Suggestions for an Easy
Registration Process

This section will describe some of the basic things that a registrant can do to make the registering process as easy as possible.

1. Go to a registry and look at their registration form. Take a note of the type of information that is usually requested. Some registries ask for more information than others but only for the reasons of facilitating a match. Some of the information that will be asked for are:
  • The City and State where you were born:
  • Adoptees date of birth:
  • Your position in the adoption triad:
  • Your Full Name:
  • Your Full Address:
  • The Hospital you were born at:
  • The Doctor who delivered you:
  • The DAte you were relinquished:
  • The date the adoption was finalized:
  • Your birth certificate number:
  • Your birth name:
  • Your birthmothers name:
  • Your birthfathers name:
Registry owners know that you will probably not have all of the information that is asked for but the more information that you have the better it is to help make a match since the same information is asked no matter what your position is in the adoption triad.

2. Go on a treasure hunt in your home and try to collect any document that might have any or all of the information on it that is requested.

3. Although it is an offline registry, it is very important that you register with the International Soundex Reunion Registry. This is the oldest and most well known registry. The address for the ISSR is on the front page of SOAR in case you do not have the address. This is a free registry but they may ask for a donation. You are not required to donate and if you do not donate you will still be registered with them.

4. Get a loose leaf notebook and copy this information into it. That way the information will always be handy in case you see another registry that you would like to register with. Another use for the notebook is so that each time you register with a registry that you can write down the name of the registry, the address of the registry, your registration number and any other information you feel is necessary concerning this registry. This will also be a good source of information in case you ever do change your addresses so that you will be able to notify them of the change.

5. Do what you can to get information to assist the registry owner. If you have not done it before, a good suggestion is to get your non-identifying information from the county that finalized your adoption. Sometimes there is very little information but all of the information is a clue to your past and lost loved ones.

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