G'day Morgan, It would greatly help your quest if you gave some detail, such as the year, and what records you have that say they came from Berlin, but sailed from Rotterdam. Was it before or after the construction of railways (mid 19th century)? Is Rotterdam listed as the last port of call in Europe or the only one in the records you've seen? Some ships sailed from Hamburg and then made other calls sailing down the Channel, at places such as Southampton, Cherbourg, Rotterdam etc. As I said, a bit of extra detail in question would greatly help in providing an informative response. David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Morgan Cole To: Prussia Mail List Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:47 AM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Route of travel If my Schmitt' came from Berlin but, left from Rotterdam to go to the US, what was the route they took to get to Rotterdam? Water, land? Was there a specific road that they could have traveled to Rotterdam? Thanks. Morgan