Ellis Island / Continue Family Tree

The New Colossus
by Emma Lazarus 

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. 

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

• What does this poem symbolize?  
• What does it represent to the people who were coming to America?

Discuss Family Tree Research and Answer the Following Questions:

• Were any of the people that you interviewed uncomfortable talking about their family?
• What was the most surprising thing you discovered in your research?
• What did you think about the project?
• How could we have made the project better?
• Is there anything you would like to know about your family tree -- or would you like help finding more information?
• Use the provided map(s) to plot points where your family has lived.

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