Visiting Ellis Island

By David Fryxell Premium

Visit the famed port where your ancestors may have entered America.

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Family Tree Magazine founding editor David A. Fryxell is the author of eight books, including The Family Tree Guide to Scandinavian Genealogy and MicroHistory.

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