Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour
Some of my family came to the United States through Castle Garden which is before Ellis Island was opened. I felt all the feels for the people that came through Ellis Island. All their hopes and fears and joy after they were admitted. The hard hat tour takes patrons to the Ellis Island hospital buildings. These are in the process of being restored. The rooms show the remnants of the people immortalized in pictures. The French artist JR Jean-Rene positioned pictures to represent the people that landed at Ellis Island as well as lived in the hospital. The tour was well done and shows the hardships of the people that lived there and worked there. This was the island of hope and the island of tears This is where the tour starts and it's New Jersey! Ships didn't stop at Ellis Island, it is too small for the big boat. Boats stopped at New Jersey or New York and smaller boats brought people to Ellis Island. The first class passengers didn't go through processing. Passengers ...