Comments on: Exploring Ellis Island: A Journey Through Immigration History

By: Monkey's Tale

Monkey's Tale — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:40:40 +0000

I didn’t visit Ellis Island but have taken the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. The irony that most of the US population are from immigrant families, yet they hate immigrants is mind boggling. Maggie

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By: Tanja

Tanja — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:06:17 +0000

An excellent overview of your visit. Immigrants built the USA and yet there was xenophobia so early on. There was a regular ship line between my hometown and New York at the beginning of 20th ct,since it was Austro-Hungarian port.

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By: Travels Through My Lens

Travels Through My Lens — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:01:00 +0000

I’ve been to NYC once, which was enough for me. However, Ellis Island looks very interesting, and could change that thinking. Excellent post, Hannah.

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By: Little Miss Traveller

Little Miss Traveller — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:59:09 +0000

I’m.pleased you made it over to Ellis Island. I’ve been twice now and found it very moving but a wonderful day out.

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By: Holistic Wayfarer

Holistic Wayfarer — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:09:41 +0000

Wow. I haven’t seen the registry room in over 40 years. 4th grade field trip. We climbed Lady L to the crown. Beautiful photos.

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By: grandmisadventures

grandmisadventures — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:58:29 +0000

Ellis Island is the number one place I want to see in New York. I have had a lot of family members who came through Ellis Island looking for a new life in America. My aunt actually found an old journal entry from my great grandmother talking about arriving at Ellis Island as a young girl. I would love to spend hours here going through the different areas.

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By: ThingsHelenLoves

ThingsHelenLoves — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:16:30 +0000

Having a passion for history, this would be a must for me. There’s something really touching about that teddy bear.

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By: Bama

Bama — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:50:40 +0000

I knew there was a period of time when many Europeans migrated to the US, but I had no idea that the number was 25 million. That’s mindboggling! I would love to visit Ellis Island to learn what you learned (and I have a feeling I would spend hours there too!). I think immigration has and will always be a sensitive topic. That’s why it’s important to have museums like this to help us understand this issue from a broader perspective.

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By: Roaming Numeral

Roaming Numeral — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:43:19 +0000

I went to Ellis Island once when I was young and I’ll be honest- it kind of gave me the heebie jeebies. The history was cool and all, but once was probably enough for me.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:58 +0000

Without getting too political, the true irony of this current US administration is that it’s trying to deport immigrants (even those who are naturalized US citizens)…even though the entire country is based on immigration! Ellis Island really shows just how rich and how far we’ve come in building this nation into what it is today, and it’s literally regressing just a century later. Very insightful look into your visit on Ellis Island; I don’t recall having visited the last time I was in NYC, but with everything going on these days, I think it’s all the more important to go and understand how we’ve came to be as a country. Thanks for sharing, Han!

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