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Holly Howard appears on skorina.com as one of the family members or friends named in the site's own description of its cast of characters. The Skorina Family Home Page describes itself as covering "the madcap antics of Jane, Pam, Frank, Holly, Megan, Erik, Matt, and Russell and friends," and lists "holly howard" among its site keywords. That is the full extent of what the site's indexed content establishes about her: she is part of the group the site is about, not the subject of a dedicated profile page in the material available here.

What the site actually says about Holly Howard

The available page evidence supports only a limited set of facts:

• She is named in the site's core description. The homepage presents itself as documenting the activities of a named group, and Holly appears in that list alongside Jane, Pam, Frank, Megan, Erik, Matt, and Russell.
• She is treated as a keyword for the site. "holly howard" is one of the terms the site associates with itself, which suggests she is a recurring enough figure to be worth indexing.
• No separate biography, photo gallery, or page for her is described in the evidence. The site's explicitly described sections are the Family Tree, the Cosmonaut Training photo tour, and "Jane & Pam" family photos.

If you arrived looking for a standalone profile of Holly Howard, the site as documented here does not provide one.

Where she fits in the site's structure

The Skorina Family Home Page organizes its content around a few named sections rather than individual profiles:

Holly Howard is part of the broader group the site covers, so any material about her would most plausibly sit inside the photo collections or the family tree rather than in a section of her own. The site's last recorded update is January 20, 2006, so treat it as a static family archive rather than a living source of current information.

How to find more about her on the site

1. Start with the Family Tree section. If Holly is a relative, the genealogy pages are where relationships are mapped out. Look for her name connected to the Skorina line.
2. Browse the photo sections. "Jane & Pam" and the Cosmonaut Training tour are the two photo collections the site describes; family friends and extended members often appear in this kind of gallery.
3. Check the site's own framing. The homepage invites other Skorinas and friends to link their personal pages from skorina.com, which means some people named on the site may have their own separate pages elsewhere. If Holly Howard has one, the site's owner would be the route to it.

A caveat worth stating plainly

The evidence here confirms only that Holly Howard is named as part of the Skorina family circle. It does not establish her exact relationship to Jane, Frank, Pam, or the others, and it does not confirm a dedicated page about her. Anyone researching her should verify against the site's actual family tree and photo pages rather than assuming a specific role from the name alone.

For context on the other people named alongside her, see the companion pages on Frank Skorina and Jane Skorina, and the overview of what's on skorina.com and how to get your site linked.

An adoption search and reunion registry is a database where adoptees, birthparents, siblings, and other birth family members can post or search information about a past adoption in the hope of finding each other. It works best as one part of a broader search: registries help when both sides have registered or when a listing contains enough identifying detail to make a match, but they cannot open sealed adoption records or override state confidentiality laws. Use one if you are ready to be findable, willing to share what you know, and prepared for the possibility of no match or no response.

What a Registry Is — and What It Isn't

A registry is a matching service, not a records-access service. You submit what you know about an adoption (names, dates, places, agency, and any details you were given), and the registry compares your listing against others.

This is the key difference from a general people-search site. People-search tools look for a name in public data; a reunion registry is built around the adoption itself, so it can match on details like a birth date, hospital, or agency that a general search would not connect.

Who Can Register and Search

Registries are designed for both sides of an adoption, which is what makes a mutual match possible:

• Adoptees looking for birthparents or birth siblings
• Birthparents looking for a child placed for adoption
• Siblings separated by adoption, whether or not they were adopted
• Extended birth family — grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins — searching on behalf of themselves or a relative

Some registries also allow adoptive parents to register on behalf of a minor child. Rules vary, so check what a specific registry accepts before you spend time on a listing.

How to Join a Registry and Submit a Listing

1. Gather what you know before you start. Write down full names (including maiden names), birth dates, the city and hospital of birth, the adoption agency or attorney, and the approximate date of the adoption. Even partial details help.
2. Choose a registry. Find My Family Adoption Search and Reunion Registry (findmyfamily.org) is one example of a place for adoptees and birth family members to find each other and reunite. Compare a few registries, since each has its own audience and coverage.
3. Create your listing. Enter your details and, if the registry allows it, a short message to the other person. Be specific enough to be matched, but think about how much identifying information you want public.
4. Search existing listings. Look for entries that match your details. Search variations of names and spellings, and try both the adoptee and birthparent sides.
5. Set your contact preferences. Decide whether you want to be contacted directly or through the registry, and keep your contact information current so a future match can reach you.
6. Check back. New listings appear over time. A match may come months or years after you register, so re-checking matters.

Expected result: your listing is stored and searchable, and you can see whether any current listings match your details. A match is not guaranteed.

How Matches Are Confirmed

A registry match usually means two listings share enough identifying details to suggest they refer to the same adoption. That is a lead, not proof. Confirmation typically happens one of three ways:

• Direct contact and conversation between the two people, comparing details only they would know
• DNA testing through a separate service, which can confirm a biological relationship independently
• Records or agency confirmation, where the relevant state or agency allows it

Treat a registry match as the start of verification, not the end of the search.

Privacy, Consent, and Emotional Readiness

• Consent runs both ways. Registering makes you findable, but the other person may not want contact, may not have registered, or may not know they were adopted.
• Be careful with identifying details. Once a listing is public, you cannot fully take it back. Share what is needed to match, and hold back what is not.
• Prepare for any outcome. A search can end in a warm reunion, a polite decline, or silence. Deciding in advance how you will handle each outcome makes the process easier.
• Consider support. Reunion can surface strong emotions on both sides. A counselor, support group, or trusted person can help you prepare.

Limits: Sealed Records and State Rules

Registries cannot get around sealed adoption records. Access to original birth certificates and adoption files depends on the state and sometimes on the year of the adoption, and rules differ widely — some states allow adult adoptees access, others require a court order or a mutual-consent registry. Because these rules change, check your state's current process directly rather than relying on a summary. A registry can still help even when records are sealed, because it relies on both parties choosing to be found.

Deciding Whether to Use One

Use a registry if you want to be findable and are open to a mutual match. Combine it with DNA testing and, where allowed, a records request — the three approaches cover different gaps. If you are not ready for contact or not comfortable being listed, wait; a registry only works when you are prepared for someone to find you.

skorina.com is the personal home page of the Skorina family, not an official organization or business site. It is a place to browse family history and photos, and it also invites other Skorinas to get their own personal pages linked from the site. If you are a Skorina with a personal web page, you can email the site owner to request a link; if the site looks friendly, it may be added. The page also notes that design help may be available if you need it.

What you will find on the page

The site is organized around a few main sections, described on the home page as "the fun stuff":

• Family Tree – Described as the result of Frank's genealogy work, with the note that "there are more Skorinas than you can imagine." This section shows how the Skorinas featured on the page are related.
• Cosmonaut Training – A photo tour of Jane's trip to Moscow in June 2000 for a week of cosmonaut training.
• Jane & Pam – Family photos collected over the years.

The page lists these as its main navigation links: Family Tree, Cosmonaut Training, and Jane & Pam. The site's last update is noted as January 20, 2006, so the content reflects that period.

Who the site is for

The home page addresses Skorina family members directly, including a lighthearted note to anyone annoyed that Frank registered skorina.com first. The stated purpose is to share the domain rather than keep it exclusive, which makes the site useful in two ways:

1. For browsing – Anyone interested in Skorina family history, photos, or Jane's cosmonaut training record can explore the sections above.
2. For linking – Skorinas with their own personal web pages can ask to be linked from skorina.com.

How to get your Skorina site linked

The process described on the page is straightforward:

1. Have a personal web page ready. The offer is specifically for linking to your own personal site.
2. Send an email to the site owners. The page says to email and tell them about your page.
3. Wait for a review. If the site "looks friendly," a link will be placed on skorina.com.
4. Ask about design help if needed. The page states that if you need help designing a site, they may be able to help — just let them know.

There is no form or automated submission mentioned; contact is by email, and inclusion is at the site owner's discretion based on whether the page looks friendly.

What the site is not

• It is not an official Skorina organization, association, or commercial service.
• It does not list pricing, membership, or paid features.
• It is a personal family page, so content is limited to what the family has chosen to publish, with the most recent update noted as 2006.

If your goal is simply to see Skorina family history and photos, the Family Tree and Jane & Pam sections are the place to start. If your goal is to connect your own Skorina page to the site, email the owners with your link and a short description, and mention if you would like design assistance.

Frank Skorina is the person who registered skorina.com and maintains the Skorina family home page. The site itself describes him as the one who "registered skorina.com before you could," and it credits him with doing "all of Frank's hard genealogy work" on the family tree. If you are looking for Frank Skorina, the most direct place to start is the family tree section of skorina.com, which traces how the Skorinas on the page are related.

What the site says about Frank Skorina

The available page content is brief, but it establishes a few concrete facts:

• He registered the domain. The site opens by addressing other Skorinas who might be "mad at Frank because he registered skorina.com before you could."
• He did the genealogy. The Family Tree section is described as "all of Frank's hard genealogy work," with the claim that "there are more Skorinas than you can imagine."
• He is part of a listed family group. The site's keywords and description name Jane, Pam, Frank, Holly, Megan, Erik, Matt, and Russell, along with friends.

Beyond those points, the page does not provide a biography, birth date, location, or profession for Frank Skorina. Anyone expecting a personal profile will not find one here.

What you can actually find on skorina.com

The site is organized around a small set of family pages rather than a single profile of Frank. The main sections are:

The page also notes that the last update was January 20, 2006, so the content reflects that period rather than anything recent.

Linking your own Skorina page

The site explicitly invites other Skorinas to connect their personal pages. According to the page, if you have a personal web page you would like linked from skorina.com, you can send an email describing it. If it "looks friendly," they will add a link. The page also says they may be able to help with site design if you need it.

The practical steps are:

1. Have a personal web page ready, or at least a clear idea of one.
2. Email the site with information about it.
3. Wait for a response — the page states links are added at their discretion based on whether the site "looks friendly."

There is no stated cost, form, or account requirement mentioned on the page, and no pricing information appears anywhere in the available content.

What is not on the page

A few things are worth flagging so you do not go looking for them:

• There is no contact form, only a reference to sending email.
• There is no detailed personal history of Frank Skorina beyond the domain registration and genealogy work.
• There is no indication of how current the family tree is beyond the 2006 update date.

If your goal is genealogy research on the Skorina name, the Family Tree section is the relevant starting point. If your goal is to reach Frank Skorina personally, the site offers only the email route described above.

Jane Skorina appears on skorina.com as one of the Skorina family members featured on a personal family home page, not as a public figure with an official biography. The site is a family photo and genealogy project maintained by Frank Skorina and relatives. If you are looking for Jane Skorina's family photos, the record of her 2000 cosmonaut training trip to Moscow, or a way to link your own personal page to the site, this page is the relevant source. If you need verified biographical, professional, or historical records, this site is not that kind of source.

What skorina.com actually is

The site describes itself as the Skorina family home page, covering "the madcap antics of Jane, Pam, Frank, Holly, Megan, Erik, Matt, and Russell and friends." Its stated purpose is family photos and connection among people with the Skorina surname.

Two things follow from that:

• It is a personal, hobby-scale site, not an encyclopedia, archive, or official registry.
• The last update shown on the page is January 20, 2006, so anything you read there reflects the family's information as of that date.

What you can find about Jane Skorina

The page links to three main content areas, two of which involve Jane directly.

So the substantive Jane Skorina material is photographic and family-oriented: a 2000 Moscow trip and a long-running set of family photos. There is no separate profile page, biography, or professional record for her on the site.

How to get your own site linked from skorina.com

The page states an open invitation to other Skorinas and to people with a personal web page they want linked from skorina.com.

The stated process:

1. Send an e-mail describing your personal web page.
2. If the site owners judge it "friendly," they will add a link to it on skorina.com.
3. If you need help designing a site, you can ask — the page says they may be able to help.

Two practical notes: the page does not publish a contact address in the excerpt shown, so you would need to find the contact route on the live site; and because the last update is 2006, responses are not guaranteed.

When this site is the right source — and when it isn't

Use skorina.com if you want:

• Family photos involving Jane Skorina and Pam
• The photo record of Jane's June 2000 cosmonaut training in Moscow
• Skorina genealogy and how the family members on the page are related
• To request a link to your own personal page

Look elsewhere if you need:

• A verified biography or professional credentials for anyone named Jane Skorina
• Current contact information or recent activity
• Official records of any kind

The site itself frames its content as family fun and photos, and its 2006 last-update date means it should be read as a snapshot of a family project rather than a current or authoritative reference.