Special Event

Event

World War 1 Pop-up Table in Great Hall

Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 40.699060, -74.039240


The Great Hall at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

8 hours

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Description

If you are visiting the Great Hall on Ellis Island, we recommend you explore our temporary display showing artwork from World War 1 that involves icons related to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  We invite you to also share your own story at this table on this Veterans Day weekend. 

You can also find more information about the events and people during the war from the National Park Service's following sites:

World War 1:  https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwari/index.htm

Immigration During WW1:  https://www.nps.gov/articles/immigration-and-the-great-war.htm

Immigrants in Military Service During WW1:  https://www.nps.gov/articles/immigrants-in-the-military-during-wwi.htm

Reservation or Registration: No