Hi listers and wjthomasjr, Remember that although boat tours are given on the "upper" Rhine (my term :) ), they could NOT get to Germany on that river end near the town of Stein am Rein. IF they traveled to the Swiss town Basel - located on the far north border - on land, they could perhaps catch a barge. The bigger boats could only and can only go half way through Germany, and then it gets too shallow. But Basel is on the very northern edge of CH, and headed to the NE Germany...IF our ancestors came to America from Le Havre (as mine did) they would in no way want to travel NE to Basel and then back NW to Le Havre. No reason indeed, since there were trains (in my ancestors' era) or roads in earlier times, headed NW to France. And remember that the trek to Basel was through the mountains. It would be VERY unlikely that Swiss members went to Hamburg to emigrate. Of course, if they had German relatives whom they wanted to see before they left for the New World, or something like that, it was certainly a possibility. Also, my family came from Glarus (SSE), and when I have written to the ladies at Glarus for information, they said that most Glarus people emigrated from Le Havre. (I paid the $50 fee for my families records.) Le Havre is spelled the French way, like the good-looking football quarter back...re rather than er. Hope you enjoy the photos. Nellie, a 68-yr-old root digger _http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/_ (http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/) WWII index - free for today _http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone/_ (http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone/) WWI - free until 25 Nov 2005

Hi No, the way to Le Havre from Basel goes not back but westward. Most people in the German part of Switzerland went to America via Basel 1. To the Nederland by boat. 2. To Le Havre went arount the Vogese mountains trough the "Burgundian gate" e.g. Basel - Mulhouse - Belfort - Vesoul (- Langres - Troyes - Paris - Le Havre). 3. rarly, but also to Hamburg or Bremen. Regards Erich Trösch >-- Original-Nachricht -- >From: Posnsrch@aol.com >Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:18:33 EST >To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SWITZ] Re: STEIN AM REIN > > > >Hi listers and wjthomasjr, > >Remember that although boat tours are given on the "upper" Rhine (my term > :) >), they could NOT get to Germany on that river end near the town of Stein >am >Rein. > >IF they traveled to the Swiss town Basel - located on the far north border > - >on land, they could perhaps catch a barge. The bigger boats could only and > >can only go half way through Germany, and then it gets too shallow. > >But Basel is on the very northern edge of CH, and headed to the NE >Germany...IF our ancestors came to America from Le Havre (as mine did) they > would in >no way want to travel NE to Basel and then back NW to Le Havre. No reason > >indeed, since there were trains (in my ancestors' era) or roads in earlier >times, >headed NW to France. And remember that the trek to Basel was through the > >mountains. > >It would be VERY unlikely that Swiss members went to Hamburg to emigrate. > Of >course, if they had German relatives whom they wanted to see before they >left > for the New World, or something like that, it was certainly a possibility. > > >Also, my family came from Glarus (SSE), and when I have written to the >ladies at Glarus for information, they said that most Glarus people emigrated > from >Le Havre. (I paid the $50 fee for my families records.) > >Le Havre is spelled the French way, like the good-looking football quarter > >back...re rather than er. > >Hope you enjoy the photos. > > >Nellie, a 68-yr-old root digger >_http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/_ >(http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/) >WWII index - free for today >_http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone/_ >(http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone/) >WWI - free until 25 Nov 2005 > > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html >to unsubscribe > Erich Trösch Rabenstrasse 7 9008 St. Gallen Tel. 079 339 88 28