My grandfather was too young and his older sister would not talk about it
Kathleen you could try some of these...make a search of ellis island records.
familysearch.org
polishroots.org/gendobry/gendobry_index.htm
rtrfoundation.org
nancy.polishsite.us
Try name searches you'd be supprised what you may find.......
.Good luck and Merry Christmas