Hungarian Heritage Review, 1991 (20. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1991-02-01 / 2. szám
YOU CAN STILL HAVE THE NAMES OF YOUR HUNGARIAN FOREBEARS ENSHRINED FOREVER ON THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT WALL OF HONOR AT ELLIS ISLAND! é tSSSHi iiTTTTW lii * will ELLIS ISLAND 1892 1992------TM O 1987 SUE*. INC AMERICAN IMMIGRANT WALL OF HONOR FACT SHEET The Ellis Island American Immigrant Wall of Honor is a wall of inscribed names that honors American’s immigrants who came to this country pursuing dreams of freedom, opportunity and prosperity. The Wall of Honor offers all Americans the chance to honor their family heritage and pay tribute to their immigrant ancestors, regardless of when they immigrated. Ellis Island is a fitting place for this tribute because, today, at least 100 million Americans - 40 percent of the nation’s population - descend from the millions of immigrants who first came to America through Eliis Island. The AMERICAN IMMIGRANT WALL OF HONOR has received a tremendous response from people across the country. Registration was closed in the fall of 1989 in order to process and engrave the nearly 200,000 names submitted so that the Wall could be built for Ellis Island’s reopening. Since that deadline, however, thousands of Americans have requested to include their families’ names on the Wall of Honor. The overwhelming interest prompted The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation to establish a new section of the Wall — the Centennial Edition. The Centennial Edition of The American Immigrant Wall of Honor, which will be completed in time for Ellis Island’s Centennial in 1992. It again offers all Americans the opportunity to have the names of their forefathers inscribed at a national monument, thereby gaining a permanent place in history for their family at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Donations will be used as part of an endowment for the maintenance of The Statue of Liberty National Monument. LOCATION: The American Immigrant Wall of Honoris located at the new Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York Harbor, just 1/2 mile from the Statue of Liberty. DESCRIPTION: The American Immigrant Wall of Honor features the names of thousands of American immigrants; it overlooks New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty to the right and the New York skyline to the left. COST: For $100, donors can place a name on The Centennial Edition of The American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Donations of $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 will receive special places of honor. Proceeds will help fund an endowment for the maintenance of The Statue of Liberty National Monument. Contributions are tax-deductible. OTHER FACTS: In addition to the names on the Wall of Honor, a computer registry is also available for visitors to use. It lists the names of the donors and the honorees, as well as the country of origin. REGISTRATION: For more information on how to participate in the Centennial Edition of The American Immigrant Wall of Honor, please write to: The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box Ellis New York, NY 10163 Or call (212) 883-1986 during business hours. 12 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW FEBRUARY 1991
