This week we are highlighting the Ellis Island (www.libertyellisfoundation.org).
You can search their records for immigration, passenger searches, view shared family stories, get information about the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, get genealogy tips, and more.
Ellis Island | Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
The new structure on Ellis Island began receiving arriving immigrants on January 1, 1892. Annie Moore, a teenage girl from Ireland, accompanied by her two younger brothers, made history as the very first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island. Over the next 62 years, more than 12 million immigrants would arrive in the United States via Ellis Island.
You can register for a free account to search for passengers and ships. A Search for “Goff” yielded 2,292 names and 2970 for “Gough”
This is an example of the information for Bridgit Goff, 19, whose last place of residence was Glengariff, Ireland. She arrived at Ellis Island on September 22, 1912 aboard the Campania.
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