Might depend on where they were in Mississippi. Slidell is just across the river from New Orleans. Gale Gorman Houston On Apr 14, 2012, at 3:36 PM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: A ship to Boston might be possible too. I don't think it would be likely but the Great Lakes route would work too. But somehow going to New Orleans to go to Boston somehow is so wrong <G> Eliz On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 4:10 PM, <fenenga@connpoint.net> wrote: > > > what's the most likely migration route from New Orleans to Boston > 1878-1884? I realize there's paddleboat up the Mississippi to the Ohio, > then train to Boston, but what other routes and manner of transport were > likely?. >