I sent the the posting about "how did folks arrive at Ohio from Britain 1850" and the response to a friend in Germany. His reply quoted below includes some links that may be of use to those looking for information about German immigrants. Al He writes: People here are very much interested in that subject and some excellent museums have been founded in Bremen and Hamburg. These museums also own complete revised and digitalized archives of shipping companies and offer them to all people searching for their roots. The newest museum is in Bremen: http://www.dah-bremerhaven.de/ Note that this site is available in English and that there is a section called 'Migration/ Research'. If Mr. Muller doesn't know it already it may be interesting for him. Think the biggest problem for him is his name. Müller in Germany is like Smith or Jones in USA. If he knew the exact name of the village where J.D.M. came from one could have a look into the church records of the parish. Maybe the priest wrote down a remark. 2.5 million persons who left Europe via Hamburg are filed here in a brand new database: http://www.linktoyourroots.com/ Database is still enlarged continuously. 80% of German emigrants left via Hamburg and Bremen the major part of the rest went to Rotterdam or Antwerp. BTW: An excellent novel about emigration from Baden-Wurtemberg due to political reasons is 'The Lenz Papers' by Stefan Heym. Not for research but for entertainment. Thanks again for sharing this interesting email with me.