• Historical and Basic Research on the National Park Service
  • National Park Service’s History Index
  • The National Park Service: A Brief History... from the NPS’s web site
  • Another Brief history of the National Park Service" from the NPS’s web site
  • Education Internet Resources for Teachers (from the National Park Service)

• The History Channel and Ellis Island ...has several very good videos on a variety of topics about Ellis Island, its history, and the experiences of the immigrants who came through Ellis Island.

• The Ellis Island Partners:
  • The Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation ---the not-for-profit foundation that has raised and continues to raise money for the renovations and upkeep of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and sponsors the Wall of Honor and the American Family Immigration Research Center.
    • The American Immigrant Wall of Honor--Through monetary contributions, some 600,000 names are inscribed on this wall...a memorial to America's immigrants. It is located ouside the Main Building. For more information, contact the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.
    • The The American Family Immigration History Center is located in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The AFIHC maintains an extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records which can be accessed at the Museum and online.
  • Save Ellis Island ---the non-profit partner established for the rehabilitation of the twenty-nine remaining buildings on Ellis Island, with the mission and mandate to raise the funds necessary to create and sustain these buildings (often known as the South Island and/or Hospital Buildings.)

• Search Results for "Ellis Island" in the Library of Congress website

• Some Recommended Books:
  • About Ellis Island:
    • A History of Ellis Island from US Citizenship
    • An Ellis Island Bibliography ---Compiled in 1992, but still very good.
    • An Ellis Island Review of Books---A review of several books on Ellis Island and its history.

    • American Passage, Vincent J. Cannato
    • If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island, Ellen LevineA True Book: Ellis Island, Elaine Landau
    • I Was Dreaming to Come to America, Veronica Lawlor
    • Arriving at Ellis Island, Dale Anderson
    • We the People: Ellis Island, Lucia Raatma
    • Cornerstones of Freedom: Ellis Island, R. Conrad Stein
    • True Books/American Symbols: Ellis Island, Patricia Ryon Quiri

  • About Statue of Liberty:
    • Statue of Liberty, Patricia Ryon Quiri
    • A True Book: Statue of Liberty, Elaine Landau
    • True Books/American Symbols

Some General Links that Students and Teachers have found helpful:

• A History of the Statue of Liberty (from www.planetware.com)