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Ellis Island: American Family Immigration History Center

Database of immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York through Ellis Island, 1892-1957. Digitized passenger lists and ship images are accessible through a free account.

Access Locations: All Branch Libraries Bronx Library Center Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture St. George Library Center Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Stephen A. Schwarzman Building The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Thomas Yoseloff Business Center

Subjects: Genealogy, New York City History, United States History, History

Notes: <p>Search for an immigrant's name and to view a digitized page of the passenger manifest where the name appears. Information on the manifest may include the immigrant's age, birthplace, occupation, destination, physical description, and the names of other family members traveling in the same party.</p>

Language: English

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