Hi Dorothy, I have Sanders in my line.  But they came from Hannover.  http://www.emslanders.com/s.htm  This list shows how many of them travelled into the country. Laura >________________________________ > From: Dorothy A. Sanders <odissanders@cox.net> >To: Stuart Bechman <sbechman@sbcglobal.net>; baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:11 AM >Subject: Re: [BW] BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Digest, Vol 9, Issue 39 > > >My ancestors from the BW area came into New Orleans, La. >When you look at the ships manifest, there were many from BW. >Dot >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stuart Bechman" <sbechman@sbcglobal.net> >To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:05 PM >Subject: Re: [BW] BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Digest, Vol 9, Issue 39 > > >It would likely depend on where they were headed and when they travelled. > >Prior to 1860, the most efficient transportation routes across / through the >US were by water, even to places that we wouldn't imagine travelling by >water today. For instance, my ancestor from Rastatt, Baden came to >Cincinnatti, Ohio in 1830 by way of New Orleans and travelling up the >Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. But my original presumption that they arrived >in New York or Philadelphia and then crossed by land to Ohio kept me blocked >from any research breakthroughs until a very wise and kind someone pointed >that out to me. > >-Stuart > > >Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:12:17 -0500 > >From: Deloris Girard <delorisegcltd@gmail.com> >>Subject: [BW] Bringardner Surname >>To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com >> >>I am trying to find the port of arrival my ancestor arrived US from Baben, >>Baden. >> >>Any suggestions? >> >>Deloris >> >> > >------------------------------- >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 > > >------------------------------- >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 > > >