In observance of the upcoming Independence Day holiday, OmniTrace will be closed on Friday, July 3rd, 2009.
We will resume our regular business hours of operation on Monday, July 6th, 2009.
Our OmniTrace staff wishes you a safe and happy 4th of July!
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We enjoy profiling members of our OmniTrace staff to readers of our blog and to those who are considering retaining our people search and adoption search services.
Today we want to introduce Sheila Knies, who is a member of our Search Consultant Department. We asked Sheila to provide a little background information about herself:
“Sheila Knies, a former Pan Am flight attendant, has a BA degree in Spanish and a Masters degree in Bicultural-Bilingual Education. She has been married for 25 years and has two children, both in their early 20s.
Her interest in adoption searches began when her daughter’s closest friend asked her to help locate her birth mother years ago. She searched for six years and found out how impossible these searches were to do. Sheila was thrilled when she found OmniTrace. It was wonderful to discover a company whose main focus was to reunite families. Wanting to assist in this goal, she applied for the position of Adoption Search Consultant and presently works in that position to this day.”
In future posts, we’ll introduce other members of our OmniTrace staff. Please call or write us with any questions you may have. Sheila and our other search consultants would love to hear from you!
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Open Adoption Records In Colorado
(Special thanks to Joan of nyadoptees who notified us about Colorado Open Adoption Records.)
Great news for those adopted in Colorado who are searching for their birth parents. Persons adopted in Colorado will soon have access to their original birth records, as long as their adoption was finalized between July 1, 1951 and June 30, 1967.
OmniTrace contacted the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to confirm that Colorado open adoption records will soon be available. They have informed us that forms will be available to request original birth certificates on June 29, 2009.
In addition, Richard Uhrlaub, Co-Director of Adoptee in Search/Colorado’s Triad Connection, has indicated that
If you are searching for a missing person and have their old address, here is a FREE investigative trick, provided by the head of our OmniTrace research department–Chris Maione. This may allow you to identify and contact prior neighbors of your subjecct:
First, visit free web resource www.zillow.com.
- At the top of the Zillow homepage, there is field where you can input your missing person ’s old address.
- After submitting your search, you will see a map of the neighborhood where your missing person once resided (you can view this map in street view, aerial view and hybrid view).
- The old address, that you submitted will appear, as well as tiny icons that represent homes surrounding the address you submitted.
- By clicking on the icons, you will obtain exact address information.
- Jot down the addresses surrounding your subject’s old address. In particular, you will want the addresses on the left, on the right and directly across the street from the old address of your subject.
Then, visit free web resource www.whitepages.com.
- On the upper center of the home page, click on
Accessing marriage records can be very helpful when conducting a birthmother search. In most instances, you are trying to develop your birthmother’s married name.
(Of course, searching marriage records can help anyone who is searching and working with only a maiden name.)
Marriage records may contain:
- Maiden and married name of birth mother
- Dates of birth of birthmother and groom
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Birth places of birthmother and groom
- Addresses of birthmother and groom
- Parents of birthmother
- Employment information
- Religious affiliations
- Previous marriages
- Divorce information
- Relatives of birthmother and groom
- Social Security Numbers (sometimes)
- Witness names
Please note: Information obtained from marriage records will vary greatly from
Rachel Weiss is one of our top investigators at OmniTrace. She recently completed a successful birth mother search and here is a testimonial from a very happy reunited adoptee:
“Rachel,
Let me start my story by saying THANK YOU to everyone who worked on my case. On March 11 2009 at 3:00 p.m. west coast time I called her. At that initial time I was hoping to get voice mail. After 5 rings she picked up the phone and said such a sweet hello. I asked “is Elizabeth was available” she replied ” yes this is she. Who is this” I stated “my name is” Andrea S.” excitedly she said “Is this my daughter” I replied with “is that ok ” ? “Oh honey of course it is”! she told me. From there on we talked for 30 min and 22 sec. We talked the next day when she told me that she received the flowers and teddy bear i sent her from the prior day even before I made that first call.
March, 18 2009 at about 10:30 am we met each other in
The Locator TV Show
We want to remind you that Troy Dunn ’s The Locator TV Show has an all new episode this Saturday, March 21 at 9 pm Eastern Time / 8 pm Central Time on WE TV.
Troy Dunn has reunited thousands of birth parents and adoptee s. The Locator TV Show will give you an inside look at what is involved with searching for your birth parents, an adoptee or a birth sibling.
Here is an episode summary provided by the WE TV website:
“Episode Summary: In 1985, Wendy and Christopher Radcliff’s mother, Jennifer, left them to be raised by their paternal grandparents when they were young. The brother and sister have called on Troy to locate Jennifer, who originally escaped from an abusive relationship with
Find Family Members – Social Security Death Index
By Chris Maione – Head Of OmniTrace Research Department
Our OmniTrace staff often searches Death Indexes to find living persons. Why? Because developing information on a deceased person can help you identify and find living family members.
The most commonly used Death Index is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). The Social Security Death Index is a searchable database of over 83 million deceased individuals. This index in maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and is comprised of records from The Death Master File.
The following information is available on each decedent listed in the Social Security Death Index:
- Last Name
- First Name
- Date of Birth
- Date of Death
- Social Security Number
- Last Known Residence
The Social Security Death Index is usually available for a small fee at various websites, but it also accessible, free, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com and is often searchable by the above search fields; however, access may vary depending on the website or source you are utilizing.
Please Note: The absence of an individual in the Social Security Death Index is not
Making The Decision To Search
Are you pondering whether to retain a professional search service such as OmniTrace to locate your birth parents or adopted child?
Perhaps reading some OmniTrace reviews and testimonials can help you make this life transforming decision:
OmniTrace Reviews and Testimonials
When you are ready, please give us a Toll Free call at 1-888-965-6696 for a free search evaluation. Remember, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose by receiving your FREE search evalution!
You can also email us at: support@thesearchadvisor.com or info@omnitrace.com. One of our search consultants: Tatiana, Sharla, Dianne, Michelle, Barbara or Sheila will answer any questions you might have.
For a limited time, mention that you visited our blog and receive 10% OFF your search!
Introducing Michele Sobel – OmniTrace Adoption Search Consultant
Searching for your birth parents or an adopted child will be one of the most important decisions you ever make. If you elect to use the search services of OmniTrace, we thought you would like to know a little bit about members of our staff.
We recently began writing posts about the various departments we have at OmniTrace and have begun introducing members of our staff. You can read these posts here:
Introducing Sharla Kotler
Introducing Dianne Vassallo
Today we would like to introduce Michele Sobel, another member of
OmniTrace Assists Creators Of Extreme Makeover and Secret Millionaire!
ARE YOU TRYING TO FIND YOUR FAMILY? SHARE YOUR STORY ON NEW TV SHOW FROM THE CREATORS OF “EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION” AND “SECRET MILLIONAIRE.”
Were you adopted?
Did you make the difficult decision to give a child up for adoption?
Have you been searching for a parent, child, or sibling and exhausted your resources?
If so, award-winning documentary producers want to hear about your experiences for a new network television program – and help!
The show will explore the profound issues involved when families separate and the lengths some go to reunite, find answers, and discover lost family.
Are you searching for a loved one?
Do you know someone who is?
If you or someone you know is seeking answers, please consider sharing your story with millions who might benefit. Together, we can make a difference!
Please email your story to our OmniTrace.com / TheSearchAdvisor.com staff at:
support@thesearchadvisor.com
We will forward your email to the producers of this new and exciting Television show! Be sure to provide your phone number and a best time to reach you.
County Sheriff – Find Missing Persons
Nearly every county in the USA has a County Sheriff Department that handles non-municipal law enforcement situations. A County Sheriff Office can be a great resource to help you find missing persons such as: missing family members, missing birth family, lost children, and persons in hiding.
The County Sheriff handles the county jails, inmate transportation, outstanding warrants, vehicle accidents on county highways, non-municipal crimes, sheriff sales and more. Needless to say, they have a lot of data on a lot of people.
If you think your subject(s) are in a particular county, don’t
We just wrote a post about the various departments we have at OmniTrace and introduced the
first of several members of our staff. You can read that post here or just look below.
Today we would like to introduce Dianne Vassallo, another member of our Search Consultant Department. We asked her to write a little bit about herself:
“My name is Dianne Vassallo and I have been a search consultant with Omnitrace for almost 4 years. I am a specialist in reuniting
We thought that our visitors might be interested in learning about our OmniTrace staff. In addition to our management, we have three main departments at OmniTrace:
- Our Search Consultant Department
- Our Private Investigative / Research Department
- Our Client Relations Department
We have six search consultants. Our friendly and caring consultants interview persons who require a search and (1) obtain any available information on the subject of the search; (2) determine whether the search is viable; (3) provide details about our services; (4) answer all questions and discuss the emotional impact of searching.
Sharla Kotler is an adoption search consultant and has
We just received this post from one our our TheSearchAdvisor.com visitors (Hi Katina) and thought we would display it prominently.
“Hello, I wanted to thank the search advisor website for helping me to post about locating my three son’s, Jason, Joseph and Patrick. This note is to let everyone know that through this website, my son Joseph found where I was located, he then gave his older brother Jason a tip to go online. Both were separated at the age of only 12, and then sent to a variety of “not so good” foster homes. I have also learned that when a child has
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