Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island hoping to start a new life in America. Situated between New York and New Jersey, the historic site was often the ...

What the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island tell us about immigration I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million ...

This 1924 file photo shows the registry room at Ellis Island in New York harbor, a gateway to America for millions of immigrants.

The Ellis Island Museum Is Revitalizing the Story of American Immigration A $100 million renovation will help preserve the history of the millions of immigrants who ...

As the very first person to pass through Ellis Island’s immigration station, Moore’s arrival was met with much fanfare and her name was cemented in the history books.

Ellis Island, the historic processing center for millions of immigrants in New York Harbor, will open a new exhibition Wednesday that focuses on American immigration in the postwar years and up to ...

Dynamichrome has colorized moving portraits of immigrants passing through Ellis Island in the early 1900s.

Throughout the exhibits, as a way to make you feel closer to the story, the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration designers added visual and audio components that relate to each era.

Ellis Island, which was the doorway for some 12 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954, still offers many lessons, especially now, following Trump’s immigration and refugee crackdown, which ...