Cobblestone articles from February 2006

Cobblestone archives from February 2006

Family reunion.(Angelina Palmieri 's experinces in immigration)
February 1, 2006... Editor's Note: While this is a fictional story, the following is based on facts about immigrants' experiences at Ellis Island and the photos are of real immigrants or scenes at Ellis Island. Angelina Palmieri's heart pounded so hard, She...

Flocking to Ellis Island: the early years.(immigration history)
February 1, 2006... The seagulls were the first to flock to Ellis Island. The birds feasted on the oysters that lined the banks of the 3.3-acre island. No wonder the Mohegan Indians called it Kioshk, or "Gull Island." In 1609, the Dutch arrived in North...

Whose island is it?(Ellis Island)
February 1, 2006... What state is Ellis Island in? After legally disputing it for more than 20 years, New York and New Jersey came to an agreement in an 1834 interstate compact. The middle of the Hudson River, which flows between the two states, was made the...

Welcome to Ellis Island.(GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING)
February 1, 2006... in their Footsteps This cutaway map offers a view of how immigrants in the early 1900s flowed through the station. Benches for immigrants to sit on while waiting for their turn in the inspection process in the Great Hall were not put in...

Catching America fever.(immigration)
February 1, 2006... What could entice a person to leave his or her home, friends, and family; make a long, dangerous trip across the ocean; and begin a new life in a strange country? For some, coming to America was seen as a great adventure; for others, it was a...

A national solution.(immigration and New York)
February 1, 2006... New York had a problem. In the late 1800s, nearly 80 percent of all immigrants to the United States arrived in New York City--and it badly needed a new immigrant receiving station. New York State had opened Castle Garden in Manhattan as an...

Castle Garden.(an immigrant station's history)
February 1, 2006... Immigrants were easy targets. Scoundrels, cheats, and confidence men routinely waited at New York City's docks, ready to take advantage of vulnerable immigrants as they stepped onto America's shores. The villains sold Fraudulent railroad...

Voyage of hope, voyage of tears.(a shipping voyage history of immigrants)
February 1, 2006... Hope was the one guiding star that led millions of people to immigrate to America. But those people had to endure a lot even before they arrived on this country's shores. Their journey began when they said good-bye to their ancestral homes and...

Make your way through Ellis Island.(for immigrants)
February 1, 2006... Making it through the testing and examination process at Ellis Island often was tiring and stressful. The government detained some people for various reasons, and even though most eventually entered the United grates, about two percent of all...

Did you know?(immigrants and their history)
February 1, 2006... Immigrants often dressed in their best clothing in order to make a good impression on inspectors at Ellis Island. However, relatives who came to meet the newcomers often brought more American-style clothing for them to change into before really...

Waiting out detention.(laws for passing immigrants into the city)
February 1, 2006... The rules to enter the United States were numerous and rigid. Among other requirements, immigrants had to pass medical and legal examinations; have a fixed amount of money; in certain cases, such as women traveling alone, have someone "claim"...

Not those huddled masses.(immigrants history)
February 1, 2006... In this editorial cartoon, characters representing factory owners and politicians greet the immigrant as a source of labor and votes, while other characters, such as the craftsman and the middle-class citizen, are less enthusiastic. They fear...

Just a ferry ride away: Ellis Island today.(preserving historical belongings of island)
February 1, 2006... After falling into disrepair for a number of years, a national effort was made to restore Ellis Island. In 1982, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island foundation was established to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the statue and...

Immigrants who made it.(Arshile Gorky, Claudette Colbert and Igor Sikorsky are some of the successfull immigrants in thier fields)
February 1, 2006... In their attempt to come upon American shores, immigrants underwent many "tests," from intelligence to medical. One typical test question, "Would you wash stairs from the top down or from the bottom up?" was answered tartly by one woman who...

Search for ancestors.(of immigrants)
February 1, 2006... How much do you Know about your family tree? Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) are very interested in In 1993. thousands of LDS volunteers began transferring information from all the handwritten notes about...

The other immigrants.(and their history)
February 1, 2006... Between the 1880s and the 1920s, more than 20 million people from all parts of Europe immigrated to the United States--almost all through New York and other large cities ("ports of entry") along the eastern seaboard. But what about...

I am.(YOUR LETTERS)(Poem)
February 1, 2006... i Am I am a bear. You'd know me by my growl. My mother raised me well, my father I never knew. I was born in a mountain cave My best friend is Sammy the snake, because he listens to my troubles. ...

Summer Day.(YOUR LETTERS)(Poem)
February 1, 2006... SUmmEr DAY On a summer day I went out to play. The sun beat down on everyone-- rich and poor, animals and more. I went to play tag and stopped to pet a dog, but he was too busy with his tail...

Two Trails.(YOUR LETTERS)(Poem)
February 1, 2006... TWO TRAiLS It felt as if I were in a dream-- all so blurry, all so dizzy. No one there I've ever seen-- all so trapped, all so mean. I came upon two trails to trod-- one was brick, and one was...

February.(YOUR LETTERS)(Poem)
February 1, 2006... FEBRUARY Some people like chilly, dark February, but I do not like that cold, damp month. Some people ask me why, and I always say, "The old, weak, and sweet ones die." Yes, some people like...

Swinging.(YOUR LETTERS)(Poem)
February 1, 2006... The creaking of chains; air whooshing past. The velvety sky, with crystalline stars winking from a great distance. Each time, flying closer and closer to the midnight-blue clouds. Reaching out to...

In the works.
February 1, 2006... THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE STEAmBOAT (NOVEmBER, 2006) ULYSSES S. GRANT (DECEmBER 2006) SPOTLiGHT ON HOLLYWOOD AND THE RiSE OF MOTION PICTURES (JANUARY 2007) Write to us! Draw a picture or write a poem or short essay that connects to one of the...

Images of America: Ellis Island.(BOOKS TO READ)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Images of America: Ellis Island by Barry Moreno (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, www.arcadiapublishing.com) tells the story of Ellis Island's transformation from a 1600s site for harvesting oysters to a national park...

Children of Ellis Island.(BOOKS TO READ)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Children of Ellis Island by Barry Moreno (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, www.arcadiapublishing.com) explores what the experience was like of being a child at Ellis Island during its peak years. Grade 4 and up.

Dreaming of America.(BOOKS TO READ)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Dreaming of America by Eve Bunting (New York: Troll Communications, 2001, www.scholastic.com/) is the illustrated story of 15-year-old Annie Moore, the first person to be processed through the new immigration station on Ellis Island in 1892....

American Immigration: A Student Companion.(BOOKS TO READ)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... American Immigration: A Student Companion by Roger Daniels (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, www.oup.com) offers an alphabetical listing of immigration-related topics, from specific ethnic groups to laws that have been passed to oversee...

Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America by Martin W Sandier (New York: Scholastic, 2004, www.scholastic.com/) carries the reader through the experiences of immigrants as they made their way to America and a new...

Encylopedia of Ellis Island.(BOOKS TO READ)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... Encyclopedia of Ellis Island by Barry Moreno (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2004, www.greenwood.com) is an A-to-Z resource of everything you want to know about Ellis Island, from "Abbreviations" to "Zucker, Edward D." The volume also...

Ellis Island.(documentary describing about Ellis Island)
February 1, 2006... Ellis Island is a documentary narrated by actor/singer Mandy Patinkin that carries viewers back in time and gives a feeling for what it was like to travel through Ellis Island during its busiest years. The film uses historical film footage and...

On the Web.(Ellis Island )(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... The Web sites for Ellis Island (www.nps.gov/elis/) and the Statue of Liberty National Monument (www.nps.gov/stli/)--both run by the National Park Service--offer historical background information, as well as news on current activities, exhibits,...

Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
February 1, 2006... Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York, New York. Here you can watch a short film titled Island of Hope, Island of Tears to familiarize yourself with Ellis Island. Then wander through three floors of exhibits in the Main Building, including...

Statue of Liberty National Monument.(PLACES TO VISIT)
February 1, 2006... Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York, New York. Tours of "Lady Liberty" are offered by National Park Service rangers; self-guided audiotape tours are available, also. Exhibit panels around Bedloe's (now Liberty) Island give historical...

Hope in My Heart.(Hope in My Heart (My America))(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2006... HOPE MY HEART by Kathryn Lasky (New York: SchoLastic, 2003, www.scholastic.com/) tells the fictional story of nine-year-old Sofia Monari, who experiences every child's worst nightmare: She is separated from her family for weeks. ...

From the archives.
February 1, 2006... Over the years, COBBLESTONE has devoted a number of issues to the many cultures that are part of America's heritage. Titles include Russians in America (COB0505), Mexican Americans (COB0405), Arab Americans (COB0205), Armenian Americans...

Our most famous immigrant.(Statue of Liberty)
February 1, 2006... America's most famous immigrant arrived here in 1885, packed in 214 boxes. She was about 10 years old then, and America had been waiting nine years for her. She was the Statue of Liberty, and her story begins long ago in France. It is...

Brain ticklers.
February 1, 2006... GiVE YOUR BRAiN A LiTTLE TiCKLE TO SEE NOW WELL YOU READ AND UNDERSTOOD THiS iSSUE ON ELLiS iSLAND. iF YOU BELiEVE THE ANSWER, TO BE FALSE, GIVE YOURSELF THE ULTIMATE TEST AND SEE WHETHER, YOU CAN EXPLAiN WHY IT IS FALSE. ANSWERS BELOW 1...

A final word.(family history of immigrants)
February 1, 2006... HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HOW THE FIRST MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMiLY CAME TO LiVE iN AMERiCA? ASK RELATiVES TO SHARE STORiES WiTH YOU. YOU MiGHT DiSCOVER SOME iNTERESTING FAMiLY LORE!

Cartoon connection with Ebenezer & the Colonel.(Comic)
February 1, 2006... This is waht it's like to set out for a NEW LIFE in America! Smell that fresh SEA AIR! with this heading and fair Weather, I'd say eleven days. Miss Tilly, how long will our voyage take? oooooooH-oooH... I'll never make it......