Since 1953, birth records were sealed to adoptees, and in January 2009, the state of Maine opened birth records for all adult adoptees. Erin Calabria speaks to Andre Drapeau and his birth mother Lois Pelton about meeting each other for the first time, and how it changed their lives.

Adopted when she was six, and always curious about finding her birth mother, Mary Schmaling speaks about growing up wanting to know her birth mother. Schmaling recounts her journey to find her mother and how it changed her life.