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Ellis Island National Monument
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The National Park Service works in cooperation with official parners at the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island.  These organizations work in tandem to help the National Park Service in its mission.
 
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation

The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation Inc. (SOLIEF), founded in 1982, has been an instrumental partner in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Since 2001, the Foundation has administered the American Family Immigration History Centerâ„¢ (AFIHC) at Ellis Island, making it possible to research manifest records for the Port of New York, through Ellis Island, from 1892 - 1924. Click here for more information about the Foundation's efforts, projects, and the Center.

 
 
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Save Ellis Island

This organizations's mission is to raise the funds necessary to rehabilitate, restore and put to beneficial reuse the currently deteriorated and unused buildings of Ellis Island, located primarily on its south side. Click here for more information about the fundraising efforts and upcoming projects of Save Ellis Island!

Notable Ellis Island Immigrants  

Did You Know?
During the island's 62 years of operation, over 12 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island, including those who have become notable in society such as: Frank Capra, Bela Lugosi, Baron Von Trapp, Irving Berlin, Max Factor, Xavier Cugat, Rudolph Valentino, Igor Sikorsky and Bob Hope.

Last Updated: September 15, 2009 at 16:50 EST