Solving the Mystery of Arne Pettersen, the Last to Leave Ellis IslandAnnie Moore and Arne Pettersen were Ellis Island’s bookends. An Irish teenager, Annie was the first to arrive when the immigration processing center opened its doors on January 1, 1892. 62 years later on November 12, 1954, Norwegian seaman Arne would… Dec 21 20December 21, 2020Article at Medium
Philip Reed, The Enslaved Man Who Rescued FreedomThis is an updated version of an article that was first published in the May/June 2009 issue of Ancestry (pages 54–56), which has become freshly relevant for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is recent events at the U.S. Capitol.¹ In… Jan 10 21January 10, 2021Article at Medium
Captured in Time: Nameless English Singing Girls upon Arrival in America in 1890I Just Wanted to Figure out Who They Were, but Found Myself Ensnared in a Victorian Melodrama No names were given, but the caption grabbed my attention: “English singing girls — imported by Italian padrone — ret’d by Britannic, Nov 19 1890.” As part… Mar 21 23March 21, 2023Article at Medium
No Man Left Behind: Capt. Lawrence E. DicksonOn December 23, 1944, Tuskegee airman Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson went down in his P-51 Mustang in the vicinity of the Italian-Austrian border. A seasoned pilot, he was on his 68th mission and had received the Distinguished Flying Cross just months… May 27 19May 27, 2019Article at Medium
Why Pharrell Almost Didn’t ExistEvery one of us is an amalgamation not only of all our ancestors, but of their decisions, and in 1831, Ambrose Hawkins was contemplating moving his family from America to Africa. Had he done so, his son Joseph would have been raised in Liberia… Aug 21 20August 21, 2020Article at Medium
Captured in Time: Syrian Immigrant Sultana Numeir upon Arrival in America in 1890This Picture Is Worth Far More than a Thousand Words The fact that this image exists is remarkable enough, but the story that spilled out of it is even more so. Included in a scrapbook of immigrant photos taken between 1890 and 1892 by E.W. Austin… Feb 13 23February 13, 2023Article at Medium
Men of the USS Monitor: Daniel Moore, African American Sailor and HeroThis is the fourth in a series about the sailors who lost their lives on the historic USS Monitor, which was launched and lost 150 years ago in 1862. History buffs and mystery lovers may enjoy the previous articles: USS Monitor: Could William Bryan… Jan 24 12January 24, 2012Article at HuffPost
Captured in Time: The Immigrant Lillicrap Family upon Arrival in America in 1890A Special Photo Finds It Way Home 130+ Years Later Bessie Lillicrap must have been exhausted when she arrived in New York with her children. The family had left Liverpool on October 7, 1890 and finally disembarked on the 18th. That’s a long time to… Apr 06 22April 06, 2022Article at Medium
Captured in Time: 8-Year-Old Percy Hemingway upon Arrival in America in 1890The Little Fellow Crossed the Atlantic Alone Percy Hemingway was a little boy with a big tag and minimal luggage when he made the journey from England to America by himself at the advanced age of eight. Fellow passengers on the S.S.Teutonic said he… Mar 25 22March 25, 2022Article at Medium
Solving the Mystery of Arne Pettersen, the Last to Leave Ellis IslandAnnie Moore and Arne Pareli Pettersen, first and last through Ellis Island, seen together for the first time Annie Moore and Arne Pettersen were Ellis Island’s bookends. An Irish teenager, Annie was the first to arrive when the immigration processing… Jul 06 23July 06, 2023Article at Megan Smolenyak
