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 ...

Max Miller of Tasting History prepared a typical meal of what European immigrants at the turn of the 20th Century would eat when they finally landed on Ellis Island. From much of the early 20th ...

The peak day for immigration occurred April 17, 1907, when Ellis Island received 11,747 immigrants, according to The History Channel. That was also the peak year, with just over 1 million arrivals.

The surge in immigrants added 0.6% to the population per year during the period — similar to the migration that happened during the Ellis Island era of the 1850s. America’s foreign born ...

The classic image of immigrants spotting the Statue ... for many Americans who can trace their history to at least one passenger arriving at Ellis Island. You can search on the Ellis Island ...

The Angel Island Immigration Station operated from 1910 to 1940, and, like Ellis Island for the East Coast, it became the symbolic portal for West Coast entry into the United States. Unlike Ellis ...

Immigrants came to New York City through Ellis Island in the hopes of a better life. This surge in immigrants led to neighborhoods with plenty of brownstone row houses and tenements to house everybody ...

Comparatively, Ellis Island received about 12 million throughout ... poetry carvings and writings that were a hidden treasure of American history. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation was ...

The statue also houses a museum dedicated to its history and construction, as well as the story of immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island. Ellis Island, located nearby ...

You can also do a little digging on your own family tree at the Family History Center. Other exhibits explore what immigration was like before and after Ellis Island. Though an audio guide is ...

and learning about the history of this iconic symbol of freedom. Afterward, the ferry will take you to Ellis Island, where you can spend another 2-3 hours exploring the Immigration Museum.