What Was Hospital Hygiene Like On Ellis Island
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Date: 2022-12-29
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DJ
If all that is presented here is true, I am much more impressed with the Ellis Island experience. Before now it sounded so cruel and indiscriminate but now it doesn't appear quite so mean to me. My maternal grandmother and grandfather both came through Ellis Island. I regret not being mature enough to ask them everything before they passed. It is at least good that their health and other things were far more considerate, although tough, than I thought. Thank you very much for this video.
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If all that is presented here is true, I am much more impressed with the Ellis Island experience. Before now it sounded so cruel and indiscriminate but now it doesn't appear quite so mean to me. My maternal grandmother and grandfather both came through Ellis Island. I regret not being mature enough to ask them everything before they passed. It is at least good that their health and other things were far more considerate, although tough, than I thought. Thank you very much for this video.
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Cat
Both sets of maternal grandparents came through Ellis from Sicily and Germany. I've been a few times as I lived in NJ. Walking through that building was overwhelming just now, I couldn't imagine when it was packed wall to wall with people, speaking so many foreign languages, the uncertainty of it all.
But Opa (eventhough my great grandfather) was a bad boy and left a little graffiti that is still visible today.
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Both sets of maternal grandparents came through Ellis from Sicily and Germany. I've been a few times as I lived in NJ. Walking through that building was overwhelming just now, I couldn't imagine when it was packed wall to wall with people, speaking so many foreign languages, the uncertainty of it all.
But Opa (eventhough my great grandfather) was a bad boy and left a little graffiti that is still visible today.
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Romeoslover
My Mothers entire family came through Ellis Island at one point or another. The only Person gained that I know of was my grandmother, who had Scarlet Fever. She stayed in one the infirmaries until she was well. She was about 4 years old or so. She told me, much later as an adult, that the only really bad thing about it was being separated from family members scared her.
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My Mothers entire family came through Ellis Island at one point or another. The only Person gained that I know of was my grandmother, who had Scarlet Fever. She stayed in one the infirmaries until she was well. She was about 4 years old or so. She told me, much later as an adult, that the only really bad thing about it was being separated from family members scared her.
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Melissa
A lot of last names DID change back in the day while immigrating. not on purpose but mainly because the people immigrating couldn't read or write and that usually meant they couldn't spell their names so the recorder just had to do the best they could. Anyone that's done any in depth ancestry research, has probably encountered a spelling change of the name in the link.
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A lot of last names DID change back in the day while immigrating. not on purpose but mainly because the people immigrating couldn't read or write and that usually meant they couldn't spell their names so the recorder just had to do the best they could. Anyone that's done any in depth ancestry research, has probably encountered a spelling change of the name in the link.
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Ben
If I was forced to take a test in Spanish, I would without a doubt get the results of a illiterate toddler. That's unfair that we gave that entry test to some foreign speaking immigrants. They should at least get a English class before hand to see how well they adapt and learn. just trying to put myself back into the time era.
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If I was forced to take a test in Spanish, I would without a doubt get the results of a illiterate toddler. That's unfair that we gave that entry test to some foreign speaking immigrants. They should at least get a English class before hand to see how well they adapt and learn. just trying to put myself back into the time era.
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education
You have a mental defect because you dont speak our superior language of English that we brought over with our forceful, not so intelligent immigrants and inflicted it on the Mexicans and Native Americans already living here, when we decided to kill and take over the attitude seriously still gets me every time
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You have a mental defect because you dont speak our superior language of English that we brought over with our forceful, not so intelligent immigrants and inflicted it on the Mexicans and Native Americans already living here, when we decided to kill and take over the attitude seriously still gets me every time
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Lisa
I know for sure that my Grandfather came here as Sophocles Demetroules and since the person checking him in could not speak Greek and he could not speak their language or English they recorded him into Ellis Island as Frank Davis and we have family paper work to prove it. It is not a myth.
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I know for sure that my Grandfather came here as Sophocles Demetroules and since the person checking him in could not speak Greek and he could not speak their language or English they recorded him into Ellis Island as Frank Davis and we have family paper work to prove it. It is not a myth.
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Mel
I was told by my grandparents that my surname comes from and american bastardization of a polish insult.
It really fits. I'm obviously not going to prove it for my own safety, clearly, but i have to believe there were indeed name changes.
Maybe not officially changed.
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I was told by my grandparents that my surname comes from and american bastardization of a polish insult.
It really fits. I'm obviously not going to prove it for my own safety, clearly, but i have to believe there were indeed name changes.
Maybe not officially changed.
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Weesel71
The ship at 9: 45 is a former Chesapeake Bay excursion vessel which ended up as the EXODUS ship in 1947 (see the sign. As I recall, there is quite a convoluted story from the Chesapeake Bay to Israel. For any history buffs who may be interested in this little tidbit.
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The ship at 9: 45 is a former Chesapeake Bay excursion vessel which ended up as the EXODUS ship in 1947 (see the sign. As I recall, there is quite a convoluted story from the Chesapeake Bay to Israel. For any history buffs who may be interested in this little tidbit.
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robokeet
My family came from the Caribbean to the states in the 80s and I was the first kid to be born here. I'm glad they didn't have to go through this. Coming to America was hard/bad enough, I can't imagine how it would have been if it were any time earlier than the 80s.
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My family came from the Caribbean to the states in the 80s and I was the first kid to be born here. I'm glad they didn't have to go through this. Coming to America was hard/bad enough, I can't imagine how it would have been if it were any time earlier than the 80s.
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the
They did in some cases change names at Ellis island. my great-grandfather name was Nadorcas and it was changed to Dorca when he arrived in 1900. not sure how often that happened but I know of quite a lot of cases were they changed people's names
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They did in some cases change names at Ellis island. my great-grandfather name was Nadorcas and it was changed to Dorca when he arrived in 1900. not sure how often that happened but I know of quite a lot of cases were they changed people's names
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nolifekrk
My great grandmother and her family were travelling to the USA in the beginning of XX century. They didn't know English but they stayed for a while there. In my opinion the conditions in this hospital were quite high related to period. :)
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My great grandmother and her family were travelling to the USA in the beginning of XX century. They didn't know English but they stayed for a while there. In my opinion the conditions in this hospital were quite high related to period. :)
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Danielle
Getting the names changed at Ellis Island to Americanize the pronunciation was very much not a myth. My family went from Cerbaso to Ciribassi -- all because they based it off of the verbal pronunciation of the person in front of the clerk.
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Getting the names changed at Ellis Island to Americanize the pronunciation was very much not a myth. My family went from Cerbaso to Ciribassi -- all because they based it off of the verbal pronunciation of the person in front of the clerk.
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Grant
1: 30 minutes in you guys mentioned that the renaming of immigrants was a myth, but that simply is not the cause. I actually dated a girl who was descended from polish Jews and her ancestors name was changed from Kabolowitz to Horowitz
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1: 30 minutes in you guys mentioned that the renaming of immigrants was a myth, but that simply is not the cause. I actually dated a girl who was descended from polish Jews and her ancestors name was changed from Kabolowitz to Horowitz
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Melissa
Ummm the part about Name Changes is Not a Myth. I have ancestors on Both sides with name changes. 8 children were split up in orphanages in Canada & New York. Which is one of the reasons we have hit a wall in some of our lineage.
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Ummm the part about Name Changes is Not a Myth. I have ancestors on Both sides with name changes. 8 children were split up in orphanages in Canada & New York. Which is one of the reasons we have hit a wall in some of our lineage.
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sasha
The reality is up until 1800 the Europeans would not know what hygeine was if it hit them in the face. Its strange how they are now probably the most hygienic in the world while the rest of the world is what they were.
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The reality is up until 1800 the Europeans would not know what hygeine was if it hit them in the face. Its strange how they are now probably the most hygienic in the world while the rest of the world is what they were.
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Evelyn
My grandfather's surname was changed when he immigrated from Germany. It was an inpronouncible Jewish name, and with the Reich on the rise, it was changed.
But I think it was changed prior to Ellis Island.
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My grandfather's surname was changed when he immigrated from Germany. It was an inpronouncible Jewish name, and with the Reich on the rise, it was changed.
But I think it was changed prior to Ellis Island.
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Vivian
You asked for questions. Here's one. What were the different classes served, food wise and drink, aboard the great ship? Was it different from other ships at the time? Thank you for your informative programs.
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You asked for questions. Here's one. What were the different classes served, food wise and drink, aboard the great ship? Was it different from other ships at the time? Thank you for your informative programs.
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Pete
Officials at the Ellis Island facility did INDEED change last names they could not pronounce. My great grandpa arrived at Ellis Island from Sicily and his last name was Gioia, they ended up changing it to Joyere.
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Officials at the Ellis Island facility did INDEED change last names they could not pronounce. My great grandpa arrived at Ellis Island from Sicily and his last name was Gioia, they ended up changing it to Joyere.
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james
I had a great great maternal grandfather who arrived in 1848 from Ireland. At least he could speak English but he was illiterate and got a job as a gardener. I'm not sure if Ellis Island existed in 1848?
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I had a great great maternal grandfather who arrived in 1848 from Ireland. At least he could speak English but he was illiterate and got a job as a gardener. I'm not sure if Ellis Island existed in 1848?
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