I am 56 years old and would very much like to find my birth mother or to learn anything about her (if deceased). My adopted name: Carol Lynn Harbour, always called Lynn. I was born in Womens Hospital (no longer in existence) in Detroit, MI, 10/27/45. I was adopted through the Baptist Children's Home in Royal Oak, MI (but it no longer exists and I was told many years ago that any records were destroyed in a fire).

I was told that my mother's name was Shirley Dahlka, that she was only 17 when I was born and that her heart was broken by a young man who "ran away" from his responsibilities and joined the Navy in San Diego, CA at the end of the war. I was also told that she gave me a name, Lynn Saran Dahlka, but she never revealed the father's name.

There is a possibility that she grew up in the downriver area of Detroit and possibly that her father worked for Ford Motor Co, as did my adoptive father. I was also told that the family was cultured and that my mother was a dancer (ballet?) in high school.

Both of my dear parents are gone. I have looked for my mother for many years, but have never found her. It would mean a great deal to me to learn something about her.