Melodee: I'm not a "Classmates Gold" guy either, but offer the following as possible alternatives. The high school you'll probably want to check for Pamela Dickinson is DeAnza. If no luck there, try Pinole Valley. The public high schools in west Contra Costa at that time were Richmond, my alma mater, (and Pamela was not listed as a soph. there in my sr. year of 1967 - & we had no freshmen at RUHS then), De Anza, and Pinole Valley. Harry Ells had been temporarily re-named Richmond High South Campus until the 23rd St. facility was re-built. Kennedy didn't open until about 1970(?). As for web-based B/M/D info, I know of nothing at all for California marriages. The Net Detective has a California Birth search engine at: http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cabiygen.htm (click the "Begin Search/Reset" link at the lower right of the screen) I find two Pamela Sue Dickinsons born in Contra Costa in 1951: Sep. 9, with mother's maiden of Sharp, and Nov. 11, with mother's maiden of Harrison. Rootsweb's California death index is at: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi (no hits there, presume she's out of state/still alive) Hope this helps