Szabó Sarolta (szerk.): Hagyomány és változás a népi kultúrában.(Jósa András Múzeum Kiadványai 58. Nyíregyháza, 2005)

NÉPRAJZ - Kriston Vízi József: A munka és a szeretet háza. Egy civil otthonteremtő kísérlet a XIX. és XX. század fordulóján

SZINNYEI JÓZSef 1899 Magyar írók élete és munkái. VI. kötet. 259-262. Budapest. UJVÁRY Zoltán 1995 A gyermekjáték-kutatásról. In: Gyermekvilág a régi magyar falun. I. 7-14. Szerk.: T. BERECZKY Ibolya. Szolnok. ZOVANYI Jenő 1977 Magyar protestáns egyháztörténeti lexikon. 3- javított és bővített kiadás. Budapest. József Vízi Kriston: The House of Work and Love. A Civilian Effort at Alleviating the Problem of Homelessness in the 19

th and 20

th Centuries Dr. Áron Kiss (1845-1908), an outstanding teacher and school organizer in the second half of the 19

th century established a new association with his Protestant friends in the spring of 1893. Their purpose was to establish an independent institution and association in order to assist children living in poverty and deprivation. They used the donation of the members and supporters of their organization called Good Friday Protestant Association. They offered the children shelter and training in practical skills. As a result of the determination and hard work of the organizers, they were able to obtain a large building in the forests on the outskirts of Budapest. The house had a number of stables and other buildings for animal breeding around it. The new charity complex was ready in the summer of 1900. The large forest, grapevine plantations, orchards and vegetable gardens all served the welfare of the children living there. Thanks to the members of the Association, the "Elizabeth Home" received and brought up orphans or abandoned children from all parts of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Children between 5 and 14 years of age received training in practical skills and basic school subjects regardless of ethnic or religious background. The building of the former home still stands, its history and the life and efforts of Áron Kiss from Eastern Hungary require further research.