Fraternity-Testvériség, 2009 (87. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2009-04-01 / 2. szám
LETTER TO THE EDITOR / GENEALOGY SEMINAR LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF FRATERNITY-TESTVÉRISÉG Dear Editor, Special thanks for featuring the flip-flop shoe project in the spring issue of your magazine. Some of your members - Olga Damay, Peggy Fabri, Linda Martin and others - are pictured working on the project in free moments during your Convention last September and then you report that the flip-flops were delivered to NIH cancer patients. As the originator of the project for children suffering from cancer, I am absolutely delighted that you took it to another level in the Washington, DC area and included women who are undergoing breast cancer treatments. My heartfelt thanks to those who worked on the project, those who purchased the flip-flops and colorful material like Kathy and Les Megyeri, and those who spent countless hours assembling them and delivering them to make another’s day brighter. Your efforts certainly put the meaning of “fraternal,” into the word “fratemalism”, and for that, many are grateful. Sincerely, Beverly McNew, Ft. Myers, FL HUNGARIAN GENEALOGY SEMINAR WALLINGFORD, CT., APRIL 25, 2009 The invitation to be a guest speaker at the Hungarian Community Club of Wallingford, Ct., on April 25, 2009 was a great honor for me. Both my husband and I were extended much courtesy. Jay Farrell had been formulating plans for this Seminar since August of 2008. We would like to commend her and members of the committee for their hard work and dedication to the furthering of our Hungarian Heritage. Emese Latkoczy gave the introduction and welcomed everyone to the Seminar. The Moderator was Jay Farrell. Each attendee was given a binder with much material to further their research. The entire program was open to questions and answers. The first speaker was Peg Limbacher, a Ct. State Certified Genealogist. The second speaker was Barbara Kapy, the Town Clerk of Wallingford, Ct., and the third speaker was Erika Papp Faber, Historian. She also writes for Magyar News Online. Everyone was so interested in the topics that you could almost hear a pin drop. After the morning session, an authentic Hungarian luncheon was served consisting of appetizers, stuffed cabbage, dessert, coffee and drinks. The Find Your Ancestors link which is on the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America website was my portion of the afternoon program. Letters have come to me from as far away as Alaska and Hawaii greeting me with Aloha Margaret and inquiring about my parents village of Timar, Szabolcs Megye in Hungary. I have also received mail from San Jose, Cal. from a woman who ended every letter with a bless you and asked permission to call me Margit néni. Carol from Illinois sent me a letter inquiring about the final resting place of her Hungarian Reformed great grandfather whom she thought was buried in our area. We didn’t find the gravesite but through further correspondence with her realized that her maiden name was familiar. Eventually, we found out that the person my family knew very well was a brother to her grandfather. He and his wife are buried in our St. Michael’s Cemetery. After taking pictures of the headstones, I emailed them to her. Although we didn’t find one relative, we did find another one. Mary from Painesville, Ohio also responded. To her, I dedicated a letter on the “Find Your Ancestors” link of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America website. It is entitled “Hungarian Heritage, Leaving A Legacy.” She wanted to make a family tree just as I did. During the day at the Seminar someone introduced herself as having been in contact with me previously. Her name was Esther Tierney. She was looking for the city of Oros in Zemplén Megye and a Reformed Church. On my laptop computer, 1 have a program called Hungarian Village Finder which can locate 22 SUMMER 2009
