Hi List, With all this talk about the mode of travel that our ancestors took, would anyone know the mode of travel for my ancestors. They lived in the Lützelflüh, Grünenmatt, and Lauperswil areas, im Emmental, Canton Berne. They left from Le Havre, France to America. Arrived 23 April 1855 at the wharf's of Manhattan as Castle Garden and Ellis Island did not exist at that time. What I would like to know is their mode of travel from their small village to Le Havre, and any other info about their journey. thanks, robert rrothenbuhler@austin.rr.com