tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post890900626360690818..comments2024-03-25T17:46:30.402-05:00Comments on 'Village Life in Kreis Saarburg, Germany': Travel Tuesday - The Date an Ancestor Left for AmericaKathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-9293469562966242522018-02-05T09:33:26.883-06:002018-02-05T09:33:26.883-06:00Yes, Johann and Magdalena are my 2nd great grandpa...Yes, Johann and Magdalena are my 2nd great grandparents. This past year I wrote a novel based on her earlier life in Oberzerf, Germany, HOUSE OF JOHANN.Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-18737611230923978142018-02-04T19:23:46.464-06:002018-02-04T19:23:46.464-06:00Hi Kathy,
Just reading your post, I looked at a b...Hi Kathy,<br /><br />Just reading your post, I looked at a book and is your family: Johann Meier 35 yrs came with Magdalena Rauls 33 yrs, Children: Mathias 11 yrs old, Anna 9 yrs., Johann 3 yrs, Michel 15 mths old. 05 Mar 1861Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11190069672712698166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-35087118195099377902016-07-01T17:59:25.226-05:002016-07-01T17:59:25.226-05:00Thank you for your comment. I'm so glad it he...Thank you for your comment. I'm so glad it helped you find what you wanted to know. Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-71687763606765368652016-07-01T15:36:14.966-05:002016-07-01T15:36:14.966-05:00Helpful article! That librarian, and you, gave me ...Helpful article! That librarian, and you, gave me much-needed information. I now have the departure date from le Havre. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540437726168281362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-9320754396714452052016-07-01T15:36:14.326-05:002016-07-01T15:36:14.326-05:00Helpful article! That librarian, and you, gave me ...Helpful article! That librarian, and you, gave me much-needed information. I now have the departure date from le Havre. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540437726168281362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-21304418632101197762015-10-13T11:17:53.696-05:002015-10-13T11:17:53.696-05:00Nice to hear from you Jessica. I'm not sure h...Nice to hear from you Jessica. I'm not sure how to answer your questions because I don't know what you've already searched to find the ship. It sounds as if you have not found the name of the ship and that is what you are looking for? Why not send to my e-mail address with more detail on your questions. I will be on vacation starting next week so I may not be able to answer immediately but when I have a better grasp on your question, maybe I can help. Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-43932758569589022172015-10-13T09:15:47.645-05:002015-10-13T09:15:47.645-05:00I've been researching my husbands family as a ...I've been researching my husbands family as a surprise and I found the Freyler family came to new york new york out of Le Havre in 1907. I can not find much from that date and most papers I see says they were from Hungry. How do you locate a ship from that year. Also does a sur name mean they changed the original last name? Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651627087245503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-10309522414791038912015-05-10T13:35:50.700-05:002015-05-10T13:35:50.700-05:00Thanks for your comment, Jessica. I agree with you...Thanks for your comment, Jessica. I agree with you - I, too, started with names and dates but the ancestors took on so much life when I learned all the personal history that surrounded those names and dates.<br />Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-65933074097229386522015-05-10T13:33:20.442-05:002015-05-10T13:33:20.442-05:00Thank you so much for your comment, Rosemary. I w...Thank you so much for your comment, Rosemary. I wish I knew what to suggest but unless the ships were photographed, it is pretty hard to find a picture of them. I never have found any of mine and some came 20 years later than yours. I hope some day the Viola picture turns up for you.<br />KathyKathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-60368693101708162015-05-08T12:35:37.602-05:002015-05-08T12:35:37.602-05:00Thank you so very much for your countless hours of...Thank you so very much for your countless hours of research that has made it possible for individuals as myself to read and be given answers to our many questions and or to help ys break down the brick wall. I enjoyed reading your research on the Port at Le Havre, France. My 4x's Gt. Grandparents the Delotel/Delhotel family with their 10 children on the ship Viola arriving in the Port at New Orleans 03 Aug 1847. I have found no pictures of the ship Viola up to this date. Any suggestions? Thank you once again for your priceless information that I can now add to my ancestors history.<br />Rosrmary McIntoshAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796592020853648662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-18982314227443538082015-05-08T00:20:10.138-05:002015-05-08T00:20:10.138-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-79882796623039768732015-05-07T14:47:39.128-05:002015-05-07T14:47:39.128-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on th...Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on the Port of LeHavre and what it was like waiting for departure. I have an ancestor who sailed to New York from there and I am branching out of indexed records for the first time to try and figure out what his journey was like. It is so nice to learn more than names and dates - I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge! I am very excited to find out his date of departure by using this tip. Thank you!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335658958829204969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-20529416240635532092015-04-02T19:32:24.060-05:002015-04-02T19:32:24.060-05:00Thank you for the informative artice on the travel...Thank you for the informative artice on the travels of our Ancestors. My Great-Great Grandfather and his family came over on the Rattler May 9, 1861. Peter Schuster & Marie Schuster. Learned alot!<br />MartinaMartinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-50839616891746190462015-02-15T19:10:02.291-06:002015-02-15T19:10:02.291-06:00Thank you LadyDanio. I will update my post with t...Thank you LadyDanio. I will update my post with this information. Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-54846370007816535992015-02-15T16:49:46.807-06:002015-02-15T16:49:46.807-06:00I have found that Newpapers.com has records going ...I have found that Newpapers.com has records going back further than the 1850s. I was just able to find a record of the arrival of my ancestors' ship in the New York port in 1832.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-7412312644973526452014-04-18T14:06:37.270-05:002014-04-18T14:06:37.270-05:00Thank you! My 2nd Great Grandfather arrived on Jan...Thank you! My 2nd Great Grandfather arrived on Jan 27 1855 and I was trying to find the length of the voyage from LeHavre to New York. Your tip about the NY Times archive was priceless since I quickly found the Ship Mercury and learned the voyage length was 30 days, which explains why they are showing as departing Germany in 1854.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026564130027979894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-78945991235537286262014-02-13T11:02:11.081-06:002014-02-13T11:02:11.081-06:00Thanks for your comment, Margaret. You are right....Thanks for your comment, Margaret. You are right. Your Meyer ancestors who came in 1849 had no Castle Garden to go to. They had to make their way with no help from any government-type agency. It was rough going, especially since the people who spoke German and offered help were often swindlers who charged far more than necessary for rooms and transportation west. Some of them just took the money and gave nothing in return. I hope your ancestors (and my Probst family) fared better.Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-86267048078164124112014-02-11T19:40:12.431-06:002014-02-11T19:40:12.431-06:00My Meyer family arrived on Sept. 29, 1849. Am I r...My Meyer family arrived on Sept. 29, 1849. Am I right that Castle Garden did not yet exist then. I am finding your blog very interesting and informative. My Meyers came from Alsace and would later marry into the Uelmen who came in 1858 family from Strohn, Germany in the Mosel River valley. And also would be living in Wisconsin although the Meyer group first started out in Lewis county, New YorkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332468029961199371noreply@blogger.com