Magyar News, 1998. szeptember-1999. augusztus (9. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1999-06-01 / 10. szám
they have forty cows to feed. The purpose of our visit was to meet the local dignitaries and the historical society. They were delighted by our visit and honored by our acquaintance from distant lands. On March 15, 1996 the mayor issued a proclamation dedicating that day Hungarian National Freedom and Independence Day in memory of the revolutions of 1848 and 1956. This noble gesture memorialized Louis Kossuth’s heroism. In our one-day visit we w itnessed the heavy workload of the mayor. Not having a full-time staff, the mayor or his wife have to carry on the correspondence with curious Hungarian organizations, time permitting. The village changed its name to Kossuth from New Hope in 1853. Hungarians have never lived in the town and it's unlikely that Louis Kossuth ever came to this area There is no record of this in the archives. Most likely this reflects Kossuth’s popularity in the nineteenth century. Kossuth and his entourage sailed down the Mississippi in February of 1852 on the steamer Aleck Scott. He did not stop in Memphis, which is eight hours by carriage from New Hope. Louis Kossuth did embark in Vicksburg from whence he took a barouche and four to Jackson, Mississippi. A trip from Jackson to New Call Steve Miko AMSCo. Tel:(203)331 -0466 Hope would have been a day by carriage. Kossuth is close to the civil war battlefields of Corinth and Shiloh. A skirmish took place around an Indian mound involving the Union Battery D and Confederate forces. Twenty generals were involved in one way or another in the battle of Corinth, which was won by General Ulysses Grant. Julianna Bika came recently, nine years ago, from Hungary to the United States. By training she is an economist and journalist. Here she became a CPA. For the past few years she has been the press secretary of the American Region of the World Federation of Hungarians. She is responsible for the TÁJÉKOZTATÓ, a monthly newsletter which is a very informative and enjoyable monthly publication of the Federation. Unfortunately, due to organizational limitations she is retiring. She deserves our appreciation for the excellent work she did and we wish her success in new avenues helping the Hungarian cause. rCDYYESI VCR REPAIR 203-924-8472 Service on all major brands. Tape copying, conversion on USA and European VCR systems Page 5
