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NEXT MEETING May 27 on Zoom and in East Rec!!

Ellis Island - The True Story

Our next meeting will be May 27 at 1 PM in East Rec and on Zoom (see below for the Zoom link).  

This presentation will be an updated version of a recurring presentation we have on how Ellis Island was set up as the major immigration station for European immigrants and operated from 1892 to 1924.

We'll discuss why Ellis Island was created and some statistics about it.

Then we'll dive into a story about how two people migrated from Vilnius, Lithuania to Lynn, Massachusetts in 1902.  How they got their ticket, how they traveled across Europe, how they were treated on the steamship, the process to get through Ellis Island, and finally, how they traveled to Lynn, Massachusetts.

If you had an ancestor who immigrated through Ellis Island, this is your opportunity to understand how it really worked.  It's not what you think.

For March 25: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86227609536?pwd=cEV5dmtLT3Bpb2lpQlNySkRUT0p0Zz09

Meeting ID: 862 2760 9536

Passcode: 030213