Ellis Island Immigrant Records and History

Did your ancestors come through Ellis Island or maybe you’re not sure? In this video we’re talking about the immigrant experience, how to search the records and what some of the acronyms, markings, stamps and notations mean on the immigration records.

Today we’re talking with Jackie Schalk, Director at the American Family Immigration History Center, for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation.

🗽 Passenger Search
https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/...

🗽 Passenger Search Tips and Tricks https://www.statueofliberty.org/wp-co...

🗽 Ship Search
https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/...

🗽 Genealogy Primer
https://www.statueofliberty.org/disco...

🗽 Ellis Island Stories and Oral Histories
https://www.statueofliberty.org/disco...

🗽 Ellis Island Educational Resources
https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis...

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00:00 Intro
02:12 Welcome Jackie Schalk
02:48 Brief History of Ellis Island
05:27 New York Port Records 1820-1857
05:54 How Many Immigrants Came Through Ellis Island?
06:24 Twelve Million People Passed Through Ellis Island between 1892-1924
08:24 How to Research the Database Online
08:48 Passenger Search Online
15:01 Customs List
17:45 How to find the Passenger Search Tips and Tricks PDF
18:14 Educational Videos
18:33 Genealogy Primer
21;15 Oral Histories and Stories

Image and video sources:
American Family Immigration History Center, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation
National Archives and Records Administration
Library of Congress

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