[Marianna]

Hello Renata!

Wonderful presentation and so informative! I wanted to ask how someone who emigrated from Hungary, which my maternal grandfather, grandmother, and uncle did, would break their Hungarian citizenship? I have yet to find actual birth certificates in Hungary for them; however, I have found records of birth in registries. I am also lucky enough to have possession of my grandfather’s passport from when he emigrated in the 1920’s. I would be interested to find out as I would now what path to follow to obtain my own Hungarian citizenship! I do not speak Hungarian.
Thank you and definitely worth watching your presentation. Very well done and clear and imformative!
Marianna

[Marianna]

Oh my gosh Eve!! So very heartfelt! I just loved your talk, and you are quite a wonderful storyteller! I know your mother and Bella Tonte are smiling down from above!

I am so excited to order the book and try my hand at some recipes. My grandmother Anna Nemeth was older by the time I came along, however, I do remember her making some Dobos Tortes and Nokedle (spelling and punctuation missing) and a few other recipes. My mother made some Hungarian dishes as well. I can just feel them with me as I listen to your story.

Thank you – Thank you! 🙂 <3
Marianna

[Marianna]

What a story! I guess I have never thought as much about the home life back in Hungary for my grandparents families. I do know that when my grandfather died after my grandmother, by about 8 years, my mother made sure not to put them side by side as she said they never “got along too well”. I did hear loud and colorful Hungarian language bantered between the two of them, and as a child, could ascertain that they weren’t words of love being said between the two.
I am going to buy the book and as well, want to but each of my daughters a copy for Christmas as they love murder mysteries!
The interaction between Patty and her sister was fun and the intros to the different aspects of conversation with them was very well done!

[Marianna]

This is a fabulous research tool! What a gift for those looking for their relatives of the past in Hungary and beyond!
Great presentation by a lovely lady who was so very clear and concise and had an amazing PowerPoint presentation!

[Marianna]

WOW!! What a project of love! I really am thrilled that you focused on the women, as you note, who were often in the shadow of everything that went on; however, would have been truly the backbone to it all!

So beautifully done and I cannot wait to look at the project itself!

I, too, am inspired to take all that I have and put it to a chronological format and do even more research!
BRAVO!!!!

[Marianna]

I loved this information. Lila was a great presenter, very informative!! I would also like to know about the possibility of older students in this program. How do I find out? Perhaps through the link you shared?
Gratefully,
Marianna

[Marianna]

I would be interested in the answer of Steven’s question on study for older people.

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[Marianna]

This was so fascinating! Dr. Fenyvesi was very imformative and easy to follow.

She has so much information! I definitely recommend this presentation. So well done!

[Marianna]

Yes. My grandmother was born in Turzovka which is in Trenscen and now part of Slovakia. When she was born it was a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire in Hungary.
My grandfather was born in Tamasi which is in Tolna in Hungary and has remained as such through all of the wars and border changes. I know that before he emigrated, he lived in Kaposvar.

[Marianna]

Hi!

Yes, my mother spoke it with her mother, father, and brother; however, did not teach my sister and I.

[Marianna]

I am Marianna. My mother was full Hungarian, and was born in Toronto Canada, after my grandparents and my uncle emigrated from Hungary into Nova Scotia. My grandfather Joseph Nemeth came over in April of 1926 on the Andania ship into Halifax, Nova Scotia. My grandmother Anna Nemeth and my uncle who was about 2 years old, came in Feburary of 1927 on the Tuscania. I have been lucky enough to find that information. My grandma Anna died when I was about 13, but I remember so much of her stories of Hungary! My mother was married (the first time when she was 21) to a Hungarian Actor Alexander Naszody. The marriage did not last too long though. A few years later, she traveled to California with her friend Carol. A couple years later she met and married my dad and I was born and then my sister 3 years later. My mother spoke Hungarian with my uncle and grandparents, but she never taught us the language.
I am the only survivor now and I feel so very connected with the Hungarian culture. I want to learn more and travel there! I was privileged to meet Laszlo Les Josa when he was alive via Facebook instant messenger. He helped me so much with the language and finding more records in Hungary. I will be forever grateful to him. He helped me locate a distant cousin on my grandfather’s side who lives in Tolna. We communicated back and forth a few years ago. I was able to translate his emails through Google Translate, and he has an english speaking son who translated my letters for him.
I am on several Hungarian sites through Facebook, which, now that I am retired, I want to spend more time on and on family history as well. So many resources!
Thank you so much for this Expo!! I am ready to dig in and to travel there!!
Hugs to all!
Marianna

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