Perhaps one of your relatives passed through here. If not, someone you know certainly had some relatives see this building when they first arrived in America.
Millions came through Ellis Island from 1892 to 1954, and the facility has been turned into a historic site. There's a list of people that came through, and you can add your relatives to it, plus there is an ongoing oral history project. Now it's the home of National Museum of Immigration.
Times have changed concerning attitudes toward immigration since my visit in 1995. We'll have to see if that's a short- or long-term situation. But there's no doubt that Ellis Island played an important role in our history.
The ferry stops here and at the Statue of Liberty. That's a pretty good crash course in American history on one trip, and the view in New York Harbor is spectacular.
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