This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACI/4718.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Cathy--first, I applaud you for trying to get this straightened out now. I think that those of us who are looking back a hundred years forget how our information got lost--it was because no one cared enough to save it when it was happening--probably because it was so recent. Now, you are looking for a very unusual name. You are probably going to try every possible variation, shortening, etc. Didn't someone one post with just the first six letters? Try saying the name with whatever accent your ancestors might have had--even if it is just Baltimorese!