We visited Ellis
Island on October 17, which was a Monday morning. The first place where the ferry
took us was the Liberty Island. Then the ferry continued its tour and took us
to the Ellis Island. Ellis Island is an island and museum located in Upper New
York Bay, east of Liberty State Park and north of the Liberty Island in Jersey
City, New Jersey. A small section of Ellis Island is a part of New York City.
The reception center for immigrants was located on Ellis Island during years
1892–1954. We visited the Ellis Island museum, which was fascinating to see. The
entrance was quite impressive and the first impression was good. The most
memorable things were the Finnish people’s pictures. I also remember seeing
pictures of the Swedish and Norwegian people. Those people in the pictures were
the immigrants, who came to Ellis Island during years 1892-1954. There were a
lot of photographs, artifacts, prints, videos, interactive displays, oral
histories, and temporary exhibits in the museum. The American Family
Immigration History Center was an interesting area, too. There were
the passenger records of the ships that landed with over 51 million immigrants,
crew members and other travelers at the Port of New York and Ellis Island from
1892 to 1957.
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