This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cromp, Crump, Caya, Cayo, Caillia, Patric, Patry, Patra, Pattrick, Lockhart, Curboy. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/3537.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I live in NY and last year went to Pittsfield, MA for my research as the Pittsfield Public Libary, known as The Bershire Athenaeum, has birth indexes, death indexes, and marriage indexes and the Registers to search for the information in right on the premises. The Federal Archives are also located in the same town to make your research even more sucessful. There is so much information there that I need to go back again. The Libary hours are: Labor day through June Mon - Thursday 9 to 9; Friday 9 - 5 and Saturday 10-5. Call 413-499-9486 to confirm the hours they are open. I might add, be sure to book your hotel in advance as it will be graduation time and I made the mistake of going in May and had a terrible time finding a hotel as there are numerous colleges and universities that will be holding graduation cermonies. Also the hotels up their rates at this time of the year as well.