The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1987 (14. évfolyam, 1-8. szám)
1987-07-01 / 7-8. szám
Ifmtgartatt ÍEfgbth ®rib? Jfímmhattott NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658 - (Tel.: 412-834-0169) JULY/AUGUST, 1987 To Members and Friends of the Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation We have previously reported on a recommendation that the Foundation and the Free Magyar Reformed Church of McKeesport, Pennsylvania jointly set up a Hungarian Heritage Museum and Library in some unused portions of the church building. The idea was received favorably by the Boards of the two Organizations. It is necessary to put this into effect as soon as possible because the Executive Officer is relocating for personal reasons. Representatives of the Foundation will set up all materials of the HETF by September for your viewing. Later on. we will have a list of Membership and Donations from the date the Foundation began. The expenses for this will be covered by the Memorial Donations in the Foundation’s Savings Account. ANY PERSON HAVING ANY TRACE OF HUNGARIAN BACKGROUND QUALIFIES TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FAMILY! Financial Statement January 1st to June 30th, 1987 Balance from 1986 ................................................$ 198.21 Income (Membership, Donations, Books. Back Issues, Bumper Stickers) 1,037.30 TOTAL............................................................ $1,235.51 Expenses: Newsletters (3) ................................................... $1,006.60 Accountant (for 1986 Financial Statement) ... 100.00 Office Expenses..................................................... 104.27 TOTAL............................................................ $1,210.87 Balance, June 30,1987 ....................................... $ 24.64 As you see, the Foundation’s finances are not up to form. We hope enough funds will come in to cover the expenses of this Newsletter. The Hungarian Heritage Museum (with the help of the HETF) will continue the Newsletter, as funds permit. We hope you will continue helping us to finish the work we started in 1978. The Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation came into being in 1978; was officially established on August 22, 1981 at the Hungarian Heritage Conference in Ligonier, Pennsylvania and received its Charter on March 9, 1982 from the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a non-profit corporation. The purpose: a) Foster the Hungarian Heritage in America. b) Establish and maintain a Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute. c) Encourage contributions toward the establishment and maintenance of the Institute. d) Publish a journal for the purpose of disseminating cultural, literary, and educational information. e) Preserve historical materials relating to the Hungarian American Heritage. The Institute would serve as an educational place, where seminars and conferences could be held on subjects concerning Hungarian Americans of all generations, also where art related exhibitions can be held. What is in the name? The Hungarian Nation was composed of seven tribes wandering through southern east Asia, from the city of Ur on the Euphrates River, to the city of Arpad, on the Mediterranean Sea, then up north through southern part of Russia, where they built the city of Kiev. Finally, these tribes settled in the Carpathian Basin, and established a Christian Kingdom of Hungary. The descendants of these tribes that came to America were call the Eighth Tribe. A knowledge of one’s heritage grounds a person with a sense of confidence and pride that what others have done, he can do also. It is our fervent hope that all people of Hungarian descent accept the responsibility of teaching their children about their great heritage. The 1980 Census officially shows almost 1,800,000 individuals, who claim to be of Hungarian ancestry.
