The NW is surely North West. Northwest Power Board? Just a guess. Doris Waggoner Seattle -- lindalad@hotmail.com wrote: 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/pBC.2ACE/4309 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find out what the initials NWPB Co. would stand for. My relative was a helper there, in Seattle in 1948/49 but I don't know what the initials stand for. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx