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1. Ellis Island Ellis Island, now a 27.5-acre site located just minutes off the southern tip of Manhattan Island, New York, is likely to connect with more of the American population than any other spot in the country. It has been estimated that nearly half of all Am...
2. Family Tree Climber Family history research should be fun and FREE. You'll find some interesting family history stories on this lens which I hope will point out some good genealogy sources and records in the USA and Canada as well as hopefully help with your research in...
3. Going To New York --- A few Good Tips By Sharon Stajda, The Twin Towers stood for all that New York was, and is. But mere buildings aren't, and will never be the life force that makes up New York City. Its the very ground it stands on, and the people that walk that ground that makes New Y...
4. Miss Liberty: The Statue of Liberty on Film Planet of the Apes. X-Men. The Day After Tomorrow. Even Ghostbusters 2. There seems to some fixation with Miss Liberty. On some level, it's understandable. She stands for what this country was meant to be. She's pretty. And she has a crown. Always a...
5. Family Vacations Ideas I decided to come up with a list of vacation spots I would like our family to take. After you look over the list you may think I'm crazy (from a state fair to Hawaii!). These are places that I want to show/experience with my children. My husband & I...
6. Facts About the Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty has to be one of the most iconic images in the world, often used as a symbol of the United States and of freedom. The statue has a fascinating history from which I have recorded some interesting facts. Read on to find out what t...
7. Emigration from The Netherlands From the New Netherland settlement to the post-war mass emigration to Canada and Australia, for almost 400 years Dutch emigrants have tried to find a better life in the New World. Reasons to emigrate were diverse - fleeing the law (or the in-laws), s...
8. A Weekend City Break In New York Do you fancy a City Break in New York? Have you wanted to go to New York but need to know about what to do when you are there? Apart from the major tourist attractions in Manhattan like the Statue Of Liberty, The Empire State Building, Central Park a...
9. Our American Dream Immigration and the American Dream (updated 4/1/09) As the centennial anniversaries of WWI and WWII grow near, and the number of people who remember those days dwindle, so too the human stories behind the most massive immigration of humans ever, and...
10. Familypedia is great for genealogy I'm using a free cooperative website to further my family history. You can join us. In 2004 I discovered Wikipedia. Hooray! Then in 2005 I found that my serious passion, genealogy, was the subject of a FREE website that used the same easy markup...
11. Nevada Barr - Mysteries in National Parks Born in Yerington, Nevada on March 1, 1952 and named for the state of her birth, Barr grew up in California. She began a career in theater but decided to become a park ranger. She created Anna Pigeon while working at Guadelupe National Park in Texas....
12. Statue of Liberty New York City is home to Ellis Island and one of the most important symbols of our time - the Statue of Liberty. The Statue was presented to the United States by France in 1886 and since then has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in the...