RESOURCES

How you can find out more

BOOKS

The Adoptee’s Guide to DNA Testing

Tamar Weinberg

Family Tree Books, 2018 Although primarily aimed at the US market, this is a wellbalanced and informative overview of the uses of DNA testing in adoption research.

A Child for Keeps: the History of Adoption in England, 1918–45

Jenny Keating

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 Keating provides a thorough account of the story of adoption before and after the 1926 Act came into effect.

A History of Adoption in England and Wales, 1850–1961

Gill Rossini

Pen & Sword, 2014

Gill’s book includes a guide to the resources available for researching adoptions.

WEBSITES

FORMER CHILDREN’S HOMES

w formerchildrenshomes.

org.uk

Here you will find excellent background information on a wide variety of children’s homes, and guidance on the whereabouts of records.

THE WORKHOUSE

w workhouses.org.uk

Peter Higginbotham’s site is the ideal place to explore the involvement of the poor-relief authorities in ‘boarding out’, fostering and adoption.