TRAVELING EXHIBIT IMMIGRATES TO GALVESTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Galveston County is pleased to have the “Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island”, a new traveling exhibit presented in collaboration with the Bullock Texas State History Museum, on display in the lobby of the County Courthouse located at 722 Moody on Galveston Island. As a major gateway for immigration, Galveston Island was the port of entry for hundreds of thousands of people coming to America from 1845 to 1924. Forgotten Gateway considers the importance of place in the immigrant experience, tracing the history of Galveston Island as it changed from a small harborage for sailing vessels, to a major cosmopolitan steamship and railroad hub, and back to a nearly abandoned immigrant station. The exhibition also explores universal themes of immigration including leaving home, encountering danger, and navigating bureaucracy.
Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island is based on the major exhibit of the same name developed by the Bullock Texas State History Museum and guest-curated by Dr. Suzanne Seriff, independent museum curator and senior lecturer of anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin. Following its exhibition at the Bullock Museum, Forgotten Gateway embarked on a national tour to other institutions, including the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Ellis Island Museum in New York City.
The display will be available for viewing from now until March 20th, 2015.
(This article published 3/2/2015)
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