This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: northwestpioneer Surnames: Parker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.spokane/5480.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Charles: Thanks for your time and effort. I am curious where you found the forwarding address for Mrs. Parker, as I am unfamiliar with this type of record. Was it something done locally only for the Spokane area, or are they a public record somewhere? Anyway, if it is her, which it probably is, then she was possibly still married to Parker when she returned to Tacoma. A quick search of the Tacoma Public Library obituary database does show a William O. Parker deceased in 1963 (Soundex Code:P626), which would make him quite old, but still a possibility. I will get his obit and see. Did you by any chance look in the obit index for the Spokane newspapers at the Spokane library for a Parker? I did a quick search of the Tacoma Historical Buildings site, but didn't find a California Building, but I will have to dig deeper into it when I have the time. This is really a big help, because now I have a time frame to narrow my search for events in Tacoma. I have been spending a lot of time looking through old Tacoma newspaper microfilms and occasionally find what I need. It will be nice when they get all the old papers on the internet, hopefully before my eyes go! Thanks, John 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.