[Michelle Gnesda]

Very interesting information on cemetery markers . I probably have visited some of the cemeteries that she covered in Western Pa. A good deal of my family was buried in the BVM (Aka Slovak cemetery) in Portage, Pa. Their markers are in English only. Unfortunately, the church did not keep good records in the early part of 1900’s. We tried to have markers placed on my great grandparents graves. The church could not verify the placement and would not allow markers to be installed

[Michelle Gnesda]

Yes I agree. A useful tool to persue Hungarian records/maps . I am happy to hear they are increasing their materials to other countries for research as well. I look forward to seeing what is on there for my family!

[Michelle Gnesda]

The only thing I knew about being Hungarian- was my grandmother’s influence. Loved her cooking, her accent and her. Anything else I did or learned was on my own.

[Michelle Gnesda]

I take the language lessons. I did not grow up in a Hungarian area. I am the one in my family that knows the history and has photos. I have had some interest from family but not much. My interest in Hungarian/Hungary was from my grandmother. My mother was first generation US and at the time she grew up there was much discrimination against Hungarians. She wanted to be American as did her family. She was one of the youngest, and by that time my grandmother could speak English

[Michelle Gnesda]

Yes and I have visited one of them. My maternal great grandparents,grandmother and her siblings were from AbaujTorna, Ináncs, Csóbad, Pere, Abauj-Ker. My grandfather came over , his brother also came from Szabolcs- Szatmar. The villages were Kekcse, Kisvarda, Szabolcsveresmart. Agard -my great grandmother and Roszaly-puszta my great grandfather. Before I knew the area , I was told grandma was from one side of the Tizsa river and grandfather from the other side.

[Michelle Gnesda]

I cannot wait to read this book. This kind of thing seemed to continue in the Hungarian settlements in the US. I mean the midwife, herbalist and local women. Men were the rulers and women were abused, as well as children. In some families. they were so large, the older children raised the younger. My mother spoke of the local “witch doctor” in South Fork , Pa. My grandmother had gone with her son as he was so ill. The ” witch doctor” told them to look inside the pillow he slept on and they would find a a partially finished feather wreath with red thread. If it had been completed, that was when he would die. They were to take it out and burn it. This is because a “curse ” was put on him. Grandma went home and checked the pillow, did find the almost completed wreath – took it out and burned it and he recovered. My mother swore this to be true as she remembered seeing him recover very quickly.

[Michelle Gnesda]

I cannot wait to read this book. This kind of thing seemed to continue in the Hungarian settlements in the US. I mean the midwife, herbalist,local women. Men were the rulers and women were abused, as well as children. In some families. they were so large, the older children raised the younger. My mother spoke of the local “witch doctor” in South Fork , Pa. My grandmother had gone with her son as he was so ill. The ” witch doctor” told them to look inside the pillow he slept on and they would find a a partially finished feather wreath with red thread. If it had been completed, that was when he would die. They were to take it out and burn it. This is because a “curse ” was put on him. Grandma went home and checked the pillow, did find the almost completed wreath – took it out and burned it and he recovered. My mother swore this to be true as she remembered seeing him recover very quickly.

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