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Seller: EllisIsland
(Ellis Island Tours)
Seller Description:
Your guide will be a foremost expert on Ellis Island, with an affiliation with Ellis Island beginning in 1978. For three years, Tom Bernardin worked as a National Park Service ranger at Ellis Island, interacting with immigrants and hearing their stories. His experience meeting these immigrants led him to create Ellis Island-The Golden Door, a slide lecture he still presents - and to compile his book, The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook. Tom is a licensed New York City tour guide, offering general New York City tours as well.
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Activity Information:
Activity Description
Enjoy and learn on this walking tour retracing the steps of our immigrant ancestors at Ellis Island, the main immigration inspection station from 1892-1924. Your guide will be Tom Bernardin, author and publisher of The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook and former National Park Service Ranger at pre-restoration Ellis Island (1978, 79, 80).
On our tour of Historic Ellis Island, we will:
- Visit the Baggage Room and Main Registry Hall
- Learn about genealogy research and get your questions answered
- See the Wall of Honor, listing 650,000 names submitted by donors
- And learn about other activities to consider after the tour!
For your convenience, there are two meeting locations where you can join the tour. One is in Times Square from where we will take the subway together downtown. And the other is in lower Manhattan.
We will go through airport-type security in Battery Park, board the next available ferry and head to Ellis Island, after a brief stop at the Statue of Liberty. We do not disembark on Liberty Island.
Tom will also be happy to personalize and autograph copies of his book, The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook, available at the Ellis Island gift shop.
Note: The duration listed above includes travel time to Ellis Island. The duration of the actual tour on the island is ONE HOUR.
What Is Not Included?
The cost of the ferry ticket, lunch, and additional purchases are not included in the price of the tour, so please bring additional cash or a credit card.
Ferry tickets are $12.00 for adults (13-61), $5.00 for children (4-12), and $10.00 for seniors (62 and over).
Tours of the 32 galleries are self-guided and not part of the walking tour. After the tour you can choose to stay at Ellis Island or board a ferry directly back to Manhattan to continue your activities. If you come via New Jersey, the ferry from Ellis will first go to Liberty Island and then NJ.
Meeting Location:
Times Square and lower Manhattan (New York, NY)
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon purchase of tickets.)
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