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ellisisland

  1. May is National Bike Month, so we celebrate German immigrant Ignaz Schwinn. The bicycle man returns from abroad: tinyurl.com/cq2pwot
  2. If you weren't at Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards on Apr 19, enjoy a video recap and share it: bit.ly/IPNMRo
  3. Steve Briganti discusses the Ellis Island Milestone and 2012 Family Heritage Awards to @NBCNewYork bit.ly/atgmsr
  4. Watch @TonyLaRussa & @TommyLasorda talk about their Italian families coming thru Ellis Island atmlb.com/JUODhk
  5. Thx @CardinalsNation It was a great pleasure to honor @TonyLaRussa with the #EllisIsland Family Heritage Award!
  6. RT @CardinalsNation Former skipper Tony LaRussa honored: #EllisIsland New Jersey: @TonyLaRussa
  7. @mlb Thx for sharing story of @TonyLaRussa receiving Family Heritage Award #ellisisland atmlb.com/JUODhk
  8. @nydailynews @ericalpearson Thx Erica for helping tell the story of #EllisIsland nydn.us/IWzUBN
  9. RT @nydailynews Close Ellis Island building to become National Museum of Immigration nydn.us/HXRrfM by @ericalpearson #CitizenshipNow
  10. @TonyLaRussa speaks with @wfan about #EllisIsland Family Heritage Awards cbsloc.al/Jh2GTr
  11. @TommyLasorda It was our pleasure. Thank you, as always!
  12. 'Thx to Murder She Wrote I was allowed to stay up late on Sundays!' Moira Forbes to Angela Lansbury #ellisisland awards
  13. 'U r looking at a bit of a puddle at this point-so many memories' exclaimed Angela Lansbury #ellisisland family heritage awards
  14. I was fortunate to come to America. It really was the land of opportunity - ~angela_lansbury #ellisisland
  15. @angela_lansbury receiving the BC Forbes Peopling of America Award #ellisisland twitpic.com/9bnxsh
  16. From the video montage celebrating @angela_lansbury recipient of BC Forbes Peopling of America Award #ellisisland twitpic.com/9bnw5g