Comments for The White Shield Project

Comment on The Girl Next Door by Renee

Renee — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:51:37 +0000

Hi Caitlin – Thank you so much for your perspective on the White Shield Center. If you lived in the area in the 60′s, chances are good that my birth mother was one of those “beautiful pregnant girls” walking by. ♥

Comment on Checking In by Kym

Kym — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:03:47 +0000

Thank you for that . I actually had my very first moms day yesterday physically with my daughter who I relinquished in 1979 and my new Granddaughter we had brunch. They now live a hour from me ))It was so amazing never would of imagined myself being here in this moment )) Kym Pearson Aka Moll or Saling

Comment on Looking for Brother by Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:11:03 +0000

What is your mother’s name? My father was born at the White Shield Home in 1940. I have his original birth certificate.

Comment on Happy Reunion by Kym

Kym — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:36:12 +0000

Keeping my search alive for my friends who were with me at White sheild in 1979 January through April.

Comment on Happy Reunion by Kym

Kym — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:17:06 +0000

I was there in 1979 and we could use are full names. Funny how in just seven years that changed. I was 16 I stayed at the home for four months my best memories are there a lot of good friends and I still have a dear friend from there. I was reunited with my daughter when she was 18 and now she is 30 and expecting her first daughter in Feb .

Comment on Dishes & Ice Cream by Kym

Kym — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:13:51 +0000

Have you tried the adoption agency where she placed him through ???

Comment on About WSP by Jerrun S.

Jerrun S. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:56:51 +0000

Renee,

I just read your lovely story and was very touched….as I too am a WS child.

Actually, I believe I was kept there are the home longer than any other….I stayed there until I was 17 months old…until my birth mother’s family ‘finally’ took me home. I was then raised by my Grandparents.

I have my complete file from WS….all the letters and documents of history of my birth…all very compelling.

Why I was never adopted out I will never know…but I stayed there in that nursery for nearly a year and a half.

Your description of how you felt by going there is exactly mine….I was 58 years old. I am now 73 and the year of my birth was l936.

The place still haunts me. I have forced myself not to go back. I too was given the boxes of old things to look through….I too made copies.

Then my birth mother died and I presented her death certificate to WS and they sent me the complete file…even in the old folder….all of which I treasure.

I was raised to believe my birthmother was my sister.
She was just 16 when I was born. Oh the letters she wrote from there which I now have….so very heartbreaking.

There is so much to tell I don’t know where to begin.
It was at a time when things were very hush hush….and to make matters worse…my grandfather was a minister….so the whole thing brought shame upon the family.

I will leave it there for now.

But, I am so very grateful to be one of the WS children….they did so much for me.

Jerrun