Ellis Island Museum of Immigration
The second stop on Statue of Liberty-bound ferries is Ellis Island. Originally called Gibbet Island by the British, more than 12 million immigrants were processed through Ellis Island during its sixty-two years of operation.
In 1990, after a major $162 million renovation, the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration reopened for visitors. Ellis Island’s Main Hall features self-guided exhibits that chronicle the island’s role in immigration history and include artifacts, photographs, prints, videos, interactive displays, and oral histories.
If you would like to find out if your family passed through Ellis Island you can use the online database to search the Ellis Island/Port of New York Database.
From Battery Park, Manhattan: Take the R, W to Whitehall Street; 1 to South Ferry; or 4,5 to Bowling Green. Purchase tickets from Castle Clinton (map) in Battery Park.
From Liberty State Park, New Jersey: Take the PATH from Manhattan to either Pavonia/Newport or Hoboken then take the Light Rail to Liberty State Park. From the Light Rail station at Liberty State Park there is a shuttle bus that runs to the ferry pier.
Hours: Ferry runs every 30 minutes from 8:30am-3:30pm daily. The first stop is the Statue of Liberty, the second stop is Ellis Island.
Cost: Admission to the Ellis Island is free but the the ferry cost is $10 for adults; $8 seniors; $4 4-12 years; free under 4.
Ellis Island is the second stop on the Statue of Liberty Island ferry. Check out yesterday’s post for more information on Lady Liberty.
Photo Courtesy of Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation
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I was just there in December! My great grandparents and other relatives came to the US via Ellis Island, and it was so interesting to imagine what the experience was like for them. The museum is really nicely done.
I was able to track my parent’s families immigration to America in the early 1900s. The Ellis Island is a great resource for tracking family history.
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