NPS - Division Of Interpretation & Visitor Services

Passenger manifest

Searching Ship Manifests at Ellis Island:  In April 2001, the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation opened the "American Family Immigration History Center" at Ellis Island which contains the repository for over 22 million passenger records (manifests) for those arriving into the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924. You can search the database while at Ellis Island or on-line at the Foundation's website at:

Audio Tours: are available at Ellis Island. Audio tours are available in a variety of languages (Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin) for a fee of $8.00.
There are new children's audio tours designed specially for children 6-10 (with animal characters as narrators). These are available in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German.
The cost for both tours for children 12 and under (and for seniors) is $7.25.
For group audio tour reservations call: (212) 425-0203 

Gift Shop: Evelyn Hill, Inc. operates the food and gift concession at Ellis Island. For information about their operation call: 212 344-0996. For inquiries about hosting an event please telephone (212)363-3180.