The National Museum of Immigration in NYC is now focusing on immigrants who did not come through Ellis Island, in addition to the people who did come through. - - Donna Poisl
By SAM ROBERTS
Officials of Ellis Island estimate that as many as one in three Americans can trace their ancestry to immigrants who landed there from overseas.
Now, the officials are focusing on the other roughly 200 million newcomers who arrived in the United States before Ellis Island opened its doors or after it stopped becoming a portal for immigrants. The national historic site in New York Harbor is halfway through a transformation into a more inclusive National Museum of Immigration.
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