Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was)

Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was).

Here's a question I ask in EVERY class I conduct:  How many people here had their family's name changed at Ellis Island.  Without exaggeration, nearly 75% of the hands go up in the air!

I do my best to describe pretty much exactly what you'll find in the article, but there's always at least one person who insists otherwise!

Well, at least I tried.

The real lesson they need to learn is SPELLING DOESN'T COUNT!!

Was your family's name changed at Ellis Island???

Thanks to Judy G. Russell, "The Legal Genealogist," for posting this on Facebook and giving me yet another subject to post!!

English: Immigrants entering the United States through Ellis Island, the main immigrant entry facility of the United States from 1892 to 1954. Español: Inmigrantes entran a los Estados Unidos a traves de la Isla Ellis, el mayor lugar de entrada a los Estados Unidos entre 1892 y 1954. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ellis Island as seen from the Circle Line Ferry from Battery Park to Liberty Island. Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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