Decide what country you are coming from. Use the table below to choose a country that you want to immigrate from.
| Italy | |
| Russia | |
| Hungary (1905-1931) | |
| Austria (1905-1931) | |
| Austria-Hungary (1892-1904) | |
| Germany | |
| Ireland | |
| Sweden | |
| Greece | |
| Norway | |
| Ottoman Empire | |
| Scotland | |
| The West Indies | |
| Poland (1892-1897and1920-1931) | |
| Portugal | |
| France (Including Corsica) | |
| Denmark | |
| Romania (1892-1897) | |
| The Netherlands | |
| Spain | |
| Belgium | |
| Czechoslovakia (1920-1931) | |
| Bulgaria (1901-1931) | |
| Wales | |
| Yugoslavia (1920-1931) | |
| Finland (1920-1931) | |
| Switzerland | |
After you have decided what country you are from, pick a name for yourself that corresponds to your country from this site. Find your country from the list on the web page and click on it to display the names.
Ellis Island is also known as a place where people changed their names; however, this is largely legend. It is said that if the immigration officer could not spell the original name, they would come up with an approximation, or something shorter or simpler, such as "Ellen Pollock" for "Helena Polonowycz". This is said to have been especially common when the newcomer couldn't read and write English.
Write down your information on the index card provided to you during class. You will need the index card to complete the next section of the assignment.
