Ellis Island, Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway, Revised Edition, by Loretto Dennis Szucs; 52 pg; Paperback; ISBN 978-0-9164899-5-3; Item TP957
Almost half of all Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the United States through Ellis Island, also known as “America’s Gateway.” In Ellis Island, leading family history author and researcher Loretto Dennis Szucs explains how you can find out if your relatives were among the millions who were processed for entry at this historic landmark. This book details the immigrant experience at Ellis Island and teaches you about the records that are available to help you trace your ancestors’ entry into the New World. With more than thirty images, it includes an overview of the history of immigration, a description of the process each immigrant endured at Ellis Island, and basic instruction on how to find out if an ancestor came through there.