Gene Y. wrote: > Ray K wrote: >> I'm putting together a highschool reunion for graduates in 1956. There >> are 38 gals who I can't locate because I don't know their marriage >> names. Can anyone suggest a website where I could find this info? >> >> All I can supply are first and last names, year of birth (1938 or >> 1937), and residence at graduation time: Jersey City, NJ, Hudson County. >> >> I'm not looking for hard copies of anything or any details other than >> marriage names. I don't need a paysite that offers one year of >> unlimited searching at 39 or so dollars. In one day I can search all >> names easily. So a site that offers unlimited searching of a >> comprehensive marriage database for a day at $5-$10 would be ideal. >> >> I know about classmates.com and facebook.com. >> >> Thanks for your recommendations. >> >> Ray > > The first place to check is with former classmates. One of them will > have the answer to at least one name and between all of them you should > be able to find almost all of them. When you locate them, ask them also. I ran a 50th reunion in 2006, essentially following your strategy. Out of 389 graduates, there are only 56 that remain unaccounted for, 35 being women. Each year, I send a "hello" email to the graduates asking for updates to their data. In it, I include a list of those who remain unaccounted for. I'm sure some have died, but without the gals' marriage names, I've reached a dead end, so I'm willing to spend a few bucks to access a commercial marriage-records service.