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  • Margaret (Maggi) Sellers

    Margaret (Maggi) Sellers

    “My grandfather’s American Dream was shattered…I cannot imagine how he felt.” – Margaret (Maggi) Sellers

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  • The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook just published its 31st Anniversary Edition

    The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook just published its 31st Anniversary Edition

    Author Tom Bernardin was a former National Park Service ranger at pre-restoration Ellis Island. During his three seasons there, he had the privilege of giving countless tours of the crumbling immigration facility.

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  • BrightView Landscapes Donates their Time and Services to Help Clean up the South Side of Ellis Island

    BrightView Landscapes Donates their Time and Services to Help Clean up the South Side of Ellis Island

    Save Ellis Island would like to thank the staff at BrightView Landscapes for generously donating their time to clean up the lawns on the south side of Ellis Island.

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  • Irish Immigrants

    Irish Immigrants

    As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, we are reminded that the Irish American story spans hundreds of years of immigration. The first cause of Irish influx to America was the Industrial Revolution. From the 1760s farmers and laborers lost their livelihoods and Europe became more industrialized. The period of the Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to 1850 is the most well-known period of mass immigration from Ireland when more than a million fled to the United States. Immigration continued through the 1900s with the Irish in search of a better life during periods of hardship. It’s of little surprise that today 39.6 million Americans claim Irish ancestry.

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  • Touring Ellis Island’s Abandoned Hospitals

    Touring Ellis Island’s Abandoned Hospitals

    We received this glowing testimonial from Georgina Degano from Azul City, Argentina.

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  • Christmas on Ellis Island

    Christmas on Ellis Island

    The holidays were very important on Ellis Island, perhaps the most celebrated was Christmas. It was observed each year at Ellis Island through religious services, festivities, and gift giving. The Roman Catholic Church and the various Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Churches and denominations offered separate religious services in accordance with their respective traditions.

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