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Ellis Island

Happy 20th Anniversary,
Ellis Island Immigrant Database!

April 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment

What a difference two decades make By Megan Smolenyak In April of 2001, a miracle occurred. Well, it certainly seemed that way at the time. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (SOLEIF) opened the American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC), launching an online database — digitized and indexed — of the passenger records of millions of immigrants who … [Read more...] about Happy 20th Anniversary,
Ellis Island Immigrant Database!

A Teacher Learns A Lesson

April 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment

By Tom Deignan About a month ago, if you’d asked me how things were going, I could only shrug.  Busy, busy, busy. My day job as an English teacher sends me on an hour and 45 minute trek from New Jersey to Brooklyn  - at a high school Mondays through Fridays, and a college on Saturdays. There’s also an after-school class wedged in there two days a week. I’ve found … [Read more...] about A Teacher Learns A Lesson

A Taste of Freedom on Ellis Island

By Michele Barber-Perry, Contributor
August / September 2004

August 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

New York Museum presents a drama about the 20th century immigrant experience. Of the many reasons for taking the ferry out to Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation's current production, A Taste of Freedom is certainly on top of the list. Written by the playwright Aurorae Khoo, the twenty-five minute drama follows the experience of an endearing Polish … [Read more...] about A Taste of Freedom on Ellis Island

Ellis Island in Cyber Space

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

In April of 2001 Ellis Island opened its doors to more people than ever before with the launching of their web site, www.ellisislandrecords.com. The site contains essentially all the immigration records the famous gateway to America has stored. Compiling such an enormous amount of information seemed as vast and daunting as the ocean the immigrants crossed, but with sortie … [Read more...] about Ellis Island in Cyber Space

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Today in History

June 29, 1915

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, a prominent Fenian leader and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, passed away in New York on June 29, 1915. Born in Co. Cork, Rossa was arrested and in 1865. He was charged with planning a Fenian Rising. He served out his sentence in England and after realizing he could not return to Ireland in exile, Rossa moved to the U.S. where he joined Clan Na Gael and the Fenian Brotherhood. A memorial to Rossa Stands in St. Stephen’s Green.

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