As the main entry point for immigrants into the United States until 1954, many North Americans can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island. These books are some of the best on Ellis Island, and will help you in your genealogy pursuits.
Ellis Island: A Pictorial History by Barbara Benton
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Ellis Island: An Illustrated History of the Immigrant Experience by Ivan Chermayeff et al
Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920 by Peter Mesenholler and Augustus F. Sherman
Ellis Island Interviews (Immigrants Tell Their Stories In Their Own Words) by Peter Morton Coan
Portraits of America: Ellis Island: The Museum of the City of New York (Portraits of America) by John S. Berman
Children of Ellis Island by Barry Moreno
Ellis Island and the Peopling of America: The Official Guide by Virginia Yans-McLaughlin and Marjorie Lightman
Ellis Island by Georges Perec, Robert Bober
Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway by Loretto Dennis Szucs
I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project by Veronica Lawlor
