CSPAN3 Ellis Island Immigration Museum November 13, 2016
Up next in the american elliscts, we visit the Island Immigration Museum to learn about the immigration experience. Peter urban good morning, my name is peter urban, and i am a park ranger here at ellis island. This island for Many Americans is a place where their story began. Came toon americans this island, this building in order to be given the ok to go out and start their lives in the 1800s and early 1900s. A lot of people dont know about ellis island, so let me talk briefly about the island itself. But in27 acres in size, the original island, it was three acres. A small island in the midd...
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