 Historical information about Czechs in America is available thanks to people such as Mila Rechcigl.The first documented case of the entry of Czechs to the North American shores is of Joachim Gans of Prague, who came to Roanoke, North Carolina in 1585 with an expedition of explorers organized by Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618).Augustine Herman (1621–1686) was the first documented Czech settler.