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/WMB.2ACE/4769.1 Message Board Post: Dear Ruth, If she worked for the Railroad, she may have belonged to the NARBW. I was able to get information about a relative through the association but I apparently didn't keep the email address of the person who eventually contacted me. I would try getting the email address for someone in St. Louis from the following website. http://www.narbw.org/essence.html The St. Louis Public Library has City Directories for both the City and the County. You can request a look up. See following for more information. http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/geneinfo.htm