To take a trip to Ellis Island is an interesting experience both for you that are
performing genealogy but also for you that are visiting New York just for the city itself.
Are you performing Genealogy? You will find more information about Ellis Island
at this page:www.ellisisland.se
An Island in the harbour of New York
Ellis Island is an Island that are situated in the harbour of New York in the opening
of Hudson River.
The Island was used as an immigrationstation from 1892 to the mid 1900´s. According to
the statistics during the period 1892-1924 approx. 20 million immigrants came to the
US and nearly 71% (14.2 million) arrived at New York. Over one million were Swedish emigrants.
At the Island you can view a lot of history. If you know that some of your relatives have
emigrated to the US this is a very interesting place to go to. You can take the ferry from
Battery Park.
Read more about Ellis Island and how it was for the emigrants to arrive to New York and
how you most flexible can take you there - more information!
At Ellis Island you can visit:
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The museum is located in the main buildning. Here you can view the buildning and the
exhibition over Ellis Island history with focus on all the immigrants that passed through here.
The exhibition shows clearly how it was to arrive here and undergo all stations with
controls with stories from those who worked here and from immigrants and also pictures,
clothes, bags, documents etc.
Film: Immigration Through Ellis Island - Award Winning Documentary Video Film
See the amazing movie of Ellis Island. History has made its mark in the buildings where millions of people crossed in search of happiness in the promised land America.
Outside the main building you will find the Wall of Honour - a long wall with engraved
names, over 600.000 persons. This is a wall from relatives to pay tribute to
the immigrants. It is located beautiful with both a view of the Statue of Liberty and
the Manhattan skyline.
Buy tickets to: New York City Downtown Tour & Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island
Go on a bus-tour in Downtown Manhattan and the ferry to Liberty Island home of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Are you performing Genealogy? 
Ellis Island is an Island that are situated in the harbour of New York in the opening
of Hudson River.
