Marni Patterson
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Lisa Wingate:
Hello Lisa, My mom's book club read "Before We Were Yours," and she gave it to me when she came to visit for Christmas. I have one question that I didn't see covered in the book. How would Trent have been able to trace Judy and find out what happened to Lark since Georgia changed the kids' names and she and the people who cooperated with her falsified so many records? Thanks, Marni
Lisa Wingate
Trent (the grandfather) was adopted by a policeman. Although it wasn't a very happy adoption, Trent had some connections with people at the courthouse, etc. who could sometimes locate some of the original records even though Tennessee had the records locked up until the 1990s.
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Lisa Matthijs
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Lisa Wingate:
Please tell me you've got a part 2 to Before we were yours in the works? I work in a public library and have suggested to my many of my patrons this this book is a MUST READ! It's never on the shelf because they're all on hold for it. This is one book that as I kept getting towards the end I didn't want it to stop. As much as it is heartbreaking for all of those kids, I wanted to keep reading till all were found.
Sdbrannan
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Lisa Wingate:
Hi LIsa, I am a hobby genealogist who has assisted dozens of adoptees find families and found many cousins in my own family who were adopted out by way of DNA and genetic genealogy. This is basically the same method being used by police to solve crimes, etc. I am only a hobbyist, but would LOVE to volunteer my skills to help any survivors of TCHS and their families to hopefully determine and find their families?
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