The famous "Gateway to America" opened more than 130 years ago on New Year's Day. What was it like for the more than 12 ...

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The immigrants who came to the U.S. through Ellis Island faced many challenges, but on Christmas, they were served a feast ...

The federal General Services Administration announced that it was “now authorized to offer one of the most famous landmarks in the world — Ellis Island — for private commercial use.” ...

On New Year's Day in 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

Max Miller of Tasting History prepared a typical meal of what European immigrants at the turn of the 20th Century would eat when they finally landed on Ellis Island. From much of the early 20th ...

The Ellis Island Initiative is seeking funding to help embed migrants in New York, which they say is especially urgent as ...

Jan. 1 marks National Hangover Day, which is quite fitting following New Year's Eve festivities. If you're eager to continue ...

Ellis Island straddles New York and New Jersey and commemorates the immigrant experience. Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have ...

A feat of 19th-century technical engineering and a beacon for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the statue can be admired from several different vantage points around Manhattan, including ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.