tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post8894790855400600450..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: A Genealogical NightmareJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-5189719016493815482013-10-23T21:35:50.251-07:002013-10-23T21:35:50.251-07:00That depends entirely on the jurisdiction, that is...That depends entirely on the jurisdiction, that is, the governmental entity that issues the birth certificate. We had that problem and had to pay for a new corrected death certificate. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-3588334148324885432013-10-23T19:37:46.762-07:002013-10-23T19:37:46.762-07:00I am in my 50's and always had an unofficial b...I am in my 50's and always had an unofficial birth certificate that the hospitals issued. I ordered an official one not too long ago and found out that the birth month was incorrect. How does one get this corrected?Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877012538824720939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-44402369331040987452013-10-23T06:42:04.239-07:002013-10-23T06:42:04.239-07:00I certainly agree. There is a problem but I wonder...I certainly agree. There is a problem but I wonder if it extends further than just to adoptions? James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-36160615259828034972013-10-22T19:36:00.210-07:002013-10-22T19:36:00.210-07:00James, as an adoptee, I can tell you about the iss...James, as an adoptee, I can tell you about the issues around US birth certificates. Most of us adopted in the "Baby Scoop Era" have "amended" certificates, which have been altered to indicate that our adoptive parents basically gave birth to us. Many of them have had the actual place or DATE of birth CHANGED (to keep the birthmother from ever finding the child) and so forth. It's truly a mess. I'd sooner believe the wills of my ancestors, recorded in musty, dusty courthouses back in VA or GA than the birth certificates of many of my peers. :-( What troubled me about this story (several things did, but pertaining to genealogy) is that the only reason this child was "rescued" was because she doesn't resemble her Gypsy "parents". Think of how many kids are adopted from other countries, and definitely don't look like their adoptive parents. Is someone going to come along and do a DNA test for them? (As an adoptee, I nearly jumped up and said, YES PLEASE!)...I just found your blog while looking for my own Tanner family tree (not yours, however)--mine was DAHNER/DANNER/TANNER from Germany, early 1700s PA to NC. Cheers!Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619508666071168188noreply@blogger.com