Ellis Island Wall Of Honor
The american immigrant wall of honor is located at the ellis island national museum of immigration in the shadow of the statue of liberty.
Ellis island wall of honor. On ellis island the ellis island museum is located in the main immigration building with three floors dedicated to the history of immigration and the important role played by ellis island in american history. Panels 241 290 on the wall of honor are also closed. The american immigrant wall of honor is a permanent exhibit of individual or family names featured at ellis island in new york harbor. Don t miss the famous wall of honor or the 30 minute documentary film island of hope island of tears.
The wall of honor originated in the late 1980s as a means to pay for ellis island s renovation and initially included 75 000 names. The medal was presented in recognition of the prime minister s leadership and efforts on behalf of world peace. Ellis island s immigrant wall of honor panels 241 290. To search the 25 million passenger arrivals from 1892 1924 through the port of new york at ellis island visit passenger search.
Currently inscribed with nearly 775 000 names the wall is situated just outside the great hall at ellis island and overlooks the lower manhattan skyline. As restoration work continues on ellis island more sections of the wall of honor will be closed. These search results show names inscribed on the american immigrant wall of honor only. Ellis island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954.
To search the historical passenger lists in the ellis island archives of more than 51 million immigrants passengers and crew members who came through ellis island and the port of new york from 1892 to 1957 please visit passenger search. Start by submitting a search using last name only. Petersburg russia inscribed on ellis island s american immigrant wall of honor. It may surprise no one to see names like the russo family from sicily italy or anton ivanovich malygin from st.
Shinzo abe was presented with the global humanitarian ellis island medal of honor from the ellis island honors society. The global humanitarian ellis island medal of honor. It is the only place in the united states where an individual.