Annual arrivals at Ellis Island grew from 200,000 in 1896 to 900,000 by 1905, requiring ever more doctors to perform exams. These took place after the new arrivals had deposited their luggage and ...

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for 1923 season 2, episode 3. Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) had a harrowing trip through Ellis Island in 1923, but it wasn't entirely clear why she had to go ...

COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY — West Side School recently brought history to life for its fourth grade students during its much-anticipated annual event, Ellis Island Day, the Cold Spring Harbor School ...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) awarded the 2025 Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor, to 80 recipients including: Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden ...

‘1923’s Julia Schlaepfer On Her Harrowing Scenes At Ellis Island & What More To Expect From Her Journey To Montana. Lynette Rice. Sun, March 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM UTC. 5 min read.

Ferry service from Hudson County to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty resumes Saturday following a two-month absence. Service from Liberty State Park to the Statue of Liberty National ...

On this day in 1998, the SCOTUS rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. Because the ...

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 ...