This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5520.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked the Pittsfield city directories between 1949 and 1953, and there was no one named Neiers living in the city. He could have been visiting from some other city or lived in a nearby town. The church, which was founded in 1846, has a web site: http://www.uccwebsites.net/secondcongpittsfieldma.html You might be able to contact someone who knows the history of the church. Naomi