Lady Liberty, the Statue That Welcomed Millions of Immigrants to America, Turns 135
Since its dedication on October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty has stood at the gateway to the United States as an icon of freedom and hope for people...
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Coming to America: The Legacy of Castle Garden and Ellis Island
The following article was contributed by James L. Tanner, veteran genealogist and researcher. Between the years of 1855 and 1954, it is estimated that as many as 20 million...
Passenger Lists: A Gateway to Foreign Lands and a Former Life
In the United States, I’ve heard it said that “unless your family is Native American your ancestors immigrated from somewhere.” How do you trace them if your family immigrated...
History as Told Through Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists
In addition to being New Year’s, today marks the 128th anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island. In honor of the occasion, we revisited one of the most popular...
Historical Records: Tracing a family through Yugoslavia, America and Brazil
Many of us hunger for information about our ancestors’ lives. Perhaps we have clues about where they lived and what they did, but we want to know more about...
Ellis Island: Was your name changed?
This is a guest post written by MyHeritage Blog editor and contributor Schelly Talalay Dardashti, MyHeritage’s US Genealogy Advisor. Was your name changed at Ellis Island? The simple answer...
New: Ellis Island and other New York Passenger Lists
We’re happy to announce we’ve added Ellis Island and other New York Passenger Lists to SuperSearch™ with unique content which was never searchable before. This collection is a part of our...