A friend asked me about Ellis Island and its operation and I didn't have all of the answers and asked my State Library for help, below is their answer which might be off some help to others in locating their ancestors arrival here. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "ssh" <ssh@prattlibrary.org> To: "Gordon Crooks" <gordoncrooks@verizon.net> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 12:56 PM Subject: Ellis Island > Mr. Crooks : > > Ellis Island operated as a federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954. > Ellis Island immigration records are accessible from the official Ellis > Island website. The web address is : > www.ellisisland.org > > For each immigrant, the website has town and country of origin, date of > arrival, age on arrival, passenger record, ship manifest, and ship image. > For the last three features, you will need to register. Registration is > free. > > --Answered by : Librarian, Social Science and History Department, Enoch > Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.