It was, for decades, a gateway for many of the millions of people who immigrated to America. Ellis Island is today a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument (the statue is on Liberty Island).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration renovation The national monument to immigration at Ellis Island is in the latter part ...

With the weather warming up, it’s time for genealogy trips. My favorite is a visit to New York City, where the first member of my mother’s paternal line to come to Wyoming Valley lived after his Civil ...

The national monument to immigration at Ellis Island is in the latter part of a $117 million makeover as the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary this weekend. Ellis Island is just over a quarter-mile ...