Thanks, Eric for your reply. I followed the river in Heidelberg and it went directly to Rotterdam. I would assume that is where they went!! Boy, that must have taken weeks just to go that far. I would have been ready to turn back, especially with 5 kids along. One only a year old. They sure must have been tough!! Thanks Jane Glaser ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Schaal To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Heidelburg Many of the people coming from Baden went by river to the Atlantic or North Sea ports, Le Havre, Antwerp, etc. You might find him in one of the passenger lists that Ancestry.com has collected. 1832 is earlier than any thing I've searched myself, but there are records going back that far that may be available. Good luck. Eric Schaal

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 -----Original Message----- From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Glaser Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:49 PM To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BW] Heidelburg Thanks, Eric for your reply. I followed the river in Heidelberg and it went directly to Rotterdam. I would assume that is where they went!! Boy, that must have taken weeks just to go that far. I would have been ready to turn back, especially with 5 kids along. One only a year old. They sure must have been tough!! Thanks Jane Glaser ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Schaal To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Heidelburg Many of the people coming from Baden went by river to the Atlantic or North Sea ports, Le Havre, Antwerp, etc. You might find him in one of the passenger lists that Ancestry.com has collected. 1832 is earlier than any thing I've searched myself, but there are records going back that far that may be available. Good luck. Eric Schaal ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message