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Voices of the American Dream: The Ellis Island Story NEW
What would cause thousands of people to give up a way of life, leaving their homelands and, sometimes, their family members behind to come to foreign shores? You will find out with Dianne Moran by dressing in turn of the century clothing, showing your personal documents to the bureaucrats and waiting as the commissioners decide your fate. Will you be allowed to stay in America or be deported back to your homeland? To remember your experiences, you will keep a journal and complete your personal family history on a parchment family tree.
| Format | Costs | Grade Level(s) | Curriculum Connections |
| Workshop | Cost for 3 Classrooms x 1 session: $630 | Grade 3 - Grade 12 | Character Education History / Social Studies Storytelling Theater |
About Moran, Dianne
Dianne Moran is an award winning folklorist and naturalist who has taught audiences professionally for 37 years, including 23 years at the St. Louis Zoo. She lives deep in an Ozark forest where she is free to enjoy nature at its best. Her programs reflect her passion of history and include Mountain Dulcimer, relic displays, and live animals which serve as metaphors for her historic tales. Dianne tours the country with her living history programs and as a Chautauqua Scholar. She has produced numerous CDs, tapes, and videos.
All Programs by Moran, Dianne
- Amazing Creatures (Performance)
- Amazing Creatures (Residency)
- Amazing Creatures (Workshop)
- Civil War Diary (Performance)
- Civil War Diary (Residency)
- Civil War Diary (Workshop)
- Colonial Peasant Woman (Performance)
- Colonial Peasant Woman (Residency)
- Colonial Peasant Woman (Workshop)
- Earth Woman Stories (Performance)
- Lewis and Clark's Sacagawea (Performance)
- Lewis and Clark's Sacagawea (Residency)
- Lewis and Clark's Sacagawea (Workshop)
- Missouri, Eyes to the West (Performance)
- Missouri, Eyes to the West (Residency)
- Missouri, Eyes to the West (Workshop)
- Revolutionary War in St. Louis (Performance)
- Revolutionary War in St. Louis! (Residency)
- Revolutionary War in St. Louis! (Workshop)
- Voices of the American Dream: The Ellis Island Story (Performance)
- Voices of the American Dream: The Ellis Island Story (Workshop) - This Program
- Voices of the American Dream: The Ellis Island Story (Residency)

