IMPORTANT "HOW-TO" SEARCH BOOK FOR FINDING BIRTH PARENTS OR ADOPTED CHILDREN IS PUBLISHED Heritage Books/Willow Bend Books announce the publication of "Missing Pieces, How to Find Birth Parents and Adoptive Children, by Paul Drake and Beth Sherrill. Here is a complete "how-to" find adopted children or birth parents. Such reunions are ever more in favor now, and genealogists are eminently well trained to undertake such searches for themselves or for others for hire. Author Beth is a social worker by profession, who was surrendered over to the adoption system at birth, she having been the only one of six children given up for adoption by her mother. Paul is a nationally known genealogist and writer, both these authors residing in TN. Included also is a chapter concerning the use of family medical history in patient care, that section written by John B. Sherrill, MD, a well-known Emory-trained physician with more than 20 years of experience. In planning a search for Beth's unknown birth parents without identification or knowledge of those people, Paul and Beth found no satisfactory search guidebooks on the market. Having succeeded in their efforts, they undertook exhaustive research and interviews with others involved within adoption search and reunion problems. The end product of their efforts is this moving tale of Beth's discoveries and reunion with her birth parents and family, combined with a complete "how-to" work through the emotional hurdles and the maze of public and private records and details involved in any search for birth parents or for children long ago adopted away. "Missing Pieces" is available for purchase at <www.HeritageBooks.com> (#2534 in their catalog), and at "E. M. Sherrill, Gifts, Gourmet and Interiors" (ph 931-707-0330) or by email at [log in to unmask] or at <[log in to unmask]> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html