BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//rssny.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:ceebddbe-0070-4eda-a7ca-2865ce0b879b X-WR-CALDESC:REGISTER HERE - https://rssny.org/look-back-in-history-lecture s.html\n\nMany of us had ancestors who at one time made the decision to le ave their towns and villages throughout Europe to come to America. They we re fleeing poverty\, famine\, religious persecution\, bleak futures withou t education\, pogroms and more. We know they sailed from various ports alo ng the Atlantic\, most likely in steerage class. Thousands landed at Ellis Island. Have you ever asked yourself… “How did they travel hundreds of mi les over land to get from their towns to various ports such as Antwerp\, B elgium\, (a major port of debarkation) and what was sailing in steerage re ally like?” Often\, our ancestors never spoke of this part of the arduous journey.\n\nLet’s take a journey with Leah back to that very “turn of the century” experience.\n\nMEET Leah’s maternal Grandmother\, as Leah describ es her ancestor’s journey which was so much like the experiences of countl ess other “turn of the 20th century” emigrants\n\nSEE appropriate slides a nd hear information accumulated from 5 major research institutions\, inclu ding the Red Star Line Museum of Immigration in Antwerp\, Belgium\n\nLEARN details about why citizens of various countries decided to leave\, the st rict examination process in Antwerp and lesser-known facts about condition s on Ellis Island\, circa 1900\n\nLeah Kaplan has presented in person to e nthusiastic audiences in Manhattan\, Sarasota FL\, Savannah GA and Waterfo rd CT and virtually to audiences throughout the U.S. and beyond. She has d one research at 5 institutions and collected family oral histories. She is sharing this journey with us through the love of her ancestors and the co nnection we all have to our own ancestors. What others have to say: . . . “fantastic\, brought tears to my eyes”. . . . “reminds me of all the stori es I heard about my own grandparents coming here” . . . “Loved it!” . . . “Now I understand why my grandmother said she got married ‘right off the b oat!” . . . “Thanks Leah\, well researched\, beautifully told.”\n\nPlease join us for this intimate presentati X-WR-RELCALID:96c79f7842a9bf1c5e70aa6914a7d04e X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20f3ef3a-0ca7-4bb5-a6af-86484f5b7a44 DTSTAMP:20260407T172937Z DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE - https://rssny.org/look-back-in-history-lectures .html\n\nMany of us had ancestors who at one time made the decision to lea ve their towns and villages throughout Europe to come to America. They wer e fleeing poverty\, famine\, religious persecution\, bleak futures without education\, pogroms and more. We know they sailed from various ports alon g the Atlantic\, most likely in steerage class. Thousands landed at Ellis Island. Have you ever asked yourself… “How did they travel hundreds of mil es over land to get from their towns to various ports such as Antwerp\, Be lgium\, (a major port of debarkation) and what was sailing in steerage rea lly like?” Often\, our ancestors never spoke of this part of the arduous j ourney.\n\nLet’s take a journey with Leah back to that very “turn of the c entury” experience.\n\nMEET Leah’s maternal Grandmother\, as Leah describe s her ancestor’s journey which was so much like the experiences of countle ss other “turn of the 20th century” emigrants\n\nSEE appropriate slides an d hear information accumulated from 5 major research institutions\, includ ing the Red Star Line Museum of Immigration in Antwerp\, Belgium\n\nLEARN details about why citizens of various countries decided to leave\, the str ict examination process in Antwerp and lesser-known facts about conditions on Ellis Island\, circa 1900\n\nLeah Kaplan has presented in person to en thusiastic audiences in Manhattan\, Sarasota FL\, Savannah GA and Waterfor d CT and virtually to audiences throughout the U.S. and beyond. She has do ne research at 5 institutions and collected family oral histories. She is sharing this journey with us through the love of her ancestors and the con nection we all have to our own ancestors. What others have to say: . . . “ fantastic\, brought tears to my eyes”. . . . “reminds me of all the storie s I heard about my own grandparents coming here” . . . “Loved it!” . . . “ Now I understand why my grandmother said she got married ‘right off the bo at!” . . . “Thanks Leah\, well researched\, beautifully told.”\n\nPlease j oin us for this intimate presentati DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T120000 LOCATION:https://rssny.org/look-back-in-history-lectures.html SUMMARY:“Old Country to Ellis – The Untold Story” (ONLINE & IN CENTER) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR