Ellis Island and Immigration

The Journey to America – read the page click to learn what the journey was like.

A Boy’s Journey - Seymour Rechtzeit was eight years old in 1920, when he left his home in Poland and journeyed to America. Learn about his trip.

Movie about Ellis Island

Ellis Island:  An Interactive Tour – Click on “Start the Journey Now!” to get started.  The map on the left-hand side shows you all of Ellis Island so you can see where each room is located.  When you see them, be sure to click on Audio, Video and Photo to learn more.  After you’ve read everything on each page, click “Continue Tour” in the top-right corner.

What would you do? – Click on Coming to America.

Tour a tenement – click on one of the pictures to open a new picture. Then hold down the mouse button and use it to turn around in the room.