This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: putnammarks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chautauqua/21521.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Couple of items... I'm only a novice myself, no doubt many here can offer much better advice but try searching ancestry.com using your aunts maiden names and their parents names. You can search the census of 1930 and you may find them presuming they were in Fredonia at that time. Alternatively, you could purchase a temp subscription to www.newspaperarchive.com and search the dunkirk observer for articles containing your family members names. These are the simplest solutions (from one novice to another) .. It get's increasingly complex from there on out. I wouldn't mind suggestions myself :) Mark 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.