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This project is the first sub-project for arrivals at Ellis Island. Please add your ancestors or other relatives who arrived during this period. After 1900, the projects will encompass each succeeding decade.
afterwards we will work on a master project or portal!
Summary
After 1892, nearly all immigrants came in through the newly opened Ellis Island.
One immigrant recalled arriving at Ellis Island: "The boat anchored at mid-bay and then they tendered us on the ship to Ellis Island…We got off the boat…you got your bag in your hand and went right into the building. Ah, that day must have been about five to six thousand people. Jammed, I remember it was August. Hot as a pistol, and I'm wearing my long johns, and my heavy Irish tweed suit."
Families often immigrated together during this era, although young men frequently came first to find work. Some of these then, sent for their wives, children, and siblings; others returned to their families in Europe with their saved wages.
Notables
- Annie Moore the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island in January 1892.
References and links
- “Postawy” Ellis Island data (there is more then one place that sounds like “Postawy”)
- Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step (Gray and Blue forms)
- Ellis Island Passenger lists: 1881- 1899
- Ellis Island Passenger lists: 1900-1905
- What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island