This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aurina Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chautauqua/21141.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: newspapers are avail to rent thru your local libray, fhl thru nys newspaper project. http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/107.htm also, immigrants to us usually lived in the same neighborhoods as immigrants of the same area, and formed social clubs, http://www.wnypolonia.com and went to the same churches. if u can find church record of birth/marriage for any of the kids, perhaps u will be lucky and mothers maiden name will appear. death records /church death record for parents may list their parents names. piece by piece, more info. also be aware-every time someone conquered one of those european countries-incld all the battles other than ww1 and 2-the borders changed, the official language changed, the town name, street name. your name-changed. often came because a friend/relative wrote home saying there was work there-sometimes u can find your relatives name as destination for later immigrant, same town in europe. just for fun, from www.fultonhistory.com 10/15/1924 www.fultonhistory.com-i have no idea if he was "your"william- Edward Storm of East Aurora yesterday crashed his car into a concrete mixer on the paving job on Melrose street. The boom knocked over two workmen, William Bankoske and George Reed. They were not seriously hurt. 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.