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2011 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards

Posted: 04/15/11 07:26 PM ET
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I had the privilege of attending the 2011 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards in this, a particularly special year -- the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty's dedication as a gift to the people of America from France, as well as the 10th anniversary of the award. This year's recipients were Founding Chairman of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Lee Iococca, diplomat George Mitchell and sports champions, Martina Navratilova and Joe Torre. As always the event was emotional, inspiring and flawlessly executed (especially remarkable in light of the recent government shutdown possibility). I invite you to view some of the highlights of this year's festivities.

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06:42 PM on 04/26/2011
I'am black and my family, on my father's side came through Ellis Island. My great grand father, who was white came from England and my great grand mother was from  Bermuda. They settled in Bermuda. Their son, my grandfather came through Ellis Island about 1914. He settled in Tinton NH. where my father was born. They were the only black family in that part of the state.

I have never been to Ellis Island thou i grew up in Westfield, NJ. and have been to NY many times. It's on my bucket list.
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