The massive project to modernize the historic immigration museum comes as political tensions over immigration are rising.

If the person was an immigrant, fascinating details can be found in the Ellis Island Passenger Search. A searchable database of online military records has been built by Fold3, the military partner ...

The Ellis Island Medals of Honor have been awarded annually since 1986 to Americans, both U.S.-born and naturalized, who represent and contribute to the rich mosaic that is our great nation.

The Ellis Island Medals of Honor have been awarded annually since 1986 to Americans, both U.S.-born and naturalized, who represent and contribute to the rich mosaic that is our great nation.

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have officially recognized the Ellis Island Medals of Honor, and each year the recipients are listed in the Congressional Record. ABOUT US ...

Leaders in business, education, entertainment, public service, philanthropy, media, healthcare, sports, and the defense of the United States to be honored with the prestigious Ellis Island Medals ...

Smith rejected a scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate via the historic landmark. The star agreed to film after learning relatives of his producing partner, who is ...

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Annual arrivals at Ellis Island grew from 200,000 in 1896 to 900,000 by 1905, requiring ever more doctors to perform exams.

There are plenty of ways to get started — from Ellis Island passenger searches you can do online, to digitized census records available on Ancestry.com and more.

Isabel Belarsky was one of the millions of migrants who passed through Ellis Island in New York. In 2014, she told the BBC about arriving in the US from the Soviet Union in 1930.