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Baltimore Immigration Museum, Baltimore, MD

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Baltimore Immigration Museum

Small museum in a 1904 immigrant house in Locust Point, focused on Baltimore's role as an immigrant port.

1308 Beason Street, Locust Point, Baltimore, MD 21230 · Baltimore, MD

About Baltimore Immigration Museum

The museum occupies the Immigrant House at 1308 Beason Street, a church-owned building that opened in 1904 to shelter newly arrived European immigrants. Its exhibits cover Baltimore's immigration history in the 1800s and early 1900s, the city's importance as a port of entry, and the ethnic groups that began their American lives there. Galleries show travel scenes, steamship advertising, and emigrant records. Visitors can also read immigrant letters and research ancestors through a free genealogy database. Volunteers help run the museum, and the site is supported by donations and brick sales.

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