[BIGLOOK]

I wonder if anyone found out the 1961 owner of the newspaper birth announcement home!!Any Realtor or Title Search company could provide that information. But who except the Dunhams would even notice the announcement in the paper at that time? Did the absent Barack Obama Sr have lots of friends in Hawaii then? Or maybe it was Mrs Barack Obama Sr's friends and classmates who took notice and rushed over to 6085 Kalanianaole to congratulate the broken up couple with a surprise baby shower!

The whole thing is meaningless.

[Iowan]

What is really odd is the fact that NONE of the Hawaiian neighbors have come forward with their memories of Ann Dunham, her parents, baby/infant Barack or Obama Sr. other than a couple of sentences by Neil Abercrombie.

NO ONE!

[nclaurel]

As I said we placed an announcement when our grandson was born and we of course mentioned it to many neighbors and friends. Many people read the vital statistics and I imagine the Dunhams wanted their co workers and friends to know this was a “legitimate” birth. I think this issue —if you mean birth certificate- is very meaningful.