Susan R. ~ 87.100603 I was in White Shield. In 1987. I had a roommate, her name was Jackie. She had a son named Tyler. There were many young mom’s there at the time I was there. I would really like to get in touch with Colleen, she had a son named Steven (Stephen). I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘birth mother’
Susan’s Wish
Posted in 1980's, Mothers of White Shield, Reunions, Searchers, tagged adoptee, adoption, adoptive parent, birth mother, first mother, Salvation Army, White Shield on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ease My Heart
Posted in 1960's, Children of White Shield, tagged adoptee, adoption, birth mother, first mother, Salvation Army, White Shield on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have to say that any digging, no matter how slight, into my adoptive past is usually done with an equal mixture of interest and dread. I have often thought about the White Shield home, imagining it as something along the lines of a dark, awful orphanage (think Jane Eyre). I imagined strict, nun-like disapproval of the young girls and women who found themselves pregnant and in need of a place like White Shield. However, I just finished reading your story about your visit, and it has eased a burden on my heart that I have carried for my birth mother.
Checking In
Posted in 1960's, Children of White Shield, Mothers of White Shield, Reunions, tagged adoptee, adoption, adoption history, adoptive parent, birth mother, first mother, Mother's Day, Salvation Army, White Shield on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day – for adoptee, first parent, and adoptive parent alike, a day that stirs up a complex stew of emotions. It is also, coincidentally, my first mother’s birthday, and with that in mind, I thought it appropriate to share with you a little window into my own story – a portion of [...]
Happy Reunion
Posted in 1970's, Mothers of White Shield, tagged adoption, adoption reunion, birth mother, Salvation Army, White Shield on September 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Diane ~ 72.070908 My name is Diane, I am 51 years old and am a birth mother who lived at the Salvation Army White Shield Home in Portland, Oregon in 1972… I have many memories from my 3 month stay at the home… When I stayed there is was still very secretive. Birth mothers used [...]
Looking for Brother
Posted in 1940's, Searchers, Siblings, tagged birth mother, Salvation Army, Siblings, White Shield on July 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
V.T. ~ 40.070726 I am just beginning the process of trying to locate the son that my mother relinquished for adoption in the early 1940′s. She stayed at and gave birth at the White Shield home. I did not learn about this child until after my mother’s death in 1989. It was, sadly, something she [...]
Our Stories
If the path of your life passed through the doors of the White Shield Home, as mine did, you have a story to tell. Whether you were a birth-mother or a White Shield child, a Guild member or a social worker – your story is the story of White Shield.
Read our stories.
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