The Historical Society of Rockland County invites you to join us for
Stories from Ellis Island, Part 2
With Fred Voss
🔹When: Sunday, August 17, 2025,
1:00 pm SHARP
🔹Where: Lower-level Community Room, HSRC History Center, 20 Zukor Road, New City
🔹Price: $5.00 (Space is limited, and reservations are required)
From 1892 to 1954, more than 12.5 million immigrants were processed through Ellis Island. Coming from all corners of the world, these souls--whom nearly 40 percent of Americans can call family--left behind possessions and family to reinvent themselves in America. Most were processed through Ellis Island without incident, but some found themselves detained due to mental or physical illness; because their paperwork was not in order; or because those who were due to receive them did not show up. What kind of stories could they tell?
In this talk, Fred Voss explores the personal, sometimes heartbreaking, stories of those who came through the facility; those whose visit to the United States ended there; and whose stay on the island was unexpectedly lengthy.
About the presenter: Fred Voss was a volunteer tour guide at Ellis Island National Park for more than nine years. He is also professional genealogist and has been doing personal genealogy for more than thirty-five years and is a trustee and education chair for the Genealogical Society of Bergen County.
To reserve your seat, click on the ticket link or download and fill out the PDF form at RocklandHistory.org and return it, with payment, by August 13, 2025, to Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956.
Or call the Museum Office at (845) 634-9629 Wednesdays-Fridays & Sundays, 12-4 pm.
Please note: Space is limited for this lecture. Reservations are required. A waiting list will be compiled, and available spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York. www.RocklandHistory.org.
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