Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend!
Happy birthday to Tony Crane, lead singer for The Merseybeats. They were often called The Merseys. The bands name is taken from the music genre describing British bands from the Liverpool area in the early 60’s (including The Beatles).
Wishin` And Hopin’
Sorrow
https://youtu.be/BCMJPG_svTc?si=Z4YqLKFKR5rtjfRF
I Think of You
https://youtu.be/FyPpmElPIiM?si=g4f8y8pQ3vJ8rDDr
Congratulations to @Frenchi. Your question was chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@Frenchi. What myth or urban legends did you believe growing up ?
Congratulations to @Dylwa77 and @Apalm. Your questions were chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@Dylwa77 If you were granted a wish to learn the truth about one controversial event, what would it be?
@APalm Do you remember a time that you succumbed to peer pressure, or resisted it?
NATIONAL ELLIS ISLAND FAMILY HISTORY DAY
Each year on April 17th, National Ellis Island Family History Day encourages families to explore their ancestry and discover family who immigrated through Ellis Island.
From 1892 to 1924, Ellis Island served as the busiest inspection station for millions of immigrants to the United States. On this day in 1907, officials recorded 11,747 names passing through Ellis Island. It was the busiest day of immigration in the station’s history. During all of 1907, officials processed over one million immigrants through Ellis Island.
During its operation, approximately 12 million immigrants passed through the halls of Ellis Island. It operated from 1892 to 1954. Before Ellis Island, immigrants entered the United States in New York City at Castle Garden. Just months before Ellis Island’s opening, the old depot was demolished and ushered in a new era of immigration. The Statue of Liberty overlooks Ellis Island and was one of the first sights the nearly 2,000 immigrants a day would see ...
