Last week I was successful finding the ships manifest for my THURN ancestors from the port of Havre, France to New York. They lived in Kirchheimbolanden in the Pfalz, which is about 30 km NNW of Kaiserslautern. The question is, " How did they travel from KB to the port of Havre? There is no direct river connection ...... were railroads running that then? Stages? They traveled with their two and five year old sons, so walking was out of the question. Does anyone have any information on the most likely mode of travel in this period, either in print or in anecdotal documentation? BTW, the American flag ship, ROGER SHERMAN, carried 190 passengers. Thirteen were French, the remaining 177 were Bavarians. It appears they may have had an advertised one-way special running in the Pfalz newspapers. :-) Bob Bjorkman