Holland Is a Country
Holland isn’t a country. It’s a former province of the Netherlands and currently just a region. And here’s another tidbit you might not be familiar with. There’s a North Holland and a South Holland. But Holland and the Netherlands are used interchangeably.
Immigrants on Ellis Island Were Americanized
People claim that immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island had their last names Americanized. But it turns out that officials never recorded the names. They simply cross-checked their given names against the ship’s manifests. But they did give the immigrants the option to correct any spelling mistakes to their names.
