Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway
Almost half of all Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the United States through Ellis Island (also called America's Gateway). In Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway, leading family history author and researcher Loretto Dennis Szucs explains how you can find out if your relatives were among the millions who were processed for entry at this historic landmark. This book details the immigrant experience at Ellis Island and teaches you about the records that are available to help you trace your ancestors' entry into the New World.
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Book details
- Author
- Loretto Dennis Szucs
- Imprint
- Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Reference › Genealogy & Heraldry
- Topics
- genealogy · immigration history · immigration records · US history · ancestor research · immigrant experience
- ISBN-13
- 9780916489953 (Paperback)9781630263225 (Hardcover)
About the author
LORETTO DENNIS SZUCS holds a degree in history and spent more than thirty years in genealogical research, teaching, lecturing, and publishing. Her books include The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America’s Gateway and They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins.
In 1995 Szucs was awarded the designation of Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association. She served as executive editor and vice president of community relations for Ancestry.com for nearly thirty years, previously worked at the National Archives, and was a founding officer of the Federation of Genealogical Societies.
When she is not writing, Szucs has lectured and taught widely in genealogy and edited Ancestry magazine. Her work consistently focuses on helping readers trace family history and immigration records.