Ratzlaff Family blog
Friday, May 4, 2012
Andreas Ratzlaff family emigration; Bremerhaven
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Arriving in Bremerhaven, Germany, by train, the Ratzlaffs, Wedels and Unruhs boarded the SS Weimar on May 11, 1907 (SS stood for “steamshi...
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Andreas Ratzlaff family emigration; Bremen
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Once in Bremen , Germany , emigrants planning to travel via Nord-Deutscher Lloyd Shipping Line would detrain and be housed in facilities ma...
Andreas Ratzlaff family emigration; train across Germany
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After the Ratzlaffs, Wedels and Unruhs boarded the train in either Ratibor or Myslowitz, they would finally have truly been on their way to...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Andreas Ratzlaff family emigration; train to Germany
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In late 19 th and early 20 th century, the vast majority of European emigrants leaving the continent for America travelled through and d...
Border crossing out of Russia
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Crossing the Russian/Austro-Hungarian border in the very early 20 th century would have been a very difficult task. To cross legally, th...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Andreas Ratzlaff family emigration; crossing the border
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This map clearly shows the border area between Radziwilow, Volhynia , Russia , and Brody , Austria-Hungary as it appeared when the Ratzlaf...
Andreas Ratzlaff family emigration; leaving Russia
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The Andreas Ratzlaff family probably left Leeleva already in possession of their tickets to board the ship in Bremen , Germany . Andreas ...
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