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LOCATING  CLASSMATES

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 LOCATING LOST CLASSMATE
Reunion planning Web site renewed due to move from AOL.  We now have our own domain name: excelsiorpilots.com. This page for information and links having to do with locating classmates is now separate from suggestions on planning your reunion. November 1, 2008


 CLASSMATE NETWORK
Your best source of information is the class itself.  Your first letter to members with known addresses should inquire about other classmates.
THE INTERNET
People Finder Driven Search.  You will know it's time to City search public records when leads from your own class start to dwindle.  The purpose and timing are outlined in the Reunion Planning Timeline. You may find this new approach useful. Locate the city and state for your classmate using the People Finder index or Anybirthday, then search the other sites for home address or telephone. Repeat this process for possible family members from index.

 Finding classmates by searching categories of Web sites.  The People Finder Database is not current.  Once you have identified the general location of your classmate, you will need to follow up with other records. Six groups are described, and searchable databases linked for the following property records and vital records.

EXCELSIOR'S  FAMILY  TREE

The names and class affiliations of many Excelsiorites and their families, living or dead, have been entered into a genealogy type Web site. Marriage certificates of women alumni are also part of this 5,000 database. This restricted access site, called MyFamily, stores and  presents the information in the form used by genealogist: pedigree charts and family history sheets. Excelsior reunion committee researchers can learn the names of family members, then contact them to get the latest information about their missing classmates.  These family trees are not open to the general public. Reunion leaders should contact Grant Hovey, email: grant.hovey@gmail.com for access.  Lavon "Bonnie" Jones Brady, Class of 1948,  worked hard for more than two years entering this important information.

EXCELSIOR  PICNIC
The bi-annual all class picnic is an excellent opportunity to update your roster, renew your class spirit, organize your committee, and personally invite classmates to your reunion. We ask that you publicize the picnic in any manner you can to your class.  Check out the Calendar section of this Web site.  

PUBLIC RECORDS
The location and description of important property, marriage, and divorce records in the Southern California area are listed in a tabular format.  A comparison of Social Security, state, and county death records can be helpful.
 
LOCATING WOMEN CLASSMATES     When the time comes to search for your women classmates, marriage certificates contain many leads. These documents further identify your classmates and provide important facts about parents, and others who know their location. A blank Marriage Certificate is now available for printing out and copying.

                            Comments or questions regarding this Web site or class reunion planning should be directed to:

Grant Hovey, grancestor@aol.com