Renunications and Adoptions and guardians' consents, decrees, and related papers
Dear Camden County,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I am looking for any paper work from when my mother and her sisters were made wards of the Sheltering Arms Home in Camden. The were put in the home between 1934 and 1938.
Miriam Shindle ran the home and Louise F Walsh was in in charge of the Camden County Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Children.
My Mother's and Sisters names were as follows:
Doris Jean Edwards
Kay F Edwards
Margaret Edwards (she was adopted by the Brown family and her name was changed to Patricia Brown)
The names of their parents were as follows:
Ashby Lee Edwards
Alice Edwards (she also went by the name Sue or Susan) - Maiden Name - Hutchinson
Yours faithfully,
Gwen Baker
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Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131
Camden County Administration
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Camden, NJ 08102-1375
Dear Gwen Baker:
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09/16/2021
RE: OPRA Request of 9/16/2021, Reference # W019573-091621
Dear Gwen Baker,
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records
Act request on 9/16/2021. To access your request please click [2]here.
The documents that you are requesting are created and maintained by the
Family Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. The Camden County
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Steffani Lon for
Maria Efstratiades
Maria Efstratiades
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Camden County
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Camden, NJ 08102-1375
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