On this day in 1892, 15-year-old Annie Moore became the first migrant of the more than 12 million who will pass through Ellis ...

Ellis Island opened Jan. 1, 1892, when Annie Moore, a 15-year-old girl from Ireland, walked down the gangplank of the S.S. Nevada and into the vast Registry Room to become entrant No. 1. Seventeen ...

Between 1892 and 1954, immigrants arriving on the shores of the United States passed below the towering face of Lady Liberty before docking at Ellis Island. A processing center for more than 12 ...

Many U.S. families can trace ancestors who first arrived in America to Ellis Island, where more than 12 million immigrants came through between 1892 and 1924. Now through July 31, the Spokane Valley ...

From The New York Times, Jan 2nd 1892: ”The new buildings on Ellis Island constructed for the use of the Immigration Bureau were yesterday formally occupied by the officials of that department. “The ...

Between 1892 and 1954, Ellis Island processed 12 million newcomers. About 40 percent of today’s Americans are descended from the men, women, and children who passed through the country’s principal ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK -- One of the most romantic words in all the world is "hope." It's what made America what it is today. There was a time when, no matter where you were in the world, or how ...

Ellis Island experienced its busiest day on April 17, 2017. Here is a brief look at how Ellis Island became a major immigration center. It took more than 11,000 people - 11,747 to be precise - to set ...

If you’re a white guy on a tourist ferry in New York Harbor, and the Statue of Liberty looms above, it’s easy to see her as the foremost symbol of immigration in the U.S., perhaps in the world. You ...