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Take a virtual tour of Ellis Island through this site!

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Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration Home Page

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Audio Recording: William Remembers the Storm

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Audio Recording: William Remembers the Storm

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Interviewee: William Greiner
Date of Birth: July 18, 1912
Date of Interview: March 3, 1991
Interviewer: Paul E. Sigrist, Jr.
Immigrated from Italy (on French Quota) at Age 12 in 1925
Ellis Island Collection: EI-28

Greiner:

It's hard for people to understand today what it was like to be on a boat then in a storm like that. Tremendous noise. It sounded as if the boat was heading for some rocks. The great waves would smash, the noise tremendous, and I thought we would flounder at any moment. They posted Morse Code, messages received from other ships in the ocean, sending "S.O.S. We are floundering!" and so on, "Help!" and the captain let us know that he couldn't get out of the way. They were hard pressed, too. So they wanted to get to New York as soon as possible... all the other people were so sick. But I get over very quickly any sickness. I would go up on the captain's deck and I enjoyed this wild sight, and especially looking at the prow of the ship going way, way down under the sea and then lifting up. And the waves coming, rushing right up to the captain's...to live...that's a terrifying scene but, as a boy, I enjoyed it.

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William Remembers the Storm - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Interviewee: William Greiner Date of Birth: July 18, 1912 Date of Interview: March 3, 1991 Interviewer: Paul E. Sigrist, Jr. Immigrated from Italy (on French Quota) at Age 12 in 1925 Ellis Island Collection: EI-28 Greiner: It's hard for people to understand today what it was like to be on a boat then in a storm like that.

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Audio Recording: Morris Remembers the Steamship

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Audio Recording: Morris Remembers the Steamship

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Morris Remembers the Steamship - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Interviewee: Elda Del Bino Willitts
Date of Birth: April 28, 1911
Date of Interview: November 9, 1990
Interviewer: Paul E. Sigrist, Jr.
Immigrated from Lucca, Italy at Age 5 in 1916
Ellis Island Collection: EI-8

When I got on the boat, I was only five and this little, this gentleman who had been back and forth several times, and well my mother took a liking to him because he was so knowledgeable about it. He spoke Italian. And so he took me on a walk one day and he said, "You know what? When you get over to Ellis Island they're going to be examining your eyes with a hook," and he says, "Don't let them do it because you know what? They did it to me one eye fell in my pocket. (Paul laughs) So you can imagine how I entered this...So we get over there and everybody has to pass and I'm on the floor screaming. I passed without a physical. I passed the eye test because the other seven passed.

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Elda Remembers The Eye Exam - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Interviewee: Elda Del Bino Willitts Date of Birth: April 28, 1911 Date of Interview: November 9, 1990 Interviewer: Paul E. Sigrist, Jr. Immigrated from Lucca, Italy at Age 5 in 1916 Ellis Island Collection: EI-8 When I got on the boat, I was only five and this little, this gentleman who had been back and forth several times, and well my mother took a liking to him because he was so knowledgeable about it.

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Gertrude Remembers Changing Her Name - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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