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27. Okt. 2009 · Ellis Island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Located at the mouth of Hudson River between...
Welcome to our free Ellis Island Passenger Search database, home to 65 million records of passengers arriving to the Port of New York from 1820 to 1957. For tips on how best to utilize the database, check out our Genealogy Primer page.
During the largest human migration in modern history, Ellis Island processed more immigrants than all other North American ports combined. Today, tens of millions of Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis. Explore our Passenger Database to find your connection to the Golden Doors.
Für Annie Moore, die erste Immigrantin auf Ellis Island am 1. Januar 1892, wurden 1993 auf der Insel und in ihrer Heimat im irischen Cobh zwei Bronzestatuen errichtet. 2005 wurde das Deutsche Auswandererhaus in Bremerhaven eröffnet, das in Kooperation mit Ellis Island entstand.
The peak year for immigration at Ellis Island was 1907, with 1,004,756 immigrants processed, and the all-time daily high occurred on April 17 of that year, when 11,747 immigrants arrived.
In fact, 1907 marked the busiest year at Ellis Island with approximately 1.25 million immigrants processed. From the very beginning of the mass migration period that spanned 1880 to 1924, a relentless group of politicians and nativists demanded increased restrictions on immigration.
Members at the Voyage level and above receive one virtual Immigration Records Search session. You will be teamed with one of our research experts to search the Ellis Island Database for your family’s passenger arrival record – an important stop along your genealogical journey!
