Immigration Museum NYC | Tenement Museum
German immigrants John and Caroline Schneider served their community by running Schneider’s Lager Beer Saloon from 1864-1886 at 97 Orchard Street. Explore the story of the Schneider family and the role of small businesses amidst wars, depressions, and changing laws on our 3A: Schneiders tour. In 1869, Joseph and Rachel Moore were a young Black family making their home in a Lower Manhattan tenement. Explore the story of the Moore family and the experience of Black New Yorkers in a city transformed by the turbulent aftermath of the Civil War on our 4A: Moores tour. Fleeing famine conditions in Ireland, Joseph and Bridget Moore arrived in America in the mid-1860s with their children at a time when many did not welcome Irish newcomers. Explore the story of the Moore family and their complex Irish American identity on our 2A: Moores tour. During the Panic of 1873, Natalie Gumpertz, a German-Jewish immigrant, was suddenly left to raise and provide for her three daughters in a time of crisis.