Patrick, normally the years one traveled sort of dictated the port. If you'll post the years I'll look up what ports were used, primarily, in that time period. :-) Don p.s. It is ridiculous to ask our German friends to do research for us for nothing. What would you do if you received 8 hours of requests daily? -----Original Message----- From: Patrick M. Lofft [mailto:pmlofft@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:21 PM Subject: RE: [BAVARIA] Data base in Bermerhaven Pamela and others, Are there sites that provide history regarding the common migration roots from Bavaria to America? I am curious to learn whether Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam or some others would be the most appropriate for searching.