Couple of sites with details regarding emigrant's journeys and getting settled in Wisc. in the late1840's. The Nohl's family journey from Prussia to Wisc. (a six week diary) in 1849. http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/nohlmigd.html the above is a page from the US GenWeb site for Fond du Lac, Wisc. which has other interesting histories. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wifonddu/contents.html