Top: Brannan Street Detention Shed, San Francisco. Bottom: Castle Garden, New York City

Join us on Zoom on April 17 for the fourth event in our ongoing collaborative series with the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation. Director of Education, Danielle Wetmore, and Director of the American Family Immigration History Center, Stephen Lean, will talk about what immigration was like before either of our islands opened.

Where did immigrants go before these places opened? What was the process like? Were there still interrogations or medical exams?

This event is free but pre-registration is required.

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