Hi.....I too have Chmela ancestry and have more questions than answers as to who my great-grandmother was and what happened to her. What I do know is that my greatgrandmother, Anna Chmela/Chimelar <as well as other various spellings> came to New York (Ellis Island) from Bohemia sometime during the turn of the century (19th to 20th). She gave birth to my grandmother in 1904 and two weeks later left her at New York Foundling Hospital where my grandmother spent the next several yrs until she was indentured out to a family in NH. Have always wondered what became of Anna..... inquired NYFH and info was limited. May have found her passenger listing at Ellis Island but not sure.... Always wondered if my great grandmother later married and had other children, if she made a life for herself or whether she died from the influenza or TB. I look forward to discussing ideas, suggestions as to research, leads, etc...