Several have written inquiring about the route through LeHavre their ancestor's took from the Pfalz to America. I thought I would share the diary entry written by my g-grandfather, Heinrich Ludwig Jordan, 2nd from Rödersheim (near Ludwigshafen and Neustadt) about his trip to America. I am not certain that everything is correctly translated because someone did it very long ago and I've never had another opinion. It's written in the old script. MY TRIP TO AMERICA IN THE NEW LAND TO SEEK MY HAPPINESS In the year 1869 my trip was as follows: Wednesday, the 6th of October, 1869, I went to Neustadt in the morning at 8 o'clock and by 11:00 o'clock I was already in Wissembourg. There I stayed and went by Böll and bought a ticket (A Kort) for 100 FE in Gold. At 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon I took the train from Wissembourg and Thursday at 5 o'clock in the morning I was already in Strasbourg. 9 o'clock I left from there and at 12 o'clock I was already in Paris. There I ate lunch and also supper. This cost 7 Franks. A glass of beer 7 su or 12 Dri. One Frank has 7 Su. Thursday evening at 11 o'clock I went again to continue my trip to Havre and on Friday at 8 o'clock in the morning I finally arrived at Havre. Now good luck for my trip on the water! On Friday the 8th of October 1869 at afternoon, 2 o'clock I got onboard the ship for my trip on the water and for whatever else. As I got onto the ship everything was foreign and I stood there feeling entirely forsaken and strange. I thought back once again to my homeland and everybody there. The names were now called out on the ship's tickets. There I heard a name called out "Matheas Resch" and when I heard that name I thought I had to know him! ..that he was from Forst! When you heard your name called out, you had to go and get your straw sack and your mess kit. That I did right away and then I saw Matheas Resch and I went to him and greeted him full of joy and the two of us never left each other again! Now we are leaving for the trip to America. The ship has blown the whistle for the 2nd time and it is supposed to go at 3:00 in the afternoonn. For the thrid and last time the whistle blew and we hoped we were going to sail on. Then everybody screamed all at once as loud as they could, "Adieu, Adieu, for the last time you Germans, Goodnight!" Now it's going forth and on the 10th of October we have spent our Sunday on the sea. Now we were on the voyage to Liverpool and on Tuesday, the 12th of October we had safely arrived in Liverpool. Wednesday the 13th of October we went on the big ship NEVADA, and now begins our final trip to America. But it was very bad. For 3 days long we had a big storm. Then on the 25th of October, Monday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived happily and luckily in New Yoork. We got off and stayed by Georg Edler Gast Haus zum Baierischen Hof, No. 30 Rector Street. Tuesday, 26th of October, evening at 4 o'clock, I and Matheas Resch left for our trip to Sandusky (Ohio). Thursday evening at 8 o'clock we are again fortunate and we happily arrived at Joseph Lesser's. The length of the trip was 3 weeks and 1 day; on the water 15 days. 1869, Heinrich Jordan, 2nd, Sandusky, Ohio (age 24 years 10 months) Saturday, the 30th of October I have already started to work in the Sanduskyer Wein Compani (Sandusky Wine Company) After a brief time in Sandusky, Heinrich moved to Kelleys Island, Ohio (Lake Erie Island) where he lived all his life. He died in 1921. If anyone could supply me with the monetary equivalents and/or let me know if the abbreviations are correct, I'd appreciate hearing from you! Thanks! Natalie