This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Ellis Island Reopens To Tourists After Long Neglect
The National Park Service offers six boat trips daily to Ellis Island through September, inviting visitors to glimpse the historic gateway where millions were processed from 1892 to 1954. The Great Registry Hall and crowded benches symbolize the age of immigration and the tests newcomers faced at the embarkation point.
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Isle of Tears
National Park Service
Ellis Island
National Geographic Society
America
Atlantic
Europe
United States
Plymouth Rock
United States Public Health Service
Registry Hall
New World
Ellis Ishand
National Geographic
Gateway