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Genealogical Musings: The "Our Name Was Changed at Ellis Island" Myth

Genealogy.com - They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island

Article by Donna Przecha.

GovDocs to the Rescue! Debunking an Immigration Myth

ILW.com -American Names: Declaring Independence

Article by Marian L. Smith.

The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Part III: Name Changes, Setting the Record Straight : Greek News

The Ellis Island Myth - Genealogy and Family History - D. Joshua Taylor

A concise explanation of the "my name was changed at Ellis Island" myth.

The Myth of Ellis Island and Other Tales of Origin

By Dara Horn, on the Jewish tradition of changing names and inventing roots.

They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island

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.

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

By Philip Sutton, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library.

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.