Book Of Names Ellis Island

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.

Book of names 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. To let the chick who said they didn t actually do any paper work. Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the statue of liberty and ellis island.

New names are engraved into the wall panels annually. A fall of marigolds by susan meissner the godfather by mario puzo american passage. 18 books based on 9 votes.

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. 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. 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 monument is located on the grounds of ellis island overlooking the lower manhattan skyline. The history of ellis island by vincent j. The pictures in the book are paintings based on original photographs of immigrants and ellis island.

See immigrant kids to compare some of the pictures. 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. Ellis island s predecessor castle garden was actually america s first immigration center.