Hello all, After emails from both Erich and Jacques, I can see the error in my thinking. Looking closely at the French and Swiss maps, one can EASILY see that the route from Glarus (and other Swiss towns) to Basel, then to Mulhouse and on to Paris, straight into LeHavre, is by far the most logical route that my ancestors (and maybe yours) used to emigrate from Switzerland - if they left by the Port LeHavre. Mine left Le Havre in 1853 on the ship CH Manchester, and they traveled by train from Glarus. (which by the way, rr following this exact route are also easily seen on a good map). Just another part of the mystery, Regards from Texas, USA Nellie, a 68-yr-old root digger