In its center would be a pool; around its exterior walls would be listed the names of immigrants. That Ellis Island was not bulldozed was only because Congress never allocated enough money to do ...

Children were asked their names to make sure they weren't deaf ... of operation more than 3,500 immigrants died there. Ellis Island waylaid certain arrivals, including those likely to become ...

Ellis Island straddles New York and New Jersey and commemorates the immigrant experience. Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have ...

Children were asked their names to make sure they weren't deaf ... of operation more than 3,500 immigrants died there. Ellis Island waylaid certain arrivals, including those likely to become ...