Book Of Names Ellis Island

At ellis island or the port of new york between 1892 and 1924 the peak years of immigration.

Book of names ellis island. The free ellis island records database provided online by the statue of liberty ellis island foundation allows you to search by name year of arrival year of birth town or village of origin and ship name for immigrants who entered the u s. Today it is known as castle clinton national park a 25 acre waterfront historical park located within the battery one of new york city s oldest parks and the departure point for tourists visiting the statue of liberty and ellis island. The book also contains some further information about the lives of immigrants once they arrived in america immigrant kids goes into a lot more detail the attitudes of americans toward immigrants at the time varied but with strong.

The history of ellis island by vincent j. Names can be viewed and added to the wall of honor database online or while visiting the american family immigration history center at ellis island. Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the statue of liberty and ellis island.

A fall of marigolds by susan meissner the godfather by mario puzo american passage. Navy archives and additional materials covering world wars i and ii the works progress administration wpa and immigration documents from ellis island castle garden and other immigration stations. Ellis island overview history national immigration museum family history center american immigrant wall of honor the role of the foundation the future of ellis make the voyage.

The pictures in the book are paintings based on original photographs of immigrants and ellis island. Wow i was curious on this so i typed in my last name on the ellis island search and wowie all the names on the list 949 were names that were givin to my family members. The monument is located on the grounds of ellis island overlooking the lower manhattan skyline.

Researching ellis island immigrants 1892 1924. 18 books based on 9 votes. Ellis island s predecessor castle garden was actually america s first immigration center.