Ellis Island Websites

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German Immigrants Information http://www.germany.info/relaunch/culture/ger_americans/paper.html

Interactive tour of Ellis Island. Audio/Video/Photos. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm

Immigration. You can search by people group. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/introduction.html

Ellis Island Official Site. Search photo albums, passenger list, history and timeline. http://www.ellisisland.org/

History.Com Ellis Island. Timeline. Click on Gateway to view info on kissing post, stairs of separation, medical exam, cafeteria, etc. http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=1468&display_order=2&mini_id=1459

ThinkQuest.Com. Student created site with info on different people groups. http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html

PBS Site. Fun for kids. Contains a slide show about Ellis Island. http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/index-flash.html

Immigration Links. Links for Ellis Island and people groups. http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/european/wimmlink.html

Ellis Island. Online scavenger hunt. http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3810

Photos of Ellis Island http://web.archive.org/web/20050102085927/http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html

For info on cultures and countries, students can use Grolier. By using “Irish American” or “German American” as the search term, students can locate about coming to America. By typing in their country name, they will find current info about their country. Grolier also lists weblinks on each topic, as well. http://go.grolier.com

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