Do You Work Oklahoma Lines?

I realize this is an old thread... but what about OBC and adoption Records? Some of us can’t get any info on our adopted ANCESTORS ... these are people who have been long since passed and there are zero records to help us trace our lineage. My grandfather was born in 1912 Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma. He was adopted from the Baptist Orphans Home in Oklahoma City in 1916. I have been told by Oklahoma courts that I need to go there in person to request his record (I live over 1500 miles away and that’s not an option financially). My grandfather passed away in 1959, and everyone from his adopted family have all passed away. Why does the state of Oklahoma make it so difficult for us to access the old records? Is there ANY way around this? Oklahoma DHS advertises a “search” feature for $400.00+ but that’s for living people. When I contact DHS, the courts, or Vital Recs, they all give me same answers like I’m searching for a living person. No one will find any other details for me about what to do when everyone is dead, and everyone I speak to, talks to me as I’m just being a nuisance and usually put me on hold and xfer me around til I get someone’s voice mail. I’m at my wits end! What are the options for those of us searching for info about our long deceased adopted relatives???? Anyone?!? Please HELP!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I’m not the only one, there are many of us, we have formed several groups so I know I’m not alone in this! PLEASE HELP!!!

Private User
I realize this is an old thread... but what about OBC and adoption Records? Some of us can’t get any info on our adopted ANCESTORS ... these are people who have been long since passed and there are zero records to help us trace our lineage. My grandfather was born in 1912 Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma. He was adopted from the Baptist Orphans Home in Oklahoma City in 1916. I have been told by Oklahoma courts that I need to go there in person to request his record (I live over 1500 miles away and that’s not an option financially). My grandfather passed away in 1959, and everyone from his adopted family have all passed away. Why does the state of Oklahoma make it so difficult for us to access the old records? Is there ANY way around this? Oklahoma DHS advertises a “search” feature for $400.00+ but that’s for living people. When I contact DHS, the courts, or Vital Recs, they all give me same answers like I’m searching for a living person. No one will find any other details for me about what to do when everyone is dead, and everyone I speak to, talks to me as I’m just being a nuisance and usually put me on hold and xfer me around til I get someone’s voice mail. I’m at my wits end! What are the options for those of us searching for info about our long deceased adopted relatives???? Anyone?!? Please HELP!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I’m not the only one, there are many of us, we have formed several groups so I know I’m not alone in this! PLEASE HELP!!!

Private User, if you're a member of groups experiencing this issue, you should organize and raise it with the Oklahoma state legislature. Current Oklahoma residents would need to lead the effort.