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Genealogical Musings: The "Our Name Was Changed at Ellis Island" Myth
Our Name Was Changed at Ellis Island - Dispelling the Myth of Ellis Island Name Changes
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Part III: Name Changes, Setting the Record Straight : Greek
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The Ellis Island Myth - Genealogy and Family History - D. Joshua Taylor
A concise explanation of the "my name was changed at Ellis Island" myth.
By Dara Horn, on the Jewish tradition of changing names and inventing roots.
Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was)
From the New York Public Library, by Philip Sutton, Milstein Division of United States History, Local
History and Genealogy.
Your family name did not come from a mistake at Ellis Island
Brief podcast explaining why names were not changed at Ellis Island despite the popular and enduring
myth.
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