Yes, I grew up in Hungarian Settlement, a small settlement just outside of Albany, Louisiana, where my great-grandparents, Frank and Mary Koles, settled, and raised 8 children. I have cousins that STILL live on this land.
This land was originally owned by the Breckenridge lumber company. It was cleared and farms were built there, raising crops, including strawberries.
I was raised eating the wonderful varieties of Hungarian food prepared by my grandmother, both meals and dessert.
I loved hearing my grandmother, and her sisters sitting around talking in Hungarian ( little did they know, but I was learning key words, and soon, understood what they were talking about,(giggles))
I learned the Hungarian Harvest Dance when I was 12, and danced it into my late 20’s(I still remember the steps to the music today !!)
We still have the Hungarian Festival, each year in May, and the Harvest Dance, every year the 1st Saturday in October.
Wonderful Hungarian foods are prepared and served at both these events.
