents and found my mother 8 years ago now trying to find the rest of my family. feel free to contact me if you would like. good luck.
edward22Threads: 3
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Joined: Dec 3, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: edward22  Jan 23, 11, 18:55    #23
Thank you everyone for posting under this thread.

I hope everyone has a chance to find the people (family) they are looking for .


I know how bad it feels to want to find family members.


All i can do is pray
annasurma1983Threads: 2
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Joined: Jan 21, 11  Pictures: 3 ♀ [Suspended] 		 Jan 24, 11, 02:25    #24
i can help people born in poland their family sisters and brother
if uou looking for your family write me message i will help you
i found my brother edouard i am polish come from poland and speak english very good
i live in UK
anna surma
my email
annasurma1983@gmail.com
rinaThreads: -
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Joined: Jun 17, 11 ♀ 		 Jun 17, 11, 07:10    #25
hi i was adopted too. what steps would i need to take to find my biological parents if i have all the documents and know my parents names but i cant find any information on their location and have already been to the place i was adopted. I don't think the place you were adopted in can tell you the address of your biological parents. so what should i do next?
annasurma1983Threads: 2
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hwllo who is adopted from poland please contact me
annasurma1983@gmail.com
meg_1203  Feb 28, 12, 16:10    #27
My family's name is Pruchnick±, but I don't know if my siblings were adopted too or not, so their last names may have changed.
ReservoirDogThreads: -
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If you are female: Pruchnicka, If male - Pruchnicki.
mmartenak  Mar 25, 12, 23:43    #29
Hello,
I wrote you a few years ago and I have been able to find my biological family. It is an amazing story.
I am going back to Poland to meet my biological family this summer again and would like to see if I can find the orphange in Wroclaw this time.
I know I was in the "Children's Home #2."
Any information would be great, or any leads would be helpful.
Thank you for any help and look forward to hearing from you.


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