The Denver Home closed as a home for unwed mothers in 1981 after being in existence since 1893. Contact the adoption agency for non-identifying information. Any information provided by the birthmother was passed along to the agency she chose for the adoption. In the early days of FCH many of the babies were sent to the CO State Home for Children. The three most common choices were Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, and the county adoption Department. The mothers were given a choice of who they wanted to handle the adoption.
Mothers were required to live at the home the last month of the pregnancy, however this didn't always happen as many mothers may not have known their exact due dateĪdoptions were not handled by Florence Crittenton Home. We do hear of early residents of FCH using those fake names on legal documents. Only those who got close to each other knew the real name. While staying at the Home women were given fake names and they were known by that name among the other occupants. We also find that babies who developed any problems right after birth were sent to CO General and may show CO General as the hospital of birth. We find that many adoptees who have no hospital listed on their birth certificate were born at Mary Donaldson Hospital.
All babies were born here unless there were any complications in which case they were sent to Colorado General, now called University Hospital. The home was called the Florence Crittenton Home and the Hospital where the babies were delivered was called the Mary Donaldson Hospital. Florence Crittenton Homes (FCH) were a large nation-wide organization with homes across the United States. Records are at the State Archives, Department of Health section.įLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME - MARY DONALDSON HOSPITALīegan in 1893 affiliated with the many homes by the same name that were spread across many states. Denver CO 80206ġ925-1930 - Has been out of existence since about 1930. In the 1940's Denver CC made placements out of the Amarillo TX office.įor all who need information through any Colorado Catholic Church, you can write to the Archdiocese of Denver CO 200 Josephine St. There were offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Fort Collins, and Greeley. They do not have state approved CI status. They also could not get a court order to open any file that they may need to finish a difficult search. They were not able to get any additional files from the county. They used the files they have with the identifying information for the search. In the past, CC ran a program where they did searches only for those who used CC as the agency of adoption.
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Complete these documents in full but do not sign until you are in front of the notary. They will send you a form to Request Non-Identifying Information and a Release of Liability and Agreement to Hold Harmless. Leave a message if you get a machine and ask for a packet of information. If the adoption was through Catholic Charities you can call 30. The Western headquarters address is: Social Services DepartmentĬATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES: CATHOLIC CHARITIES (CC)Ĭontact them for Non-Identifying InformationĬall (720) 799-9281 or E-mail not appear they are participating in any search program now that records are open. I hope this may still be true by contacting the Western office above. In the past birthmoms who had forgotten were able to get the exact DOB and time of birth by contacting a local office. USA Western Territorial Headquarters 11th Floor The Salvation Army Western Territory Headquarters holds records from Anchorage, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego, Denver, Honolulu, Boise, Portland, El Paso, San Antonio and Spokane. They request a donation of $50 to the Salvation Army, which they term a processing fee. Salvation Army Missing Person's Ministry does active searches for missing friends and family members. The Salvation Army maintains a registry for those born at the Booth Hospital. In 1940 it became the Booth Memorial Home. This was changed in 1937 to the Salvation Army Women's Home and Hospital. The original name in 1929 was Women's Home and Hospital. Those with difficult pregnancies were sent to Colorado General. The mothers gave birth on the premises at the Booth Memorial Hospital.
Lamb Memorial Hospital AKA Park Avenue Hospital. Search and reunion services are available to families where the child was placed through Adoption Options.
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