I know--It all depended upon how much money the family had. I can't begin to imagine how long it would take them to walk that far. It is 695 KM from Strasbourg to Le Havre--about 420 miles. I can't imagine the desparation and courage that allowed them to do this. Tonia On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:44 AM, <ToySchach@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 8/15/2008 11:40:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > toniraye@dishmail.net writes: > > Hi All > > Not to long ago, someone posted information about railroads in Baden and > said that our ancestors might have used the railroads to help them reach a > sea port. I started reaching Trains in Germany and France since my great, > great grandfather left Baden in 1837 and went to Le Havre to catch the > ship. > > I discovered that the first long distance train was not completed until > April 1839. It was from Leipzig to Dresden. gr, gr, grandpa could not > have > used that. I also discovered that France did not start building long > distance railways until 1842. gr, gr grandpa could not have used that. > > However, I discovered that France is/was full of canals which connect all > of > their major cities and that these canals were used to move crops and > people > until the railroads developed. Also no one has mentioned the stagecoach > which was in use in Europe and England long before it ever came to the US. > So, if gr, gr, grandpa had a little money--don't know what these things > cost > to ride, didn't find a site that covered that--he could have loaded his > clothes, food, and family on a canal barge and rode them for quite a > distance. So, down the Rhine River to Strasbourg and then onto the canals > for as far as possible to eventually reach Le HAvre. > > Tonia > > > > Many hitched the family cow to a cart and rode or walked along side to Le > Harve. Then sold the cart and cow before departing on the ship. > > Kent > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > ( > http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007) > > ------------------------------- > 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 >