Museums & GalleriesLower Manhattan

Ellis Island/American Family Immigration History Center

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Sep 10, 1990 - Ongoing

Description

Located in the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, the American Family Immigration History Center  allows visitors to explore the extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records stored in the Ellis Island Archives. The archives are also available online.

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Location

Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

Ellis Island New York Harbor, Manhattan, NY, 10004

Features

Type
Culture & History
Museums
Historic Sites
Maritime/Waterfront
Accessibility
Large Print
Braille
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming

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