tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post1447068717212686581..comments2024-03-25T17:46:30.402-05:00Comments on 'Village Life in Kreis Saarburg, Germany': Emigrants Setting Sail: Questions and AnswersKathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-32308084350646953562014-06-02T10:41:51.407-05:002014-06-02T10:41:51.407-05:00Thank you, jean-michel, for the web address of the...Thank you, jean-michel, for the web address of the website of your friend that shows the Catholic Church that was built in Le Havre in 1869. The picture of the old church is beautiful. It is sad that it was destroyed in 1970. I will ask my sister who speaks French to translate the text for me.<br /><br />I wish you a happy day as well.<br /><br />Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-21938411841107852992014-06-02T01:10:38.379-05:002014-06-02T01:10:38.379-05:00Hello. We had a german kirk in Le Havre. It was bu...Hello. We had a german kirk in Le Havre. It was builded in 1869 and destroyed in 1970. A lot of german people passed Le Havre. <br /><br />This blog of a friend watchs you a picture of the old kirk. <br /><br />http://havrais-dire.over-blog.com/article-36708116-6.html#anchorComment <br /><br />Have a good day ! harelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580720059652654714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-75397007678831402922014-05-09T10:51:32.871-05:002014-05-09T10:51:32.871-05:00Thanks for your comment, Tom. That's it in a ...Thanks for your comment, Tom. That's it in a nutshell. The availability of rail travel starting in the 1850s in some area will also have an impact on the port of departure. Until 1860, most of the people in the Saarburg area left from Antwerp, but the railroad changed that pattern. Good luck in figuring it out. It's never easy, is it!Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-82969599089744515852014-05-08T20:29:57.352-05:002014-05-08T20:29:57.352-05:00The huge difference in transatlantic passage betwe...The huge difference in transatlantic passage between the 1846 accounts (letters 1—10 plus 55 days—and 2—40 days) and the 1851 and 1875 accounts (letter 3—26 days—and letter 4—10 days) may come from the sudden availability of steam ship travel. Almost all of my forebears traveled between 1855 and 1878, within the steam ship era. Most from the middle Mosel area (Igel and Wasserliesch) embarked at Le Havre. I don't yet know where the others embarked, as their homes were on the Rhein (Breisach), Nysa (Grüben bei Falkenberg), and more "landlocked" areas (Höxter and Königheim bei Tauberbischofsheim).<br /><br />I've long been searching for information on the trip from the Mosel to Le Havre. Thank you for the letters and leads!Tom Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156208787667044304noreply@blogger.com