2011 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards

In its tenth year, the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards are presented by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. to celebrate exemplary Ellis Island/Port of New York immigrants or their descendents who have made a major contribution to the American experience. The B.C. Forbes Peopling of America Award, sponsored by the Forbes Family, honors the lives of immigrants who arrived at another time or through another port of entry. The Foundation’s database of ship’s passenger arrivals available at the American Family Immigration History Center® and online at www.ellisisland.org documents the arrivals of 25 million immigrants, travelers and crew members who came through America’s Golden Door and the Port of New York between 1892-1924. 2011 Honorees: Martina Navratilova, Senator George Mitchell, Joe Torre and Lee Iacocca. Hosted by Inside Edition's Deborah Norville. Check-in at Battery Park at 9:45 a.m. Statue Cruises boat departs 10:20 a.m.