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Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

Re: Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

donnaleejudd (View posts)
Posted: 14 Feb 2005 4:31AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks for the information. Yes, I have material relating to the trains that headed out west to colorado and will be willing to share. Also found out(special on PBS) that sometimes the mining companies would pay for the individual and families to come to that area and work. Donna Lee

Re: Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

john (View posts)
Posted: 16 Feb 2005 3:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
I found an 1849 journal at the following link: http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/nohlmigd.html#usa that details a journey from Prussia to Milwaukee, including train rides, and ferries with prices, dates, and details. It is very interesting to read even if it is not in the era we have been looking for.

Re: Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

Posted: 16 Feb 2005 10:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 16 Nov 2006 2:51PM GMT
Surnames: Schmidt/Smith
Thanks for the link! The journal entries really do provide some interesting information. I know my g-grandparents were not nearly as privileged and probably travelled in less comfortable conditions when they immigrated in 1880, however, the journal at least gives an idea of the journey as a whole, not only aboard ship but all the way to the midwest. (My family would have ended their journey in Michigan.) Do you know if Bremen was the primary port of departure for those from Prussia? My great-uncles were born in Danzig, so I have been trying to determine which port the family may have left from. Again, the link was a great contribution to the discussion!

Re: Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

Bruce Gross (View posts)
Posted: 17 Feb 2005 12:34AM GMT
Classification: Query
Again, This is pre 1875. Things really changed for the immigrants from 1870 and on . The Railroads were in business then. The Erie Canal trips were pretty much over by 1870. There has been much written about the Erie Canal trips. They were so bad that I think people never forgot them. I am looking for information in regard to the Steam Ship Trip> Railroad Trip> to Milwaukee Wi.

Re: Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

Bruce Gross (View posts)
Posted: 17 Feb 2005 12:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Again, Bremen was primarily an early Port of Departure 1860 and before. Hamburg became popular after this time.Most of us are dealing with the hayday of immigration from 1870 -1900. The most of the German immigrants came during these years. The mode of transportation changed drastically during this period. I have never found too much information of this period, other than I know the Railroads were more involved at this time. They did not have too many train cars for passengers. The immigrants traveled with the Freight either to save money, or because passenger cars were not available.

Re: Castle Gardens to Milwaukee Wi. in 1875

john (View posts)
Posted: 17 Feb 2005 3:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
For information about emigration from Bremen and it's harbor town of Bremerhaven see: http://www.deutsche-auswanderer-datenbank.de. For information about emigration from Hamburg see: http://linktoyourroots.hamburg.de/. It is hard to say which port was busiest when, but everything I read says way more people emigrated via Bremen than Hamburg. Unfortunately, most Bremen records were destroyed, so if you have verified that your ancestors left from there, then that will probably be a brick wall. (By the way, if you use Germans to America to get port of departure, don't trust it. According to GTA some of my ancestors left Bavaria via Gibraulter, but when I checked that against the New York Passenger List, they left from Hamburg.)

Re: Castle Garden to Milwaukee Wis. in 1875

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 2:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 17 Apr 2012 2:29PM GMT
One way to research historic travel options is available online these days: online newspaper archives. Many papers regularly published daily train schedules and daily boat schedules (like Great Lakes boat schedules). In some eras you can also find daily/weekly updates on transatlantic departures and arrivals (for instance, Milwaukee's German language newspapers from the 1850s). If you're really lucky, the information may include specifics like storm trouble, delays, no. of passengers, outbreak of disease, etc.

Subscription sites like NewspaperARCHIVE, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, etc. may be available through a local public library, or college/university library.

Calling an airport to check for updated arrival info., flight delays, etc. has it's roots going way back.
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