Immigration Through Ellis Island - Award Winning Documentary Video Film

Island of Hope - Island of Tears; Charles Guggenheim; National Park Service; AVA15996VNB1 1992 (1989); From 1892-1954, Ellis Island was the port of entry for millions of European immigrants. Fascinating archival footage tells the moving story of families with dreams of opportunity, leaving their homes with what they could carry. CINE - Golden Eagle Award 1990; Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Chris Award 1990; Earthwatch; Institute Film Award - 1991; National; Educational Film & Video Festival - Bronze Apple 1991. Director: Charles Guggenheim; Producer: National Park Service; Creative Commons license: Public Domain; Credits; Uploaded by Public.Resource.Org under a joint venture with NTIS. Rebroadcast of "Island of Hope - Island of Tears" is made possible on the Internet by a grant from Joseph McFadden of Philadelphia. Between 1892 and the early 1950s, nearly 15 million people streamed through Ellis Island in search of a new life. Here are the stories of those extraordinary immigrants, largely in their own poignant words. Coming primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, and from widely diverse backgrounds, the émigrés represented in this remarkable volume recount their adventures with dignity, wit, and unflagging honesty. From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new world was enlarged from its original 3.3 acres to 27.5 acres by landfill supposedly obtained from the ballast of ships, excess earth from the construction of the New York City subway system and elsewhere. Before being designated as the site of one of the first Federal immigration station by President Benjamin Harrison in 1890, Ellis Island had a varied history. The local Indian tribes had called it "Kioshk" or Gull Island. Due to its rich and abundant oyster beds and plentiful and profitable shad runs, it was known as Oyster Island for many generations during the Dutch and English colonial periods. By the time Samuel Ellis became the island's private owner in the 1770's, the island had been called Kioshk, Oyster, Dyre, Bucking and Anderson's Island. In this way, Ellis Island developed from a sandy island that barely rose above the high tide mark, into a hanging site for pirates, a harbor fort, ammunition and ordinance depot named Fort Gibson, and finally into an immigration station. Despite the island's reputation as an "Island of Tears", the vast majority of immigrants were treated courteously and respectfully, and were free to begin their new lives in America after only a few short hours on Ellis Island. Only two percent of the arriving immigrants were excluded from entry. The two main reasons why an immigrant would be excluded were if a doctor diagnosed that the immigrant had a contagious disease that would endanger the public health or if a legal inspector thought the immigrant was likely to become a public charge or an illegal contract laborer. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson declared Ellis Island part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Ellis Island was opened to the public on a limited basis between 1976 and 1984. Starting in 1984, Ellis Island underwent a major restoration, the largest historic restoration in U.S. history. The $160 million dollar project was funded by donations made to the Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. in partnership with the National Park Service. The Main Building was reopened to the public on September 10, 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Today, the museum receives almost 2 million visitors annually. Creative Commons license: Public Domain

[@bugz2grrl]

Thank you for the video. This tears me up. I am so proud of my grandpapa for what he did for us. First of all, he was all alone and barely spoke English. He came a long way from Germany to the US alone with nothing either. We respect you for what you have done for us. You are still our family's hero forever. RIP

[@katherineellis8024]

Natasha Droff my lat name is ellis

[@Amujames1]

I seen Ellis Island video with my eyes what my father eyes had seen when he came through Ellis Island... An Awesome video to remember how they came. I am proud to be a son of an immigrant from Lebanon. God Bless Ellis Island, if it was not for it, I would have never been Born...

[@jsbach15]

Outstanding, and a most powerful documentary. Thank you for uploading this historical tribute to so many that sacrificed, in order to provide the comforts we take for granted today, in this great country. 10+ stars!

[@seachdamhneamh7771]

As a 13 year old, I find this history really fascinating and over all history period.

[@1960jack]

I visited Ellis Island back in April 2012, and it was a humbling, moving, emotional experience all tied together. Extremely fascinating how some 12 million people came through this tiny Island in New York harbor from 1892 -1954. If you ever visit NYC, Ellis Island is a must.

[@elainecaliendo6797]

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[@rayandreina]

My paternal grandfather (1899-1977) got out of Czarist Russia with his Mom and siblings, to join Dad (and other siblings [who made it back in 1906, we believe]) in Saint Louis, Missouri. It was roughly a 2,000-mile journey to Rotterdam during early 1908 (Grandpa at age eight then), to board the S.S. Rijndam (built & launched 1901; scuttled 1929 for anything salvageable!). And then a long wait (in the middle of winter! -- of hours, or maybe even days!) for their ship to come. Well, anyway, the S.S. Rijndam departed Rotterdam on February 8th of that year; arriving at Ellis Island on the 18th (just ten days later). They were very fortunate in this regard; winter in the northern Atlantic is usually the time of the very worst storms! Well, the next day (February 19th), they were cleared to go on to Missouri; to begin a brand-new life in America! Also note: there were only 46 states at that time; New Mexico and Arizona wouldn't become states until 1912! Once in Saint Louis, Grandpa spent most of his life (from boyhood) selling newspapers to help support the family. Until he and Grandma (1904-'93 -- they were Reform Jews, by the way) moved out to Los Angeles in August of 1975.

[@denyseaita4061]

My grandfather , his wife and kids all came to New York in the early twenties and to see this documentary makes me so thankful for what I have today and altho all these immigrants had a tough time.. they were what I call , true survivors and we owe them our life and the freedom we have today. .thank you for posting this insipiring video.

[@Nucci604]

@BreezesofConey Thank you, I came here from Vietnam as a GI baby through JFK airport in 1997. This Vid brought me tears and overwhelmed of pride, sadness and appreciation. I remember I arrived with $19.00 maybe four set of clothings and a pair of cheap dress shoe, as I came out of JFK terminal, I was informed by the INS officer that I need to take a connecting flight to Utica, NY for my final destination. I was confused but I did not care as long as I am in America ! May God bless our Country !

[@lucasharvie]

So glad this is public! Thanks for postin this vid, what great footage!

[@amandemunoz3957]

I'm in 3rd grade at learning about this at this video was 15 days before my birthday

[@mcdonchris]

Oh and thank you for posting this...it's the first time i've ever seen it...

[@veebee4489]

I have to write a play about ellis Island for school. THIS IS GOOD!!!

[@veebee4489]

Debbie Gereard They teach about Ellis Island in school.

[@AndreHA894]

A perfect video for my english outline! :) - Denmark

[@Dslater417]

Imagine if one of our family members are in this film?!

[@jessicagonzalez6223]

definitely not impossible.

[@jerometurner8759]

@@jessicagonzalez6223 This week I found several photos on KZbin that I had never seen before of relatives. One was of the wedding of my grandmother's brothers. Pretty cool! Always have your eyes open.

[@onehalfaBuddha]

What I find confusing is that there are some that did not like video - on the other hand I understand some spend their whole life not caring for or about anything. Thanks - the sharing of videos as this redeems the value of the internet for me

[@jayjose727]

beautiful. every immigrant had a story to tell.......

[@GreenBaron757]

Nice documentary.

[@rosaryfilms]

Tinymoezzy, thank you very much for your excellent comments!

[@ChadKroeger-qq7vj]

Yo you brohams ever had that moment where you were watching this doc and then realize scrolling looking at every comment is better than this boring old doc. Bring back the tubetastical in docs brahs.

[@rital7567]

Watch the movie "Nuovomondo" directed by Emanuele Crialese. It's the story of a sicilian family immigrating to the united states. The last part of the movie shows the arrival at ellis island

[@lenachowen9285]

such great History Ellis island... I love this film

[@sebastianrjs2007]

th ank you for information!😁😃😄

[@rosaryfilms]

you are welcome!

[@rosaryfilms]

KBkeylargo, thank you for your comments!

[@koroneia]

Ταινία που ξυπνάει μνήμες αλλά και επίκαιρες με όλα όσα συμβαίνουν στο νέο Ellis Island, την Ελλάδα μας στην οποία καταφθάνουν χιλιάδες ξεριζωμένοι από τις πατρίδες τους επειδή κάποιοι αποφασίζουν για τον ξεριζωμό τους.

[@maplebanks]

lovely film, but also sad, there is a song called " isle of hope isle of tears" sang by the mulkerrin brother,s.

[@rosaryfilms]

znasser1, thank you!

[@HFV2010]

My grandmother and grandfather immigrated to USA at the beginning of XX century. They are met there and got married after in Chicago. But my mother was born in Belarus, but its a long story BTW I concern myself with genealogy researching and searching distant relatives of descendants of that immigration, here in Belarus, Poland and in Smolensk, Pskov regions of Russia.

[@halmy2007]

would please tell me what year of this amazing film. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MOST WONDRERFUL MOVIE I HAD SEE.

[@Eszra]

This makes me wonder what my Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother must have gone through and my Grandfather. My Uncle and Aunt I belive were born in America.

[@rosaryfilms]

PedroLuisGarcia1, thank you!

[@cylinder4ify]

No cell phones, no mp3 players, no lap tops;(, those poor people!!!!!;(

[@letshaveabreak]

Very interesting documentary!

[@MagnusBrage]

In the years of 1850-1930 About 1 million swedish people left their native homes for America due to bad harvest and religious oppression. Most of them settled in the midwest. Watch the movie "Nybyggarna-New Land" it´s very realistic and shows that it America was not always the promised land. Some of the settlers were brutally savaged by the indians.

[@dianaomar4780]

I feel so bad

[@rosaryfilms]

You are welcome!

[@WhiteArrow76]

Well, not all of them had such terrible times onboard those ships. German lines, like Hamburg Amerika and North German Lloyd of course didn't have very nice accomodations for immigrants. They crammed the passengers into large open berth dormotories. With some other lines, like the White Star Line and the Cunard Line, they had better accomodations, including separate cabins.

[@sestoft]

Very wisely said, even with all the spelling bees. America IS the golden land, or at least WAS. If there's anything I love about America it's the cultural and racial respect and the neverending American dream. I say that and I'm not even American XD

[@onehalfaBuddha]

@TheIronKeel -The video was not meant to cover all aspects of a very comjplex issue, if indeed it would attempted to do so it would have been several hours if not days long. Are you looking for a reason to be offended or hurt?

[@SKILLSPORTSPREP]

How in theeeeee hell in 1892 did all those Euros find out about Ellis Island and how did they all magically show up there? Even the Germans before this wave had a huge population in the US. 12-15,000,000 in 30 years/500,000 high end per year???

[@rosaryfilms]

DisappearingGirl24, thank you for your comments!

[@TheEndProject]

My great grand father had to go through 2 big tests in his life, first was a selection on Ellis Island which took few seconds only, he passed and stayed in US for next 22 years. He came back to Europe in 1934 and in 1943 had a chance to stand face to face with dr Mengele in nazi concentration camp Auschwitz -Birkenau. Few seconds only... Passed it again. Greetings from Poland.

[@dragonball4ever2009]

By any chance, do they have horses on that island?

[@hyelady47]

is this the video they actually show at ellis island???

[@Jsledge85]

@calihartley2010 I'm young (mid twenties) and I've seen the light. Not only did I adopt racial realism independently of outside influence (although growing up the deep south probably helped), I managed to adopt these beliefs in spite of : (1) modern pop culture; (2) psuedo-intellectual high school teachers; (3) education at an extremely liberal (and prestigious) top-tier private university; and (4) another helping of liberalism at a respectable law school. Don't be pessimistic, we exists.

[@KaiUsman]

I am 13 years old i am watching this video because in my history my Sir want us to pass from Ellis Island my character is a 88 years old women so i have to watch all thses video i am probably the youngest one to watch this video is your my age like and i am gonna say lol .-.

[@jaret3381]

Now your 18 let me slide in your dms

[@11l11b]

Everyone in the United States had ancestors that came here. Even the Native Americans had ancestors who came here from most likely Asia. It didn't belong to them and it doesn't belong to any of us. Land is part of the Earth. In my opinion, I believe that if you are going to come here and make a living and not cause crime, then you shouldn't be pushed away.

[@dariuscunningham7153]

helped me learning about the immigrants

[@merchanthydra0233]

omg i have a stupid 100 point project on this and i have another 3-hour project due tonight

[@glovebox9000]

Useful, especially because I was forced by homework.

[@Heftiger.Hans23]

Hi

[@veebee4489]

WOAH!!! STEERAGE WAS HUGE!!!

[@rosaryfilms]

RockMesser, thanks!

[@BreezesofConey]

I was born and raised in England. While I still do have reverence for my native country I now hold allegiance to my new home, America, where I took up citizenship 35 years ago. I do not call myself British, I am American now. I pledged to be at naturalization and that is what my my passport says. My husband's ancestors came from Russia. He calls himself an American because this is where he was born and raised so don't give me that hyphenated nationality shit unless you really are dual citizen.

[@rosaryfilms]

jsbach15, thank you very much!

[@onehalfaBuddha]

@MagnusBrage "Some of the settlers were brutally salavaged by the Indians"? Rather odd statement - some may think the Indians were the settlers unless you are going with the land belongs to the ones with the biggest guns. But that is another issue for other videos and part of history.

[@algebraworks]

Why would a people leave a place for freedom and come to a new place, just to treat others here the way that they were treated where you came from. That doesn't make sense. The cycle was never broken. Now our children are being taken away. Africans built the country that you longed for.

[@rosaryfilms]

@santiago68168 - you are very welcome!

[@324luna]

The people who came here through Ellis island had it rough, but you should also look at how today's immigrants came. It was no walk in the park. So watch what you say.

[@jerardlabite1108]

its me at 15:45 aha

[@5218bunny]

@Elevation023 Oh, but we're very happy here? Why should we have stayed in Europe? We came here legally. Had to take Immigration inspection in the old country before we could leave. got here and did Grand! Love it and never will leave it.

[@Greencloud8]

Wow the boat ride seems too scary. I was told my great grandma said it was gross there was vomit poops sex food sick for a month gross.

[@blakesexton1156]

Who narrates this video?

[@superhamzah85]

@persianlady55 There's a Sicilli in Persia?

[@carlosdiaz9177]

oooh im in class rn 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[@laikacatul6253]

@@carlosdiaz9177 seriously

[@glovebox9000]

nightmarish...

[@rosaryfilms]

nathanoceane, thank you very much. I have sent you more info to your inbox. Regards...

[@Avarcirith]

Kevin McTaggart Well, that's just not true. There were many non-white immigrants both before and after 1965. Ellis Island catered primarily to European immigrants due to geography, but ever hear of Angel Island in the San Francisco bay? There was a huge influx of Asian immigrants there, as well as further south in Los Angeles. There were many African immigrants to the colonies before slavery started (somewhat ironically, the first slave owner in the United States was actually a black man), and then the numbers began rising again after slavery was abolished. For example, the 1920s saw an influx of many young African immigrants coming to the U.S. as students, with African immigration intensifying further during World War II. So, this was never really a "white country". From its early days, the U.S. has been a country of many colors and heritages. Now, you say that post 1965 there were "anti whites" who switched a policy to push for mostly non-white immigration. This simply never happened. It's true that immigration policies were changed to be more welcoming to people of certain regions (unfair quota systems were ended), but that's it. There have still been many white immigrants since then, just in more evened out numbers considering the demographics of Planet Earth (news flash: the majority of Earth's inhabitants are not white). But seriously, my neighbors are white people from Ireland, and my boss's husband is a white man who came here several years ago from Ukraine. Again though, the U.S. is now and always has been a country of people of different ethnicities and heritages. I can't say we will "always" be this way in the future because nobody can accurately predict the future, but it will be this way for as long as you or I are still breathing. Since life is so short though, you might want to spend your time worrying about more valid issues.

[@elainecaliendo6797]

Avarcirith curious

[@rayandreina]

What happened was that the czarist regime had outlawed anything that the czar didn't like -- including Judaism! And so you basically remained there at your own risk. Much of the journey had to be made on foot -- to the railheads, and then to the port city (Rotterdam, in this case -- which looked nothing like it does now!). It was on February 8, 1908 that they departed Rotterdam (on the S.S. Ryndam); arriving at Ellis Island on the 18th. The next day, they were cleared to go to Saint Louis!

[@luzcruz5653]

needs subtitles

[@beau.bartlett]

I really like enchiladas.

[@evelynmozeleski4807]

+Beau Bartlett did you get #4?

[@emmadouthett3875]

+Evelyn Mozeleski I did. Go to 6:22 and you'll find a list.

[@emmadouthett3875]

I didn't get #2 though.

[@GregVanCleve1966]

+BeauThePro Enchaladas? Im there!

[@superhamzah85]

@shanks008 LHC is now.

[@rahush7245]

Authenticity of our true ancestors blood has been mixed and lost!!!! I just wish if i was just pure one breed instead an outcome of gene-pooling.

[@Drew-EEE]

Hw dang it

[@KarmatskaMASTACREAM]

J'ai pris plus de plaisir à éplucher ma mandarine que de regarder cette vidéo.

[@onehalfaBuddha]

@SvalbardJanMayen1976 and your point is what? If you are pretty sure you have a better idea what don't you see who will follow you to your world, and go.

[@sarajohnson2889]

rosaryfilms- I'd love to use the video about Ellis Island at our Norwegian Heritage Center in Stoughton, WI. We have an auditorium that visitors can watch selected videos on demand. Is it possible for us to get a copy of this to use for public viewing in our Auditorium. Here is the website to our heritage center: www.livsreise.org

[@zektronz]

I'm inspired to look up my mom's ship's passenger list & see if I can find her name on it.

[@roder51]

What a pity they had to leave one shit hole only to find out the next one was worse.

[@nehemiahobongono8496]

Europe was shit so they came here

[@Jsledge85]

@calihartley2010 Well that is what happens when a nation would rather crucify itself on its liberal democratic values rather than fight Marxism tooth and nail. What is so sad, is that the intellectuals, the judges, and the politicians who engineered our current demographic problems should have arguably known better, and forseen the problems that their 'reforms' would create. Please my friend, talk to as many young people as you can about this problem. There is will be a recogning!

[@KarmatskaMASTACREAM]

Demain c'est mardi

[@LoLStance]

Norwegian blood? cool!

[@Jsledge85]

@calihartley2010 Seriously, the worst action is inaction. Most young people don't consciously hate their race, they: (1) have been lied to by adults and need deprograming; (2) need to reconcile racial realism with their indvidual sense of morality; (3) Need to be educated; (4) Need to understand self-preservation is natural response to collective danger; and (5) Be made aware that "multiculturalism" is something only the U.S. and E.U. practice it is laughable else where (China, S.K. and Japan).

[@SepherStar]

@yeehaw1451 No one is telling you to procreate with anyone you don't want to.

[@mcrxfreakxofxnature]

Interesting video, but im annoyed l have to watch it for homework l'd rather watch it on my own time

[@victorolofsson6349]

a

[@marirodriguez7520]

Send them back

[@DaveSCameron]

New World?? New Roman Empire more like!

[@benbarhyte7881]

Bengay is the best thing ever. I wish I could make love to Hugh Jackman, however I am but a lowly ferret. Go forth comrades do it for me.

[@katherineellis8024]

My last name is ellis

[@khalidanejjar4404]

Trump should watch this documentary...

[@QueenTeriquable]

Ellis Island was not a nice place.

[@tiger98ish]

Illlllllllll

[@Elevation023]

europeans started the migration thing...africans, asians, latin americans just followed what europeans did.....they should have stayed in europe!

[@megaflex48]

i like watching history. i looked at ellis island a lot growing up in new york. but as i got older i realized how american history did not include me as a black man. my ppl didn't migrate here we were brought here. i wish our names were recorded so black ppl could trace back were we came from. but we were not allowed to keep our names. very empty feeling knowing every time i write my name i know its not mine. our last names go back to the family that owned us. america is a very difficult place to describe sometimes.

[@kixphantom1523]

I'm a white guy but I agree with you that it's sad that records weren't kept on those family bloodlines.

[@Habieber]

I would be glad if I could look up my family, just because you're white doesn't mean you can

[@gatheringleaves]

I'm also from New York KJ, but unlike you, my mother is white so I can trace some of my ancestors back to Ellis Island, I even know their names! I'm sorry for you...

[@494949david]

Most of the African Americans came from west Africa, from countries like Liberia (US puppet state), Angola etc. Easier from the British colonies in Africa, the french didn´t send Africans in the colonies of others. They shipped people in Haiti , and other former french colonies. (Oh, and the slaves were send by other black people (land lords) in exchange for money..... Basically rich black leaders from Africa were enslaving other people from various tribes and then they would send them in some ¨market type¨ towns, and sell them to the Europeans that would later bring them in their own colonies to work the cotton, sugar and mines . Trust me , i studied this subject for a long period of time. You can only trace the place from where your ancestors came via DNA comparison. It´s a sad history!

[@494949david]

***** Not really , the names were given to the slaves, they didn´t come from europe, it would have been too *expensive*. They have Irish and European names depending on who was the person that was selling them, sadly.

[@victorolofsson6349]

a

[@joseisins2341]

Ummm, where are people getting that America was all white before 1965. This video was not eve 1965. There were Asians who immigrated as well. But because Americans are so anti, they passed a law to strip Chinese of their citizenship and bar them from the country. As for black, most of them were brought here by Europeans, regardless of the method. And once someone is born in the U.S, it is ignorant to tell them to "go back" someplace hey were never at. Sad to see not even educational videos can prompt a decent forum environment. Still trying to figure out how "white country" had non-white Natives living on it.

[@jerlenajoza1203]

i've been desperately trying to find records from Ellis Island bc my great - great-great grandma came to ellis island from italy and i really just want to find her records!

[@norwegianbarbs5804]

i am the guy at 26:30

[@RedBirdPatriot]

Norwegian Barbs How interesting. Sure would love to hear your personal story of what you went through.

[@jasminemisiano7177]

+Norwegian Barbs yeet!!! that aint you. if it is u you are ugly asff

[@donnarowe8618]

+Jasmine Misiano You're both blind and rude.

[@irkiIIer]

u must b like 100 years old then

[@austrorus]

a great -great uncle of mine went through Ellis Island. later when i learned English and with the Internet i found out via the Ellis island Foundation from which Port (Hamburg), which ship he used and what he did further. And i am still in contact with his grand son......

[@Sugon-69]

Who else is here for a homework assignment?

[@NovaJake360]

Gene Hackman does the narration to this.

[@wholewheatpotato1731]

15:44 is hilarious. it needs a meme so bad

[@flare_recoils8872]

You aren’t very funny btw

[@kawaiibunnbunn]

um...?