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. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Małgorzata Szejnert's "Ellis Island: A People's History" reminds us of the role the immigration center played in American and Jewish history.

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, 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 ...

People waiting at the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York, N.Y., in October of 1950. The Greco family can be seen at right. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty Images ...