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 ‘White Shield’
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 »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tacoma Searcher
Posted in Other WS Locations, tagged adoptee, adoption, Salvation Army, White Shield on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Note: The White Shield Project is primarily concerned with The White Shield Center in Portland, Oregon. However, when comments or inquiries from individuals associated with other White Shield locations is received, they will included and listed under “Other WS Locations.” Marylynn A. ~ 50.100213 My name is Marylynn Ayers, I was born Ester Mary Hinkley [...]
Cod Liver Oil & Orange Juice
Posted in 1930's, Children of White Shield, Returning to White Shield, tagged Salvation Army, White Shield on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
J.S.Z. ~ 30.091018 I believe I was kept at the Home longer than any other: I stayed there until I was 17 months old. Why I was never adopted out I will never know, but I stayed there in that nursery for nearly a year and a half; until my birth-family finally took me home. [...]
Looking for Grandmother
Posted in 1950's, Searchers, tagged adoption, Salvation Army, White Shield on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A.K. ~ 50.071219 I would like to find the Grandmother of my children. Apparently she gave birth to a son at the white shield home in June of 1956 or 1957 on or about the 11th. My children are estranged from their father and his adoptive parents and I would like to find their real [...]
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 [...]
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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