When we genealogists think of immigration through New York City, which was the gateway for millions of our American ancestors, we tend to envision the huge facility Ellis Island, now a museum and ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK -- One of the most romantic words in all the world is "hope." It's what made America what it is today. There was a time when, no matter where you were in the world, or how ...

Although immigrants today are more assimilated into American culture than previous generations, they could still be more integrated. And contrary to what many on the Left argue, assimilation benefits ...

It was New Year’s Day in 1892 when a 17-year-old girl made history by disembarking the steamship that had carried her, along with her two younger brothers, all the way from Ireland. A bronze statue in ...