AARP: Trace Your Family History to Ellis Island

Forty percent of Americans can trace their heritage to an ancestor who first set foot on American soil at Ellis Island -- could your ancestors be among them?  Now, with The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, you can search the personal histories of the millions who arrived at Ellis Island between 1892-1924.

The Foundation provides access to these records to you as a free public service.  The database offers:

• 25 million passenger records, giving passenger name, date of arrival, ship of travel, age, and much more.
• More than 800 ship images along with the history and background of each ship that brought the immigrants to America.

For a limited time, as an AARP member, you may order copies of your documents on archival quality paper -- you can even order them in a beautiful custom frame -- at a full 20 percent discount.  In fact, order anything from the Ellis Island Gift Shop, including books, frames, mats, etc. and receive a 20 percent discount ONLY available to AARP members.

In addition, you can research these same immigration records in person when you visit Ellis Island at The American Family Immigration History Center.  Simply show your AARP member card at time of check-out and receive your full 20 percent discount on all purchases.

You can find more information about this service on AARP's Web site at:  https://mat.aarp.org/matcustom/ellisisland.html.