• Immigrants awaiting inspection in front of Ellis Island's Main Building

    Ellis Island

    Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument NJ,NY

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Park Planning

Artist's rendering

This artist's rendering shows the first phase (immigration before Ellis Island) of the Peopling of America exhibit.

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The Peopling of America exhibit

This exciting new undertaking will enlarge the story currently told of the Ellis Island Era (1892-1954) to include the entire panorama of the American immigration experience. It will include exhibits dedicated to those who arrived before Ellis Island opened and those who arrived between 1954 and the present.

The goal for this exhibit is to enable all visitors, regardless of when or how their families arrived in the United States, to find "their stories" and to make a personal connection to this special unit of the National Park Service.

Did You Know?

Annie Moore statue on the 2nd Floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Annie Moore was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island on January 1, 1892,  after she arrived from Ireland on the SS Nevada. Charles Hendley of the Secretary of the Treasury's office inspected Annie, she was then given a $10 gold coin by Immigration Superintendent Colonel John Weber.