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SUMMARY:The Ellis Island Immigrant Experience 
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DESCRIPTION:More than twelve million immigrants passed through Ellis Islan
 d between 1892 and 1954. \nPresented by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
  Foundation.\n\n.\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/8025488
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><img src="https://sclsnj.libnet.in
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 ight="125" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>* Use this link to join our 
 virtual program: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89181378758">https://u
 s02web.zoom.us/j/89181378758</a></strong></p>\n<p><strong>June is Immigran
 t Heritage Month\, a time to celebrate the diversity and shared American h
 eritage of immigrants throughout time.</strong></p>\n<p>Join Stephen Lean 
 to learn about the Ellis Island Immigrant Experience. What inspired people
  to leave their homeland for an unknown land? What happened along the jour
 ney and once they entered Ellis Island for immigration inspection? Are the
 re famous immigrants who went through Ellis? Did they really change people
 's names at Ellis Island?</p>\n<p>Presenter: Stephen Lean\, Director of Th
 e American Family Immigration History Center. Having started his career in
  the corporate sector\, Stephen Lean embraced his passion for history and 
 storytelling when he joined the Foundation team on July 4\, 2015. Under St
 ephen&rsquo\;s leadership\, the History Center&rsquo\;s team is an indispe
 nsable resource for visitors exploring their family heritage.&nbsp\;Stephe
 n holds a B.A. in American History. He has a deep knowledge of Ellis Islan
 d and the Ellis Island immigrant experience. Armed with this expertise\, S
 tephen is a frequent guest speaker and interview subject for location\, na
 tional\, and international media.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The Statue of Liberty-Ell
 is Island Foundation&nbsp\;is a non-profit that collaborates with the Nati
 onal Park Service in one of America&rsquo\;s most successful public-privat
 e partnerships. In 1982\, President Ronald Reagan asked Lee Iacocca to rai
 se private funds for the historic restoration of the Statue of Liberty and
  Ellis Island. The Foundation has since created the Ellis Island National 
 Museum of Immigration\, constructed the Statue of Liberty Museum\, maintai
 ned museum exhibits\, and funded&nbsp\;hundreds&nbsp\;of other projects&nb
 sp\;on the islands. Follow the Foundation&nbsp\;@StatueEllisFdn.&nbsp\;</p
 >\n<p>The American Family Immigration History Center&nbsp\;is home to&nbsp
 \;the Ellis Island Passenger Database\, which comprises nearly sixty-five 
 million passenger arrival records for travelers entering the Port of New Y
 ork 1820 &ndash\; 1957. This awe-inspiring resource enables visitors to ex
 amine immigration documents\, find connections to their ancestry and herit
 age\, and offer their own contributions to an ever-growing catalogue of fa
 mily stories.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>At the conclusion of the program ple
 ase feel free to take a brief online survey here:<br /><a href="https://ww
 w.projectoutcome.org/responses/69624">https://www.projectoutcome.org/respo
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