Alexis W. ~ 68.100908 My sister, Patricia Jean Perkins gave birth to a son at White Shield of Portland in 1968 or 1969. I did not know for a few years about her having this child and giving him up for adoption, but when the same man, James Amauba, got her pregnant the second time, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Siblings’
Promises to Keep
Posted in 1960's, Searchers, tagged adoptee, adoption, adoption reunion, Salvation Army, Siblings, White Shield on November 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dishes & Ice Cream
Posted in 1960's, Searchers, Siblings, tagged adoption, Salvation Army, Siblings, White Shield on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Laura M ~ 68.071113 Back in 1968, at the age of 18, my mother gave birth to a baby boy at White Shield in Portland. She remembers the routine of her daily duties, a dishwasher was her chore she chose to do. She was in a room with 5 other girls and she remembers that the [...]
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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