Face of America: The Ellis Island Immigration Museum

More than 100 million Americans can trace their ancestry to New York's Ellis Island. Hear some of their fascinating stories about their voyage to America in this Great Museums TV special produced for Public Television.
For more information, visit greatmuseums.org.

[@jimreilly917]

My grandparents all passed through Ellis Island from Ireland in the mid 1920s. This reminded me of their courage and hard work.

[@ainefarrelly238]

Were they Reillys???

[@jimreilly917]

@Aine Farrelly Reilly. O'BRIEN, Higgins and Hickey. They met and married in St. Louis. 😁☘️

[@fob1xxl]

My Father and his family came through in 1906 when he was 3 years old. They came from Palermo. In the 90's when Ellis Island was refurbished and the Wall of Immigrants was built I had my dad's name put on. He will forever be associated with Ellis Island and will live on forever. My Dad did well. Graduated college. Became a Doctor. Got married and had two children. I was one of the lucky children ! I am so proud of what he achieved. 🇺🇸🇮🇹

[@miskenosse]

I found my family members on some of these lists, many thanks to the Ellis Island Museum for making them available!

[@Maelyne-t2s]

Thanks you for this moment it was answome 😊! 🎉❤

[@GreatMuseums]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for telling us. We love to hear that Great Museums is helping in the classroom. Very inspiring!

[@EarthyAmy]

I hope we will continue to remember this history and create the opportunities for those who continue to come to America.

[@Bluesilver1989]

BTW..my grandma who died when I was younger, refused to be buried back in Italy. She loved America! She rests in Omaha, NE next to my Grandpa who also believed in America was a promised land. Rest in peace!

[@mlcosterday]

Excellent video. Used it with my students and they were very interested in the content, especially the real life examples. Thank you for sharing this resource!

[@kathinelson3627]

My great grandmother and grandma came through Ellis Island from Germany

[@MrCanada1]

Oh wow. Still have relatives in Germany?

[@kathinelson3627]

Ashraf A Alhashmy don’t know have been tracing my ancestry

[@MrCanada1]

@@kathinelson3627 good luck:)

[@jasoncarpp7742]

It's a crying shame that such a historical place as Ellis Island was allowed to deteriorate for as long as it was before being picked up by preservation organisations such as the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island foundation, Save Ellis Island, etc. They've pretty much saved the Main Hall, but what about the rest of Ellis Island? How about cleaning up and restoring the hospital? They were just as important as the Main Hall, aren't they?

[@lisarua491]

Bravo America....This is amazing to see the love and restoration of a great historical building. I am so impressed. This is what make's America great xox

[@joseriver6683]

My biggest achievement : becoming a citizen of the USA in 2003.

[@ryanqualey958]

Have to watch this for homework #dontwantto

[@yosiawame4798]

+RYan Qualey lol same XD

[@judgenitsuj4402]

same

[@mysticalplatinumespeon3176]

Me to

[@bojczukm]

Gee instead you could research and write a 5 page paper, single spaced with no internet resources. Suck it up you spoiled kids! Your teacher was very nice to give you a video to just click play on and the sit back and be spoon feed the information. Be grateful you have the great and mighty internet available to you to learn so much for free off of it!

[@jebbie2595]

@@bojczukm *Right¡?¡ Poor Millennials; having to waste 25 minutes watching a history film. This is going to cut into time normally spent watching the Kardashians & taking selfies. This is an outrage!* 🙄😏

[@joannekaroutsos6604]

My whole family was a part of Ellis Island and I plan to go down there and visit

[@GreatMuseums]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@mysticalplatinumespeon3176]

The lady from Sweden was so kind

[@arlitabeard7693]

My grandmother with her parents came in 1906 from Germany and my grandfather came from Sweden in 1909 they were looking for a better life

[@jolenehendrickson8915]

my great grandpa came from finland through ellis as well as my grandma when she was 18 from finland

[@rafaellamacias2946]

Me too I have to see this for HW

[@statueellisnps7695]

Thank you for this video. Well done.

[@GreatMuseums]

Thanks for sharing your story!

[@tula1433]

So nice seeing this without the modern progressive anti American spin on it. Proud to be an American! ❤ 🇺🇸

[@zacharyschueler9890]

I watched this video in history and i would like to say it is very informational, this video may contain some racism but it really puts it out there for others to know. Thank You for making this.

[@GreatMuseums]

Thank you for sharing!

[@annerene5158]

Document audio très intéressant sur l'histoire de l'immigration Américaine

[@GreatMuseums]

thank you!

[@GreatMuseums]

@Bstrickland7 You are very welcome. We always like to be useful in the classroom. For some learning questions related to the video, you may want to check out SnagLearning.

[@elentwin]

Historic. Congrats.

[@Bluesilver1989]

My grandma came to America through Ellis Island in 1948??? And was reunited with my grandpa who came before her to get land, job, and opportunity in America. If it wasn't for them, I would not have been born here in America. I always wonder if they did not take the chance of faith for a better life in America, where would I have been born and became...Interesting!

[@jorgecabrera9534]

Lucy Inserra my dream is to run for president of the United States in 2040 since I heard elis island has been shut down by the Democratic party and me as a republican president I promise you that I will bring elis island back to business. Cabrera2040 Let's keep America safe and protected.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this date in 1907 {Apr. 17th} the Ellis Island immigration center processed a record 11,747 people...

[@romin4u]

I am an immigrant of 2013

[@GreatMuseums]

Amazing!

[@nujij10]

This is a fantastic video.

[@missnana1892]

even in france we had too see it for monday ... didn't understand everything but what I understood was very interresting. thanks

[@KarenRoss-Glaser]

Many family members that have came through from the 1600s-1900s

[@GreatMuseums]

@Voldy83 Thanks so much for watching and for your comment!

[@mkeym]

Great video!

[@Akadi100]

Wooooow. That's cool. I like it thank you so much

[@rosalynphillipson7942]

why is the background music the UK National Anthem? Odd.

[@nicholasferrante1296]

It's actually the song " my Country tis of thee"

[@user-nk8lw5fj4p]

so true

[@louisazema2672]

Les réponses au quizz svp

[@brendonh8298]

what music is keeps playing in the background.. I like it.

[@SpitfireMLG]

It’s the British national anthem

[@nicholasferrante1296]

@@SpitfireMLG its actually the song "my Country tis of thee"

[@SpitfireMLG]

@@nicholasferrante1296 I wonder where they got the melody from..

[@danielarodriguezminsky9643]

"The Kissing Post" :3

[@myleapolon5394]

LOL watching this for school.. oof

[@bl0xkid713]

same lol

[@derekallport9104]

Same OMG Lol

[@robertvance01]

Few people came to this country for a vacation. My family came to have a better life.

[@taj____]

I want to move to USA 🇺🇲😞 Pls do anything about immigration reform

[@robbiebalboa]

10:20 I have Italian and Armenian background, sums up my love hate relationship with bread 😂. I’m Australian but this was fascinating, our country wouldn’t have a massive migrant boom till the 1950 & 60’s when my grandparents migrated.

[@win-chan4876]

have to see it for tomorrow, do not want to whatsoever

[@susanarsoniadou]

Today you have immigration worldwide.

[@BatusaiJack]

america the wonderful

[@ashleyfarfaras9413]

Tooms is a force #stoptooms2K16

[@marysagi25]

this is form long ago

[@jdcje0292]

Ich grüße alle Schüler vom AMG die das machen müssen

[@epoxy8604]

Le travail d’anglais super long la

[@devinwhite104]

23:16 haha cute

[@RANTHEEMAN]

The future capitalist.

[@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND]

More like face of Europeans

[@goodboy23]

Annoyed by immigrants? tell it to the indians!

[@macnetotv9386]

You come here as racist bolsheviks 1898

[@GreatMuseums]

Thanks for sharing your story!