This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YUp.2ACIB/343.372.409.2 Message Board Post: I hadn't known my grandmother's maiden name until my grandmother's obituary was printed in the newspaper. That gave me another avenue to travel down in search of my great-grandmother's ancestry. Try searching obituary archives. This may help provide information on parents, siblings, etc. Hope this helps.