This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jcnreno1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6887.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Frankly, I'm getting depressed trying to find this marriage record. Since I have never been to MA it is all Greek to me. I asked the state for a search and they said no record found. How can there be no record for a name like Neil Thompson??? I asked a professional to do the search, but he said he could do little more than what the state already did. A person on a RW list siad to Contact Boston City. I did that, but they had no record of his marriage. I'm 99.999999999999% confident he was married in MA after WWII. I asked NH for a marriage search, but no response yet. Do I really have to write to hundreds of city clerks to find this marriage? This is very depressing. How can a state have such a stange way to record marraiges? It's like being in an insane asylum. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.