In a message dated 10/14/2002 3:06:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] (John D. Ledrich) writes: > I would like to know what port was likely used to depart from the > area of Canton Bern, Switzerland, in order to get to the United States > in the year 1852. Would it have been more convenient to go to France, > Germany, or Italy? > Hello John: My family left Canton Bern about this time, traveled through France, and left for America from Le Havre. I have seen Le Havre listed as the port of departure for many Swiss emigrants, so the road/river system at the time was probably more direct than traveling to a port in Germany or Italy. Paul C. Miller