GermanAmericans are the largest selfreported ancestry group within the United States, accounting for roughly 49 million people... but there is one persistent falsehood about the names of those who entered Ellis Island, and it might just have you rethinking your last name too.

Episode 106 | #germany #usa #germanamerican #americaningermany #ancestry #germanancestry #genealogy #genealogyresearch #ellisisland #emigration #imigration #immigrant #migration #migrant #comingtoamerica #german #germanancestry #america #livingabroad | Filmed April 22nd, 2023

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00:00 Intro
01:59 The Issue with a Ship's Manifest Destiny
05:28 We don't give Ellis Island officials enough credit
07:35 How easy was it to assume an alias?
10:19 Why would a German change their name?

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