Wouldn't they be amazed by all the connivances we have today. We can fly from Heidelberg and be in New York in a short time, not several months. Can you imagine what the trip on those little ships must have been like......I just couldn't make it!!! From the description of those ships it was very miserable. Actually, quite miserable. The smell alone would be unbearable!! I guess on the other hand we would be astounded as to how they survived day to day. The year old I cannot find in Buffalo where they settled. She might not have made the trip. How sad to loose as many children as they did. Thanks again Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Schaal To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Heidelburg My great great grandparents came to America in 1864 with 11 children including a child less than 1, starting out in Baden near Heidelberg and sailing from Antwerp to New York. After spending the winter in Baltimore, the whole crew walked to Toledo, Ohio to take up residence on a farm they had bought. In another situation I was researching on FamilySearch.org recently I found a couple in Wurttemberg who had a child every year for 6 straight years, everyone of whom died within no more than 3 months of birth. They may not have been the greatest generation, but by God they were the toughest. I like to try to imagine what these people were like, how they thought and all. But I just flat can't do it. Eric Schaal