When Ellis Island became part of Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, its buildings were in terrible condition. By 1990, only the Main Building and some other north side buildings had been restored. In 2000, Save Ellis Island, Inc. and its partners began the expensive task of stabilizing and restoring the south side buildings. read more

... even a hundred years back coming into the country was a tough job. A trip to the Island also involves an optional trip to the Lady with the Torchlight but I decided to give ... the statue due to security restrictions. What is the point of getting off to look at the statue if you have a better view from the ferry? At Ellis Island the huge building has been restored into a museum. As you enter you see ...

... . Paul, Minnesota, you still have a few days to have a look at the Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits, 1905 - 1920 exhibit at the Minnesota History Center. I was passing through Minnesota in my recent travels. While ... were quite stunning. There are portraits there that really bring to life an age gone by, and all that Ellis Island stood for a century ago.The show will continue ...

... an alternate member of a skydiving team who got to jump out of their plane and land on Ellis Island. I spoke with him briefly about it this morning.I think his was a 7 man jump - 2 ... I think 3 or 5 carried the American flag. He said when they landed on the island, the New Jersey police chief came up to them to thank and speak to them all. He said although he did not personally know anyone who lost ...

Check out this distinctive recipe for Belle of Ellis Island, with dry vermouth, brandy, Cointreau orange liqueur, superfine sugar and orange bitters. 1 tsp Cointreau orange liqueur 1/2 oz brandy 1/2 tsp superfine sugar 2 dashes orange bitters 2 oz dry vermouth Pour the vermouth, brandy, Cointreau, sugar and bitters into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain [...]

May's class (and all the other 3rd grade classes) acted out the process of arriving at Ellis Island via ship, and going through the immigration process (Baggage Room, Information Room, Medical Room, Deportation, and Welcome to America!) a few days ago. I volunteered in May's classroom, which was the ...