The famous "Gateway to America" opened more than 130 years ago on New Year's Day. What was it like for the more than 12 ...

Among them were Isaac Asimov, Josephine Baker, Abe Beame, Irving Berlin, Frank Capra, Cary Grant, Bob Hope and ... did nothing. New York Sen. Jacob Javits proposed using Ellis Island as a hospital ...

Immigrants just arrived, awaiting examination, Ellis Island, New York harbor. Underwood & Underwood. Courtesy Library of Congress. Arrival and Departure In 1991, Historic Preservation magazine ...

Ellis Island straddles New York and New Jersey and commemorates the immigrant experience. Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have ...

And thanks to a project began more than 20 years ago, Americans can trace their ancestors’ arrival in America, thanks to a new Ellis Island immigrants database compiled by volunteers from The ...

near the New York Statue of Liberty. "Ellis Island Tales, Stories of Wandering and Hope" - the book is composed of three major parts. Georges Perec and Robert Bober visited Ellis Island and with ...

This is a sneak peak to that story...stay tuned. To visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island at Liberty Island in New York City, you can take the subway to the nearest ferry departure point.

Immigrants just arrived, awaiting examination, Ellis Island, New York harbor. Underwood & Underwood. Courtesy Library of Congress. Arrival and Departure In 1991, Historic Preservation magazine ...

The only way to access the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island is by using the official National Park Service ferry operator, Statue City Cruises. If you’re departing from the New York side ...