Genealogy Chat

i have hand posted a letter to my mums sister tonight now all i have to do is hope that she phones my mobile has anybody else done this with sucess

is this a sister that hasnt been in contact with the family before

yes it is why?

C.mon Victoria ...we want all the gossip! lol Gerri x

Victoria I have found and contacted my adopted half Sister after 52 years. I have found and contacted my Nephew that was adopted after 40 years. I have also found and contacted the son of my brother in laws 1st marriage...only last week. All found on this site GR. I also found my real Father in Canada a number of years ago when i was 40ish. Haddnt seen him since I was 10months old. WE ARE INTERESTED! Gerri x

my mum was adopted in 1952 and through some very special people on this web site they managed to find her sisters address as it is only about 15 mins from where i live i wrote a letter saying that i was doing my family history and that she might be a relative of mine so now i just have to wait. i do feel naughty writting her a letter and posting it through her door but going on what people have said about how long it takes to go through the right channels i think that i have nothing to lose.

Maybe it was a bit naughty putting it through her letterbox but hey! it's done now! Sit back and try to be patient. Maybe she knows nothing of a Sister being adopted? Give her time...... Good luck and please let us know on this thread if you get a reply? Hope you hear what you want to hear :-)) Gerri x

Hi Victoria Was only wondering cos we had a similar situation altho ours was a falling out many moons ago with another generation. I contacted an Aunt who initially was frosty cos she and my Mum had fallen out BUT with loads of diplomacy ,and, i dont want to get involved with something that wasnt anything to do with me, We did make contact again and started a dialogue that eventually got all the siblings talking again and saying what prats they were all those years ago. I see yours is a different scenario tho, .I hope your contact goes well Shirley

thank you i will the way i see it i have lost nothing i cant miss what i never had...................................

yep.posted a few letters hoping to find relatives and it worked good luck hun,let us know how it goes bacardi xx

Victoria, Good luck, hoping for a happy outcome for you ! I posted a letter in February to a lady I thought (was convinced) was a cousin of my father. Within a week of posting she wrote back to me and introduced me to two more of her sisters. They didn't know of me, I didn't know of them. BUT I have the family photographs etc. I am now exchanging these and having weekly telephone conversations discussing them. I am so pleased to share and we seem to get on so well. I tried and it worked ! Best wishes, Joan

no news yet...........................................

Hi Victoria, Wishing you all the Best of Luck! give it time, if she just think there may be a vague family connection she may not rush to get in touch, on the other hand is she has an idea of what it's about she may need to mull things over in her head before she makes contact, either way it may take a little time, so keep yourself pre-occupied or the hours may seem like days :O) Sheila

You have nothing to lose whatsoever , and having done it, there is no turning back. I have no idea which , maybe both even , was adopted . Think of it from here side for a moment - if she was the one given for adoption are you going to tell herif she doesnt know ? if it was your mum, and this lady doesnt know anything about your sister - do you have the facts to explian fully- what does it tell this woman about the woman she called mother ? You'll just have to keep everything crossed that this works out - you have madea move that i really think you shouldn't have done- thats only my opinion - It could have dire repercussions for everyone and you have no-one on your side to support you. You obviously know where this lady lives, you put the letter thru the door .how long are you going to wait, before you contact her again - will you be content with no reply whatsoever??

got a phone call today and all the brothers and sisters are still alive and so is my mums birth mother and they all want to meet up .................................

Victoria Good Luck Last year I found who I thought was the Wife of my Mums Brother (Mum and her Brother had not been in contact for over 50 years, in fact before I was born) Mum died in 2002 and her Brother died in the 1990's I wrote to this Lady and low and behold she wrote a lovely letter back, it was who I thought, and she sent me some photos of herself the the Uncle I never knew. All the very best, hope it works out for you Linda

thats really nice. dont go with hopes really high incase things dont work out. i hope they do. it is good news. amy

That's good news then Victoria. If they want to meet up but keep your expectations of the outcome low; hope all goes well for you and your family, joan x

just had another phone call and we are going to meet my mums sister and birth mother on sunday wish me luck .

I know I've sent you a PM, but just want to say on here... Hope everything goes well for your Mom from now on, and that she stays in touch with her siblings. Bring it on eh? That was so very quick.... A year later since finding his birth name and I am still waiting for contact with my HalfBrother!!! But only really been waiting properly since Christmas. Much Love to your Mom. So plaesed for her and the rest of the family. Stella X