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Stories from Ellis Island
The Historical Society of Rockland County Invites You to Join Us for
Stories from Ellis Island
with Fred Voss
When: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 1 pm
Where: HSRC History Center, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956
Price: $5 (space is limited, and reservations are required; includes admission to the
38th Annual Holiday Exhibition)
Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892 ,as the nations first federal immigration entry point. During the next thirty-two years it was by far the busiest U.S. inspection station, processing 12.5 million people, each hoping for a chance at a new life. It is estimated that 40 percent of Americans can trace their roots back to immigrants who came through Ellis Island.
Did you have relatives who came through Ellis Island? Did the inspectors detain them? Were they treated at the islands hospitals? Fred Voss will provide an overview of the workings of Ellis Island: how immigrants arrived; how they were processed through the different parts of the facility; and what a long stay on the island or a return-ticket home might mean. He will also dive into those squiggles on ships manifest and how to decipher them.
About the presenter: Fred Voss is a professional genealogist and a former volunteer tour guide at Ellis Island National Park. Fred Voss is a professional genealogist, researcher, and educator. He has been doing personal genealogy for more than thirty-five years and is a trustee and education chair for the Genealogical Society of Bergen County.
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LocationHistorical Society of Rockland County (View)
20 Zukor Road
New City, NY 10956
United States
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