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Podcast: Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories
Episode: Kay: A Self-taught Genetic Genealogist Discovers the Story of her Life
Description: Kay was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1973 and immediately placed for adoption. After a stay in foster care, she was adopted into a small close-knit family. Adoption was not discussed a great deal, but it was not hidden either. Despite being loved and spoiled, Kay was never quite comfortable in her own skin. She received her original birth certificate in 2015 and was able to locate her maternal biological family quickly.  Unfortunately, her birth mother died 5 months later, and the identity of her birth father was left a mystery.  Kay became a self-taught genetic genealogist. Using a 4th cousin match on Anc...