Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island June 16, 2009

This unique exhibit program will explore the story of Galveston as one of America's top ten transoceanic ports of entry into Texas and the US from the 19th and early 20th centuries through the lens of individual immigration stories. These stories will be told through an array of photographs, film footage, graphics, narratives, hands-on interactive experiences and historic artifacts.