When history professor Mark Washburne wanted to learn about his grandmother’s arrival in the United States as an infant, he went to Ellis Island. Washburne took the ferry to the island just off ...

Before the European colonists came to America, Algonquin-speaking Native American tribes used Ellis Island as a home ... decreased immigration to the United States. However, with the advent ...

In a new Instagram post, Ivanka shared photos of her and her family's trip to Ellis Island, one of the most emblematic symbols of freedom in the United States, located in the New York Harbor.

(Image via 101 Studios/Paramount+) Between 1892 and 1954, Ellis Island was the busiest immigration port in the United States, processing millions of individuals seeking a new life. Its inspections ...

The Inspection Room at Ellis Island in New York circa 1910 ... Advocates of strict border policing today typically divide noncitizens in the United States into two groups: regular immigrants and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York and New Jersey disagreed over more than 160 years of history Thursday in a unique trial at the Supreme Court to determine which state is the home for most of Ellis ...

The Feature Profile Test, in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, was administered to immigrants at Ellis Island in the early 20th century. Those who failed to ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NJ, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Step back in time and explore the abandoned Ellis Island H ...

The event will honor the long history of welcoming immigrants in both Rockford and the United States, particularly highlighting the stories of U.S. immigrants who arrived through Ellis Island in ...