His grandmother was a year old when she arrived at Ellis Island from Scotland on Dec. 5, 1903, on a ship named the Siberian. Preservation New Jersey, a nonprofit historic preservation organization ...

Ellis Island itself – where Lyndon Johnson signed ... American culture turned to the Old World – the European countries from which white immigrants had immigrated – as a source for family ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

"I am one of the nearly 40% of all U.S. citizens who can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island. Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty stand as timeless symbols of hope, resilience ...

For these immigrants Ellis Island was an 'Island of Tears ... poorer and less well educated than the more established Old Immigrants. As a result, many found it difficult to obtain well-paying ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.