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• Ancestry.com - Name Changes at Ellis Island: Fact or Fiction?

  From Ancestry Magazine, July/August 2001

• Ancestry.com - The Myth of Ellis Island Name Changes

  Article from Dick Eastman Online

• Genealogy.com - They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island

  Article by Donna Przecha.

• ILW.com -American Names: Declaring Independence

  Article by Marian L. Smith.

• Names: All About Them

  Scroll a third of the way down the page for an excerpt from Ellis Island's Myths and Misconceptions regarding name changes at Ellis Island.

• Our Name Was Changed at Ellis Island - Dispelling the Myth of Ellis Island Name Changes

  By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide

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

• Why U Can't Find Your Ancestors Misspeld Knames — A Commun Probblem for Reeserchors

  From RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees.