Embark on a captivating journey through a portal to America’s rich immigration history. This immersive experience allows you to explore the hallowed halls and corridors of the iconic Ellis Island Immigration Museum from the comfort of your own home. As you navigate the interactive exhibits, you can discover the stories of the millions of immigrants who passed through these very gates in pursuit of the American dream.
On this journey, you will be able to learn numerous interesting facts about the Island. For example, Did you know that the first Ellis Island immigrant was a 15-year-old girl, or that only 75% percent of ship passengers went to Ellis Island.
With the tour also comes the chance to see Visuals of Immigrants from Ellis Island, For example, this is an image of Immigrants seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time as they arrive in New York Harbor.
Not only are there Visuals but there are also Audio Files of Immigrants telling their stories firsthand. Here is the oral History of Lawrence Meiwald as he tells it, an immigrant from Poland arriving to the U.S. in 1920 when he was just 6 years old.
Lastly, you can also view actual video footage of what was going on the island such as immigrants stepping on U.S. soil for the first time, or footage of immigrants coming off the ships with their baggage eager to start their new lives as Americans.
The ability to travel to the past and visit this historic landmark through the use of an interactive tour on a website is very interesting. I love the fact that you can view actual footage of what the island was like on video, it is like taking a trip to the past. Also, the fact that we have audio files from this time that tells us what immigrants were thinking when they got here is intriguing as well. Overall, I think this is a great tour and website to visit the past.
Hi! I’m Gianna. I can connect to this virtual field trip because I also visited the website just in my free time. It is amazing that these immigrants were stepping on U.S Soil for the first time at Ellis Island. The differences between today’s immigration laws and the 1920s is so different, it really puts things into perspective.