THE BABY IN THE BOX

Chicago, 1971: A newborn, just hours old, is left in a cardboard box in an unheated apartment hallway. It took her nearly 50 years to find out why.

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the baby in the box

THE BABY IN THE BOX

Hours after birth, a tiny newborn is abandoned in an apartment hallway.

should you search for biological family? should you pick up the rock to see what is underneath?

SHOULD YOU SEARCH?

Are you adopted, and considering searching for biological family?

what can you learn from a DNA test?

I SPAT I A TUBE...

.... and I changed my life. How DNA testing can help adoptees.

MY STORY

adoption and identity issues, four names I was given in one year

FOUR NAMES IN ONE YEAR

Before my first birthday, I'd been called by several different names.

day one

DAY ONE

I am essentially rewriting part of my history as I have always known it.

ABOUT ME

Could my first chaotic months have affected an otherwise stable upbringing?

DNA & GENEALOGY

what is genetic genealogy

WHAT IS GENETIC GENEALOGY?

DNA testing + family tree building + records searches = more info

how to start searching for your birth family

SEARCHING FOR BIRTH FAMILY

Are you and adoptee, wondering how to find your family of origin?

what can you learn from a DNA test?

I SPAT IN A TUBE...

... and I changed my life. How DNA testing can help adoptees.