Ellis Island was the largest processor of immigrants into the United States for more than 60 years. The people who passed through this historic entry came from almost every country in the world. The reasons they immigrated to the United States varied widely, but most had the dream of a better life. Regardless of why they began their voyages, however, many dreamed of seeing the Statue of Liberty as a signal to the end of their often long and difficult journey.
Below is a collection of Ellis Island immigrant stories along with the history of this monumental American landmark.
- Long Island Wins: Stories of the process immigrants went through to gain entry to the US.
- Sts Constantine Helen: Information about the Greek immigrants who came through Ellis Island.
- Immigration Prof Blog: Details the Annual Ellis Family Heritage Awards.
- Musikers: Music and Ellis Island.
- New York History: Ellis Island history
- AlleyKatzzSummary of Ellis Island.
- Ellis Island Experience: Detailed experiences that took place at Ellis Island.
- Steven Danko: Approaching Ellis Island.
- Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter: All about the immigrants who went through Ellis Island.
- James Maher : Photographs and information about Ellis Island.
- Cute, Cuddly and Cannibalistic: All about the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.
- DOII Blog: An experience on Ellis Island.
- Genealogy Roots Blog: Help with determining if ancestors came through Castle Garden or Ellis Island.
- Camp Silo: Get to know Ellis Island
- NYC Travel Blog: A couple’s experiences at Ellis Island.
- My NYC Trip: Plan a trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
- Free Legal Advice Help: The history of immigration and Ellis Island.
- Gjenvick Gjonvik: Article about how the immigrants were handled at Ellis Island.
- Pacbell: An Ellis Island Resource: Many resources about Ellis Island can be found here.
- America’s Best History: Explores the rich history that is Ellis Island.
- City Guide NY: Celebrating Ellis Island.
- Caneva: Ellis Island: One family’s journey through Ellis Island.
- Hello New York City: Informative article about Ellis Island.
- Class Brain: Article about history of Ellis Island.
- Genealogy Worldwide: Information on determining whether a family’s ancestors came through Ellis Island.
- Irish Genealogy Toolkit: Article about the Irish that entered Ellis Island
- Sail the Hudson: Time line for Ellis Island
- The Ship’s List: Article about the quotas imposed on Ellis Island.
- Baltimore MD: Baltimore’s role in the history of Ellis Island.
- Pontiflex: Lessons learned from Ellis Island.
- Hellenic Comserve: Information about retrieving Ellis Island records.
- Edwardian Promenade: Detailed history of Ellis Island.
- Tartan Day on Ellis Island: History of Ellis Island from a Scottish viewpoint.
- Irish Genealogy Project: The Irish and Ellis Island.
- Destination 360: Ellis Island rich history is told here.
- Jon Dreyer: Ellis Island oral history.
- Kued: Ellis Island as a Greek immigrant experienced it.
- Absolute Astronomy: A broad overview of Ellis Island
- Venues Online: Historical Ellis Island.
- Ellis Island Reenactment: Features a short history of Ellis Island
- Immigrant Connect: Informative essay about Ellis Island.
- Liberty’s Legacy: Facts about Ellis Island
- California Immigration Lawyer Blog: Discover the history of the immigrants who passed through Ellis Island using immigration records.
- Magical Journeys: History of Ellis Island.
- Economic History: In depth article about Ellis Island
- Food Timeline: Interesting history of Ellis Island immigrants and their first taste of American food.
- The Carpathian Collection: Many articles about many different ethnicities of immigrants who came to Ellis Island.
- Lifepath: Documentary about Ellis Island.
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