Ah-h-hh-h very good :-) You are indeed in good shape. If you're certain about the arrival date and ship, here is the data: The Kaiser Wilhelm II, as you say, arrived on May 21, 1913 in New York Harbor. It was a ship of the North German Lloyd fleet sailing out of Bremen. The passage was described as "express service." Now, with all of that said, skip the soundex. you won't need it. What you want to do is go directly to the lists themselves. Order the film that has the Port of New York arival records on it for that paticualr date. Go then to the ship you have with the arrival date you have, and look for grandma among the passengers. Be careful! More than once I have gone through the same list two or three times in order to find my person. Lok carefully at the handwriting with an "open mind." Also, keep your eyes open for her first name. Sometimes if you are having problems with handwriting flourishes, etc., spotting the first name will help you to focus on the second name. I think you are indeed in very excellent shape for finding your grandmother IF YOUR INFO. ON THE ARRIVAL IS ACCURATE< and it appears as though it must be. Good luck, and I would be interested in knowing how you make out. Regards, Charles