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By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide to Genealogy since 2000

$1000 Contest to Find the Real Annie Moore

Tuesday July 18, 2006
The first immigrant to land at Ellis Island was Annie Moore, who arrived from Ireland with her brothers, Anthony and Philip, on January 1, 1892. She was greeted with much fanfare and a $10 gold coin. The stories from there seem to conflict with the facts, however, and Megan Smolenyak of Honoring Our Ancestors is offering a $1000 for the first proof of what became of Ellis Island's true Annie Moore. Read on for details.

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