Computer searches will be available to the millions who visit the American Family Immigration Center at Ellis Island, plus ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island ... Children were asked their names to make sure they weren't deaf or ...

Everyone else was tagged with the ship's name and the page number where they appeared on the manifest. They were then put on a ferry to Ellis Island where their future would be decided.

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 ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island ... Children were asked their names to make sure they weren't deaf or ...