Manifest Destiny–Ellis Island Names

About 70% of immigrants to the U.S. during 1892 through 1924 came through the Ellis Island immigration station.  The island’s history including the Wall of Honor, and the changing questions on ship manifest forms will be shown.   The pressures of the “Great Migration” eventually led to immigration quotas.  The persistent myth of name changes at Ellis Island will be analyzed.  About twenty percent of processed immigrants ended up on detention/special inquiry sheets, and will be shown where those can be found. Finally, all five (5!) of the ship name indexes will be introduced.