I pulled up the manifest on CD for the ship Wieland arriving in New York on 15 May 1886, and could not find any Krejca's or your Mikolas's. There were no given name matches on similarly spelled surnames on disk. Sorry. Sandra in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: <JKK358@aol.com> To: <CASTLE-GARDEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:44 AM Matej Mikolas, born 2 Jan 1823, Castkovice, Southern Bohemia, widower,came to America about May 1886. Supposedly, he came with his daughter Anna and son-in-law Jan Krejca. I have been able to find Jan and his family arriving in New York aboard S.S. Wieland on 15 May 1886but not grandfather. Another ship arrived from Hamburg on the same date. I have not been able to find Grandfather Mikolas on either ship. Can someone send me in the right direction? John Kracha On the road