In a message dated 2/2/2007 10:22:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jgrellim@sbcglobal.net writes: My Great Grandfather, John Ormerod, is the patentee of Patent #122642--for an "Improvement in Brick-Machines". You should first go to the Field Library, Peekskill website and check the indexes they have for the Subject folders in the Local History Collection to see if there is one that pertains to the company you are referring to, also contact Robert Boyle there and for a fee they will do some research for you. You should, also check out the Obit index before contacting Bob. _http://www.peekskill.org/_ (http://www.peekskill.org/) Judy Wolf