The American Immigration Wall of Honor, from the EllisIsland.org site, provides a searchable database to look for those who may have been processed through the Immigration Station at Ellis Island. The Changing Character of Immigration Written by Kate Claghorn with scanned photos from Worlds Work. My History is America's History Welcome to Our Front Porch, My History Guidebook, Explorations, Family Stories, Find your place in history, saving your family treasures. Angel Island Immigration Station Designed to handle a flood of European immigrants who were expected to begin arriving in California once the Panama Canal was opened. A sample lesson highlighting the immigrant experience in American life.
Students assume the role of historical detective and travel back in time to the turn of the century.
As historical detectives, they search for clues to the past in images and primary source documents from the American Memory collections.