Hi Kathleen, I just read your email again, and wonder: is the village of Elm in the canton of Glarus???? I think that it was part of Lichtenschtein (spelling!). If that is so, then maybe your family was never really headed for New Glarus at all...Just a thought. 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