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Our Immigrant Ancestors, a story of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty and The New Land! |
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Emmigrants from many lands boarded ships to leave for America, many coming to the New York harbor and seeing the Statue of Liberty. Many also entered through Ellis Island with the bulk of our new immigrants coming from 1850's through the 1920's. The Cunard Line ship above has 2 stacks for their engines but also has masts to use sails for the trip. |
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Click here to see a short film about the restoration of more Ellis Island buildings, a campaign web site courtesy of Arrow Shirts. |
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Click here to see the Ancestry.com page that is specific to MINNESOTA with notable citizens, important dates and links to more information! |
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It's now easier than ever to view census records at sites like Ancestry.com. Here's a page from 1910. My grandfather is listed as a boarder in the home of the Quarry foreman. There are 5-6 boarders all from Sweden, all working at the same local stone quarry. The foremans' family included a 16-year old daughter. By 1920, the census record shows my grandfather had married that daughter and they have children of their own. It's an example of an amazing view of the lives of our ancestry families of so long ago! |
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Immigrant children & adults on Ellis Island destined for America! |
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Click here to view a list of early settlers in Hennepin County in the 1800's! |
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There are vast resources for family history at the site and library of the Minnesota Genealogical Society so click the button below to see the MGS web site. |
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If your ancestor came to America on a ship, they likely boarded a train to get farther west into Minnesota and other midwestern states. This is the famous William Crooks locomotive of the Great Northern Railway. It was James J. Hill and associates that had control of both the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Burlington Route. Those railroads all became part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe! (BNSF) |
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Click for our site SITE INDEX & LINKS! |
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JUDGED the "best history site" in the TOWNSHIP! |
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Click for our Genealogy page here! |
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Brooklyn Historical Society, celebrating the area of Brooklyn Township in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota; the cities of Brooklyn Center & Brooklyn Park. Updated December 2007 |
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