Your public library should have access to materials from the American Genealogy Lending Library. There is a set of microfiches from AGLL that will give resources available including indexes and Soundexes for various ports. The microfilmed records can be borrowed on interlibrary loan for a few dollars. One point you will have to clarify is the port of arrival. I would assume that your ancestors arrived in NY or some other port rather than Hoboken. This information may be found in their immigration records at the county courthouse of their county of residence when (and if) they were naturalized. If you need a more complete explanation of this e-mail me at siecinsk@trib.infi.net Ladyscoop <ladyscoop@AOL.COM> wrote: >Charles, > I saw a reply to a posting and thought you might be able to help me. My >grandmother and family came to the US from Slovakia between 1902 and 1906. >They probably sailed out of Bremen and probably arrived at Hobokan, NJ. I >haven't been able to lacate them as our library only had 5 arrival books >and of course they were not in them!! Can you help? The surname is >CERSTVIK. Please email any info or ideas. Thanks