tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post1319453945646631772..comments2023-11-16T11:29:49.892-05:00Comments on UpFront with NGS: Ellis Island -- Names were NOT changed! A very persistent myth perpetuated in our genealogical world ...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087332931826888271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post-76438858135056544632013-08-12T11:50:04.683-04:002013-08-12T11:50:04.683-04:00I find that very interesting. We were always told ...I find that very interesting. We were always told that my husbands family name (arabic) was changed when in the 1890's they arrived from what was Syria (and is now Lebanon) and their American name would be ACEE pronounced the same as the writer of the above article (ACE-EE). Very interesting that we have the same name - and they came thru the same place - but from different lands with the same new name. <br />Intelligent Expressionshttp://intelligentexpressions.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com