You should do a story on Angel Island. It was known as Ellis Island of the west and sits in the San Francisco Bay. Most folks don't know about it because of always being in the shadow of Ellis Island. Thanks for all you do here.

@Raja-bz4yw

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@arthas640

2 жыл бұрын

The west coast also used quarantine ships like big cities on the east coast. I forget the name but there were also similar islands to angel island or Ellis island in the Puget sound.

@obbor4

2 жыл бұрын

And on that side of the country you would have had a lot of people coming in from Asia. I can imagine the treatment of those immigrants was probably worse...

@migue4793

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Angel Island is often forgotten. Immigrants coming from Latin America and Asia mostly came through Angel Island. I sometimes hear people say "send those foreigners home", but what they don't realize is most of oir ancestors came here with a dream in mind.

@debbieschultz9768

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been to Angel Island

My Great Grandfather was part of that 2% rejected because an ear infection he caught in the ship. He was send alone to Argentina, he was only 16. In a positive note I'm alive thanks to that ear infection :)

@PrincessKaren

Жыл бұрын

How?

@user-wh8mg4gh8d

Ай бұрын

Bob HOPE and his family came from England and he didn't want to have a shot and he went nuts

@user-wh8mg4gh8d

Ай бұрын

Bob HOPE and his family came from England and he didn't want to have a shot and he went nuts

My grandfather came over from France as an infant. He was later sold the a Scottish family because his parents had such a hard time keeping work. He went on to be an officers cook in the army during WWII, bought a huge corn farm where he and my gram raised 3 children, 1 of those was adopted, and he was a mechanical engineer helping to build 3 Mile Island and the St Laurence Seaway. I hope you do a video on what life was like on the transports and for those quarentined on Ellis; what they ate too 😀

Every time I listen to your vids I feel like I'm listening to a history channel doc, I love your narration 😁

@jonathanbarnes3128

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@JohnSmith-rw2yn

2 жыл бұрын

Better than the "history" channel now. Aliens, Pawn Stars, Swamps, Hitlers secret sex life. Load of rubbish! Weird History is on point.

@yee3771

2 жыл бұрын

Who is this mystery man?!??

@kalebragnath9690

2 жыл бұрын

Think that’s the point

@anonymousindividual0

2 жыл бұрын

@@yee3771 That’s what I want to know lol

I remember visiting Ellis island when I was on a field trip back in the 3rd grade! Not all of the island was accessible and some of the exhibits were closed but it was still an exciting visit. I think one of the custodial workers there was giving my class a short lecture about some of the exhibits we couldn’t see that day and shared some of the more interesting places to see while we were there.

In 1988 I was given a in-depth tour of Ellis Island in order to document the Coast Guard's use of the island as a training facility during World War II.There were a couple of rooms where the walls had the different signal flags painted on them so the Coast Guardsmen could learn how to read them. What I found amazing was that there were still large areas filled with personal possessions of immigrants that were never claimed - including player pianos. The other interesting part of my tour was seeing the medical wings which included autopsy theaters where doctors from New York would come over and watch the autopsies.

Make a video about Transylvanian history and culture and Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.

@limhan3209

2 жыл бұрын

Dracula was based on Vlad the impaler

@theladamongmen481

2 жыл бұрын

We needed it like yesterday.

@elizabethc.alvarez5418

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yesssss

@syelamay7508

2 жыл бұрын

Omg yes

@Nikienickie

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion

One big myth is the Titanic was supposed to come to Ellis Island, when it was actually supposed to go to Pier 59 in New York!

Grandparents came through Ellis Island. It was a HUGE process.

My grandmother (we called her Nonni) was sent through Ellis Island from Italy in 1914 after becoming an orphan through horrific circumstances, witnessing the murders of her parents in Sicily. She was sent to live in the US with extended family who she’d never met, just a month after her parents were buried. She was only 8 years old. The nuns took the risk that she would be allowed to enter since she had relatives already in the US. Otherwise her prospects for survival in Sicily were grim at best. Unfortunately her US (distant) family sponsors didn’t have proof of financial resources showing their ability to support her as guardians. As a result she was held for 3 weeks while the family got things together with help from the local parish priest. Most Americans don’t realize that many thousands of unaccompanied children came through Ellis Island. Some were sponsored by US family members, some by charities but many were stowaways-usually orphans-searching for a better life. I can’t imagine how terrifying it was for a little girl who just watched the brutal murders of her parents, being forced to leave her younger sisters behind then placed on a ship bound for an unknown place, alone, to live with total strangers, but only after and if she passed an inspection given by people she couldn’t understand and who couldn’t understand her either (she only knew how to say a few words the nuns taught her). My Nonni was incredibly strong, brave and resilient. She learned English while working as a school janitor and eventually became a teacher herself. She had married my grandfather in 1921 when she was only 15 and went on to have 9 children (2 of whom died in childhood), before being widowed at 38 while still raising her youngest kids at home. All of her kids went on to college and became contributing members of the community, with all 5 sons serving in the military. Her family eventually grew to include 21 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren, whose included educators, doctors, musicians, therapists, business owners, lawyers, construction contractors, scientists, artists, producers, architects, government officials, nurses, mathematicians, pilots, bankers, accountants and engineers. My Nonni came from nothing, was sent to the US with less than nothing and lived with distant relatives who didn’t want her since she was another mouth to feed and they could barely feed themselves. She was successful because of hard work, dedication and sheer determination to make a better life for herself. And for every story like hers there are literally thousands more-of children who arrived without permission and weren’t immediately turned away but rather were held until they located family or a charity groups or even private citizens offered to adopt or place them in a private group home.

My great grandma, Eva came through there. They were all so brave and strong.

@dietischlampe1327

2 жыл бұрын

where did she immigrate from?

Grandfather, Great grandmother, and Great Uncle immigrated together from England after WWII and they went through Ellis Island. I can't imagine how big the crowds were.

names WERE indeed changed! my oldest 2 children's ancestors were changed from Probst to Brobst. 2 brothers from germany by the name of Probst came to Ellis. the clerk misspelled it, changing it to Brobst. every brobst comes from those 2 brothers.

@enternamehere544

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but they didnt completely switch the names, like snijder to green, simple mistake, they arent in control of the names, and they couldve told him how to spell it

@paulherman5822

2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was an immigrant. His name got changed by the US Army. Apparently, someone couldn't pronounce Ewalt Malinowski, so it got changed to the name of his brother-in-law. Paul Herman.

@siennastergiou1711

2 жыл бұрын

Thànk you! Wànted 2 comment but honestly "chickened out". Of obvious Hellenic decent, the names of my forefathers were not "changed" Chatzipapadimitrakopoulos is definitely a mouthful even 2day. So there are plenty of Chatzis, papas, poulos and best case scenario Dimitrakopoulos😂

@TheFoxyBard

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. My great grandparents moved from Russia to Canada to America. In Russia, their name was Dobrodub, in Canada it was changed to Dobrovitch, and in America it was changed to Dubrove. I also have a friend who doesn't know his great grandfather's original name because it was changed to Brayman. The guy at immigration misunderstood him and wrote down the city he sailed from (Bremen) as his name. Name changes absolutely happened. In many cases it was due to misunderstandings, but I'm convinced that in other cases it was a deliberate attempt to "Americanize" the new arrivals. I'm sure this is an honest mistake on Weird History's part, but I feel that it needs to be corrected.

@krystalpennell

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! The names were changed when they got here, many times unfortunately

My grandpa came over by a boat at the young age of 14! He was from England. This was in the late 1890s early 1900s

My Great Grandparents came through Ellis Island in 1913 so I found this really interesting. I have also been to Ellis Island and looked up their immigration details in the records department. I would recommend anyone who is interested in their family history visit Ellis Island if you ever find yourself in NewYork. Thank you Weird History.

A new knowledge.. Thanks for this.. For an idea for a medical topic : How about How scientists transition from Alchemy to modern chemistry? or something related.. More power..

@brennaeidenier6537

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome to me.

@gram.

2 жыл бұрын

What about covering the meeting of the Polynesian Pulaongdese tribe?

@Ghost12314

2 жыл бұрын

@@gram. what about the meeting of the Polynesian pulaongdese naked tribe?

@nedludd7622

2 жыл бұрын

Below, Homie I is another scumbag advertiser who just gives a link with no explanation. That is always the case and is click bait and it repeats this in many threads. These assholes should always be reported.

@suhocidal

2 жыл бұрын

@@gram. deez nuts stfu

You ALWAYS make history so interesting

What a pleasure it is to listen to you,, sir.. Giving us a wide range subjects. I find them interesting. Very entertaining. You have yet to bored the hell out of me.

A history of Wallachia would be awesome!

My grandparents came through Ellis Island from Italy

Actually, a friend of mine who's Grandmother came through Ellis Island from Sicily had her last name recorded as Palermo the city/region from were she came. The family still use's Palermo as their surname.

@beckywaytoomuch

2 жыл бұрын

Same for my Italian side. They definitely changed names.

Man, this is something else. It's hardly ever talked about. Though millions of immigrants passed through Ellis Island, little is known about the health of their wellbeing and such.

@arthas640

2 жыл бұрын

That's weird. We were taught about it in most history classes when I was a kid starting in middle school in washington. It was even specifically mentioned in our state history class since that involved the settlers moving her in the 1800s and they mentioned similar west coast island processing centers and quarantine ports

@inthelandofmorethansmall7582

Жыл бұрын

Even back then there was a process. They needed money and a place to stay before they could even come over. They stayed with friends and family. They went out IMMEDIATELY searching for work. Now they get cell phones and fancy airplane flights and fancy hotels and TONS of fancy food that "don't like" which goes to waste every single day. Now we let them in no matter what. Back then at least we checked for criminal history and diseases. Now we let in whoever whenever however. To the tune of 11 Million Illegal Immigrants that we pay for and do not work. Even a modest estimate would say that 35% of them are criminals. But nah... let's use the excuse that "mUh, bAcK tHeN wE lEt eVerYoNe iN!" Which never was the truth to begin with.

Thanks weird history for teaching us things that are rarely taught in class and available in some history books. Great content

This is so amazing. You guys impress me more and more with each video that you upload. I work in the medical field so this is especially interesting to me. I would love to hear more about the history of substance abuse treatment and especially drug abuse during the wars. Like the soldiers that came home with opiate addictions during Vietnam or the use of amphetamines during World War II.

The French writer Céline wrote a great book, "Journey to the End of the Night". He went through Ellis Island 20's, and as a doctor he was recruited to work there. He has one or two chapters about his experience. It is quite an insight. Céline was aware of the need for cleanliness. He had written a thesis on Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis who was among the first to stress the need for an antiseptic approach. If American medical staff were not aware, then they had not been paying attention. Another possibility is that the channel got it wrong.

I never knew that any particular health measure were taken at Ellis Island.. I LOVE this channel! Even with topics I am well-educated on I ALWAYS learn something new!!!

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...

my nana josephine went through this. it’s so interesting. thank you for making this!

Thanks for this! 🛁

Thank you for this video ! 😊🌹

My mother's parents came through the Island (but not at the same time). My grandmother had to have someone sponser her (her sister was living here by then) Her sister got sick during grandma's voyage and wasn't able to pick her up, so grandma was put into the hospital for a few days before they threatened to send her back. Fortunetally my aunt got better intime to pick her up, but even she had to be checked out to make sure she was healthy enough. BTW my grandmother was 13 when she came here. (Ireland).

@PADARM

2 жыл бұрын

my Great Grandfather was rejected. he was only 16. the rest of his family stayed in USA and they send him to Argentina

@cas4040

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma was as well, back in the 1910’s. She had to be sponsored, she came over without her parents she was just a young teenager. I can’t imagine how brave all of these people were. My grandfather also came over as a teen and immediately went into the Army for WWI when he turned 18

My paternal great-great grandparents emigrated from Germany sometime in the early 1900's, and so likely passed through Ellis Island.

@ogfox9803

2 жыл бұрын

My great great grandpa immigrated from Sweden and pass through Ellis Island on his way to Minnestoa

Thanks for sharing😊

Hygiene there in those days was exactly like it is in either Arkansas or Maine today !

My father's parents (and older brother) arrived at Ellis Island around 1895. Apparently, they made it through because I never heard anything to the contrary. My grandmother never really learned how to speak English, but my grandfather, I'm told, knew English and about 9 other languages and could probably answer questions or translate things for her. BTW, I have an idea of how it feels to go to a foreign country with little to know knowledge of the language. I went to Israel in 1969 not yet able to speak Hebrew. Fortunately, many people spoke English and I had books with me (not like today with translating apps on your phone). Believe me, I learned that language quickly.

Awesome video as always

Thanks you .great history Channel

One of my either 3 or 4x great grandmother came through. She changed her name and age to get away from the Irish Potato Famine.

@MrAledro84

2 жыл бұрын

Low lie the field of athenry 🎵❤🇮🇪

This is a damn good episode, Weird History! 😎😎

My maternal great grandparents went through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. It was a very moving experience to find the records of their arrival from the digitized records that I got copies of. I don't know if any of us could go through the trials ,tribulations and anxiety they went through not sure they would even be allowed to pass through to the mainland. Thank goodness the majority of them were able to pass and what a relief it wads when it was over.

some of my family came through ellis island, and they DID change our name, to the name of the town we were coming from in norway.

@sweetsweatypeaches1328

2 жыл бұрын

Our name was changed too I have proof lol

@raze3297

2 жыл бұрын

Name changes did occur, which is is where the myth originated from, but they weren't changed at Ellis Island. They didn't even write down names there; they just verified the details listed on the ship's manifest. Name changes, assuming they weren't a mistake, were usually done by the immigrants themselves before they left, often to make it easier to spell or because they were concerned about discrimination due to their "ethnic-sounding" names. www.nypl.org/blog/2013/07/02/name-changes-ellis-island

@NorthernGreenEyes

2 жыл бұрын

@@raze3297 Thank you!

I love this channel.

Both of my great grandparents came here from Ireland in the early 1900s through Ellis Island. I just found out recently that my mom and her cousins had their names added to the plaque of immigrants there as a present for their parents. So my great grandparents’ names are at Ellis Island.

@lisaenglert3202

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too. I have a etching of it from when I’ve been there. Very cool

I'm a Land Surveyor so if you did a video on the "Weird History" of the Mason-Dixon Line then you'd be one cool ass muja muja in my book! Ya know, because it's probably America's most famous property line & what not.

@stelladonaconfredobutler9459

2 жыл бұрын

yeah!!!!

My immigrant Norwegian grandfather was one of the doctors examining those coming through Ellis.

My great grandparents came through here from Italy and Sicily ❤️

My great grandfather died in this hospital. He arrived with tuberculosis and died there and buried in an unmarked grave. The rest of the family was allowed in though. Imagine leaving your father or married partner while being allowed in the country. My great grandmother never recovered from her loss.

@Gintsumi

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of the people in this country are descendants of pain. I hope we all move forward with this in mind and love each other more.

My great great grandparents came from Europe on the same ship, but they didn't know each other then. They met some years later in Chicago.

those gloveless doctors touched peoples eyes? that's like the number one way to get sick

@ChristelVinot

2 жыл бұрын

@Echo Echo Are you insinuating immigrants no longer have to go through medical checks? If so, why do you think this?

@ChristelVinot

2 жыл бұрын

@Echo Echo You didn't answer my question.

@FC-hj9ub

2 жыл бұрын

They didn't care

@ChristelVinot

2 жыл бұрын

@Echo Echo You really think immigrants don't have health inspections anymore?

Back in 2019, my grandson and I had the opportunity to visit Ellis Island and see the buildings that the immigrants were processed in, it was mind boggling. If you ever get such a chance, please make time for a visit. We only had a few days in the city and we tried to see as much as we could but we didn’t even scrape the surface, history wise.

Excellent!

My family changed their name from Von Hoffmann to Hoffman when they came to the US from Austria. I know names were changed when people migrated to America because of what happened with my family when they came. Although I do believe that was a choice my family made rather than something that was forced upon them.

I would love to hear more about life/hygiene/other conditions on those steamships!

My grandmother, Sasha Best came through about 1912. I have researched her entry with no luck. They could have written Besh, which is how it is pronounced, but still have not found her on the lists.

Not entirely true about the name changes. I have several relatives on mine and my ex-husbands family tree that came from Russia, Poland and Czeckoslovakia that had their names changed. One example: Miroslav was changed to Myron. He was my father in law.

@crmbaker

2 жыл бұрын

When I was in school in NYC a classmate from the West Indies told me her Grandparents surname was changed at Ellis Island.

@tiffinwonderland7243

2 жыл бұрын

My family's name was also changed. It was only by one letter but they still changed it. I always thought it was by mistake because both letters sound the same.

@judykline891

2 жыл бұрын

WHAT IS THE CHECH REPUBLIC OF CHINA??????

Love this

My Grandfather and my grandmother came from Italy through Ellis Island in 1900. 😁

My grandparents were born in Italy 🇮🇹 my father is first generation born in America in 1948

My great grandmother's parents went thru Ellis Island in 1899 and 1901. Her mother was a stow away and detained for a few days, then released. Then my great grandfather in 1911. They were Italian immigrants from Venafro and Luzzano. The rest of my family have been in the US since the 1600s and 1700s.

My mother was a WW 2 war bride. That's all I know. Now everyone is gone, there's no one to ask.

@Gintsumi

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you can find a way to get information. I'm sure there is a lot to learn from your mom's story. Wishing you luck with this!

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. :)

My grandpa and his brother came over through Ellis Island in the 30’s. Their name is on the circular wall, I got to see it last summer. Ellis island is a must if you visit New York City

My grandpa Joe came in the early 1900’s and a young boy. Somehow, the family name got changed from Sharpless to Sharples.

Does weird history have a video on the Bermuda Triangle 🤔

I knew my adopted great grandfather did after WW1. At that time in modern day Ukraine, his village was targeted by the Russian Tsar and his family where he brought people over as a sponsor later on also helped all his siblings to get into The United States, he was 82 when he passed from a fatal stroke in 1971.

My Great Great Grandpa came from Norway to Ellis Island. His name actually was changed by officials, from Ole Jurgen Stainson to George Stevenson, my Grandma heard it straight from his mouth.

Teddy knows best. If he didn't made any instructions to improve hygiene and safety, then our medical protocols would have been mediocre at best and cost lives.

My Italian great grandparents went through Ellis island and settled in PA, and my German great grandma went through Ellis to New Jersey. ❤️

Yes I had family that went through Ellis Island..from Ireland and East Europe.

And I though migrating my account from Google + was a hassle...

I don't know how my dad's parents got through, as they spoke no English. They wouldn't let my dad or his siblings speak Italian once they were born.

@baeblade3818

2 жыл бұрын

i get it but that's so sad 😭 bless them

@danamichelle1290

2 жыл бұрын

Stories like those amaze me. I can't express how much I admire and respect the bravery. These days, we can't get one state over without extensive googling and GPS.

@M00nageDaydream83

2 жыл бұрын

My great grandparents also came from Italy, and spoke little to no English. My great grandfather was a landscaper for a wealthy businessman and he learned English quickly. My grandmother was the first child born in America (she was one of 8) and she grew up speaking little to no Italian. Its crazy how quickly people adapted to American lifestyles (whether by choice or because it was safer to "fit in".)

Want to learn more about the history of ostomies: colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy. The evolving bags people got to wear on their body to “catch” whatever Ostomy they had. I know it didn’t start pretty… but who came up with the ostomy anyway and how and when? How were people treated in the old days? How did the material progress?

Actually the changing of names did happen to a small number of immigrants. I had a friend in highschool who's family came thru Ellis island before WW2 broke out when Hitler was invading Poland. His grandfather's last name was changed by a person on Ellis island. He said it was only changed cause the person couldn't understand him thru his polish accent. It was basically spelled with an ES now instead of ei or something. The family still pronounces it with polish way but they spell it now the butchered way.

@esterherschkovich6499

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that too..

@garycarpenter2980

Жыл бұрын

What is the family name I bet I couldn't pronounce it

Weird history is always in search of the strange mystery.

Please make more Ellis island videos!!

My great-grandmother, grandpa, great-aunt and great-uncle came through Ellis Island from the UK in 1923. I have photos of the ship and the manifest. The other side of my family came long before Ellis and helped settle Staten Island.

I would absolutely love a video about GE Kincaid finding supposed ancient Egyptian artifacts in the Grand Canyon and the Smithsonian supposed cover-up. It's always really interested me

Dig this channel!!

My great grandparents did! Though they went back to Ireland and here I am!

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.

My paternal grandparents came through Ellis Island at the beginning of the 20th century when they immigrated from Sweden. My maternal great-grandparents came to the United States in the mid-1800s because of the potato famine in Ireland

My Great Grandparents came through Ellis Island from Sicily

Next chapter: Angel Island, the Ellis Island of the west?

@sherris.2402

2 жыл бұрын

I had four sets of great grandparents who immigrated here in the 1880-1890s. I don't think any of them came thru Ellis island....maybe it was closed by then.

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.

Weird History should do a video on the ship shown at 9:45! The story behind that ship is pretty wild! If you're interested you can look up SS Exodus or Exodus 1947. But I think it would make a very interesting Weird History video!

My grandmother(father side) went through Ellis Island from ireland during 1900's. Very interesting when i found her name in records.

My relatives did go thru Ellis Island and their names were changed in several instances.

Perfect segway into a video of hygiene of early 1900's food production. KZread version of "The Jungle" !!!

Mine fought in the Revolution, so we missed that part

One of my grandma's came through Ellis Island from Norway.

Can you please make a video on what the health was like on the Titanic thank you

@supportyourtroopsathletes6460

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of "Sea Sickness" was there for sure.

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.

I wonder what the toilet situation was like

@vincentavangogh3636

2 жыл бұрын

Not good. :-(

I never been this early!!

@mikemaverick5653

2 жыл бұрын

same here dude. cheers

@WagwanHappyPappyHapPap

2 жыл бұрын

They come out the same time every time he uploads. 10am Eastern US time. Set an alarm and never miss them.

I'd like a video on Japan's tech boom

This makes me wonder how did bimaristan, the medieval Islamic hospitals, work and function? Do they function similarly or differently? So if this channel's team have time, may you guys provide us the answer for this question, please?

My Great Grandparents came thru Ellis Is from Poland

I did not know about hygiene on Ellis island that's new to me.

Still trying to find my ancestors first & last names. Any videos on that?

My Mother’s 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.