How Far Back Do Records Go?
NATIVE AMERICANS
AFRICAN AMERICANS
150 years
GREEK, IRISH
200 years
ENGLISH
300 years
SCOTS, SCANDINAVIAN
FRENCH, ITALIAN
400 years
GERMANIC, SLAVIC
500 years
SWISS
600 years
SPANISH
1,000 years
ANCESTORS ARRIVALS
Most immigrants were processed in these facilities if they arrived at the
Port of New York City between 1 August 1855 and the end of 1924:
1 August 1855 to 18 April 1890 - CASTLE GARDEN
19 April 1890 to 31 December 1891 - BARGE OFFICE
1 January 1892 to 13 June 1897 - ELLIS ISLAND
14 June 1897 to 16 December 1900 - BARGE OFFICE
17 December 1900 to 31 December 1924 - ELLIS ISLAND
Following World War I, immigration quotas were improved, and by
1954 the flow of immigrants decreased to the point where Ellis Island
was closed.
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