Bear Witness

Meet Cathy, a “baby scoop era” adoptee, always knew that she’d been adopted. Curiosity to know who she looked like, whose nose did she have, launched her journey to discover […]

Meet Rick who shares the pivotal moment in his life that sent him on a journey to learn to be the kind of father that he had not experienced. Decades

Meet Diana. She learned at the age of 38 that she had multiple birth certificates, but that was just the beginning of her complicated birth story and black-market baby discovery.

Meet Carla, she’s a therapist with a long-time love of family history. A DNA test revealed that her “birth certificate father” was not her biological father. Here’s the story of

Meet Debi who was shocked to learn via a DNA test that she’s an NPE with Sicilian ethnicity. Her biological father initially expressed interest but very soon the door to

Meet Peter from Australia who is an avid genealogist and discovered he was adoptee  from an over the counter DNA test. He discovered he was Italian and aboriginal.  Filmed: 4/01/2023

Meet Lynne. A few days after her father died, Lynne’s mother broke the news that her biological father may not be the dad who raised her. Her parents had experienced

Meet Lori a baby-scoop-era adoptee who for years unknowingly drove by the building where her unwed mother resided while she awaited her birth. Lori recently discovered a family photo that

Meet Chris, he’s a California-born adoptee whose date of birth is unknown because the state has no record of his birth. Filmed: 4/1/2023 Untangling Our Roots Summit https://vimeo.com/830289077/25759e5aaa