This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mmbutts1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.suffolk/8001.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Morning On the 1930 Census for Suffolk county MA - there are 6,517 people with the last name of Rice. I went to www.whitepages.com and put in last name Rice and Boston, MA and came up with 50. Mary Hamilton that married George - the birth, marriage and death records online only go to the year 1915(there are some for 1915-1920 but you can only 'browse' rather than 'search'. So for info after 1915, you could go to the Mass Archives - the have on microfilm the BMD index for the years 1915-1970. You could find info that way - depending on the year you might be able to find parent's names on the birth index. You could then go right down the street to Mass Vitals and see actual record. Mass Vitals has records to current year. They charge $9 an hour, if you are there less than that sometimes they don't charge. But that's why I use Mass Archives first, saves a little time. Margaret 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.