Help, would someone help me on this? My ancestors left Bremen Germany in the spring of 1871 to come to New York. When i look at the map the only water is Weser river. Was this river large enough for ships or did they actual leave from Bemerhaven which is on on coast. Thanks Robert

Hi Robert, this tells you just about everything about 'Bremerhaven' http://www.szut.de/projekte/comenius/gesbhveng.htm and here is some more info about it.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremerhaven Have a nice evening, Wolf [Zscheile] ******************************************** Visit our homepage with ALL the latest NEWS http://www.saxonyroots.com ******************************************** > -----Original Message----- > From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Robert Houser > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 10:25 AM > To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com > Subject: [G-P-L] Bremen > > > Help, would someone help me on this? My ancestors left Bremen > Germany in the spring of 1871 to come to New York. When i > look at the map the only water is Weser river. Was this river > large enough for ships or did they actual leave from > Bemerhaven which is on on coast. Thanks Robert -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006