Between 1892 and 1954, immigrants arriving on the shores of the United States passed below the towering face of Lady Liberty before docking at Ellis Island. A processing center for more than 12 ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million ...

A $100 million renovation will help preserve the history of the millions of immigrants who passed through the island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Between ...

Jackie Schalk, Director of the American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, shares stories about "The Island of Hope, Island of Tears." How far would you travel to find a better life?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Ellis Island, first ...

Ellis Island closed as an immigration station and detention center. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants arrived by boat in the United State of America. Ellis Island was the largest ...

On Sept. 18, 1956, an ad in The Wall Street Journal attracted considerable attention. The federal General Services ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. -- or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today it stands alongside Plymouth Rock ...