Traveling to Ellis Island – the US Gateway
Friday, November 6th, 2009By Guess Author Peggy Bradshaw; Photography by George Bradshaw
Since my paternal grandfather immigrated through Ellis Island in 1902, I was really looking forward to going there. It seemed like something pretty magical that I could walk where he had walked more than a hundred years ago. I think I half expected to see his ghost walking through the building.
A small ferry, jam packed with people, delivered us to the dock, and as the throng of people disembarked and walked forward, I wondered if this was what it was like when he got off the ship from Germany.
Staten Island Ferry to Ellis Island