BENCH (What does it say?)

 

THE LOVE OF OUR MOTHER AND FATHER IS IN US?

THE LOVE OF OUR MOTHER OF GOD IS IN US?

HUNGARIAN SPEAKERS!  LEAVE A COMMENT!

HUNGARIAN CULTURAL GARDEN CLEVELAND DEDICATED TO PEACE SINCE 1938 UPCOMING LISZT CONCERT

HUNGARIAN CULTURE GARDEN in CLEVELAND - events

Golf fundraiser is coming up...  Looks like FUN!

BIG NOSE KATE and DOC HOLLIDAY and the AMERICAN WILD WILD WEST : MARY KATHERINE HORONY CUMMIINGS WAS DOC HOLLIDAY'S LONG TIME COMPANION

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Nose_Kate

Mary Katherine Horony Cummings

Most people don't think of Hungarians as integral to American History or having much to do with it until the Industrial Age but there were some ... I don't know how I came across this Wikipedia site, but I found it all very interesting. She was the only woman Doc Holliday had a relationship with... and it's all tied into Wyatt Earp as well as the Gunfight at OK Corral! 

BIRD and COMPANION

 

PALACE IN GODOLLO HUNGARY

A painting from 1869 representing the palace from Godollo, Hungary. Photo by Sandor Brodsky.

 

MARISKA HARGITAY REVEALS SHE IS NOT MICKEY HARGITAYS BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER AND....

SHE WILL REMAIN HERE AT MAGYAR-AMERICAN AS OF HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN ANCESTRY.  She is more than an honorary member of our tribe!

GODOLLO CASTLE ( GRASSZALKOVICH CASTLE) : LARGEST BAROQUE CASTLE IN HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY #29

 

KIRALY KASTELY HU : ROYAL PALACE OF GODOLLO (GRASSZALKOVICH CASTLE)

This is one of many day trips from Budapest

As a note the term "Castle" in Hungary does not mean a fortressed residence.  In general it means a large estate or house.

At each link you will get a short start paragraph and in English an "I'll read it" button that takes you to the longer article.  This is the largest Baroque castle in Hungary and it figures into the story of King Franz Jozef and his wife Queen Elizabeth.

Excerpt:  On MAY 11, 1867, Erzsebet saw the Godollo castle for the first time as a coronation gift. The oath he took at the coronation ceremony in 1867 obliged Ferenc Jozsef I to stay in Hungary regularly.  According to this, the Hungarian government wanted to please the Royal couple by building rural residences suitable for relaxation net to the Buda castle, which is considered the political center.  of these, only Godollo was realized..... The baroque castle with the largest floor area in Hungary was built in the 18th century.  It was built in the middle of the 20th century by one of the country's most prestigious lords, Antal I. Gassalkovich (1694-1771)...

Go to the link to keep reading.

Excerpt: The Via Habsburg, a Cultural Route certified by the Council of Europe, now has a Hungarian location.  As the initiation ceremony of the Royal Palace of Gödöllő, one of the most beautiful baroque buildings of Hungary, took place on 13 October 2023. ...  here might not be other palace or historical building in Hungary that the public associates with the Habsburgs as much as the Royal Palace of Gödöllő, and there are several reasons for this:

A Hungarian nobleman Antal Grassalkovich, an important ally of Maria Theresa, had the grand palace built in the mid-18th century.  Their relationship was not only a political relationship but also a mutual deep sympathy that later turned into a friendship. Therefore, the Queen of Hungary paid a visit to the palace in 1751, which was her easternmost visit. ...

Click on the label Wonderful-Hungary to bring up all posts on this theme.

THE BASKET

 

XPAT LOOP : TAKE A LOOK EVEN IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO LIVE IN HUNGARY!

XPATLOOP.COM 

This is a VERY commercial site, but I decided to post a link to it anyway, knowing that I do not necessarily recommend the businesses advertising on it, because there is some good free information of interest to those who may be tourists now but considering residency in Hungary, in particular Budapest.

Christmas markets, charity events, rental cars, INTERVIEWS.....  

ARE YOU READING MAGYAR-AMERICAN BLOGSPOT EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NO HUNGARIAN HERITAGE?

 What brings you here?  Let me know what you think of my blog!

INTERNET ARCHIVE and the IVAN NAGY CLASSICS ON HUNGARIAN NOBILITY - GENEALOGY

 This post is in addition to the Hungartian Genealogy Posts which are tagged Gen Tips  - Hungarian Nobility in the Family.

Internet Archive is an non-profit organization founded in 1886 by Brewster Kahle.  Thousands of books have been digitalized and are free to access and that includes books of interest to genealogists and historians.

Of great interest to us are the IVAN NAGY authored books on the Hungarian Nobility, which are classic references. Over the years I've found some of these books at various libraries, but Internet Archive now has the best collection.

The books provide information by SURNAME and sometimes include family lineage charts, and mention locations.

INTERNET ARCHIVE SEARCH  re IVAN NAGY, many of the copies are from the Family History Library (FamilySearch/ LDS)  THEY MAY NOT BE IN ORDER OF VOLUME OR DATE.

The best tactic is to find the volume that contains the surnames by alphabetic letter, GO TO THE BACK INDEX and find the page that way! 

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MAY FANTASY

 Where do the apple blossoms bloom in January?

PROMISE

 

APRIL 16TH IS THE DAY THAT HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE TAKES PLACE IN HUNGARY

ABOUT HUNGARY BLOG : ARTICLE ON HUNGARY HOLOCAUST DAY 

Excerpt:  The day falls of April 16th because on that day in 1944 the Hungarian Holocaust began with the process of sending Hungarian Jews to ghettos.  The Day of Remembrance was established in 2001 by the First Orban Government - along with the Hungarian Holocaust Museum - and has been observed every year since.

The 1941 census showed a Hungarian Jewish population of 725,000.  Two-thirds of them died as a result of forced labor, deportations, and genocide.  The Jewish communities in the countryside were completely destroyed; only about 100,000 of those living in Budapest survived.  Historians estimate that between 5,000 and 70,000 Hungarian Roma also lost their lives in concentration camps as victims of the Holocaust.

 

SHOES RIVER MOMUMENT : INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY IS JANUARY 27th EACH YEAR BUT HUNGARY HAS IT'S OWN DAY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY #30

YAD VASHEM : SHOES ON THE DANUBE PROMINADE BUDAPEST HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL

Excerpt: If you look more closely, you see that the shoes are rusted, made or iron and set into the concrete of the embankment.  They are a memorial and a monument to the Hungarian Jews who, in the winter of 1944-1945, were shot on the banks of the Danube River by members of the Arrow Cross Party. Known as "The Shoes on the Danube Promenade:, the memorial was conceptualized by film director Can Togay, and was created by Today, together with the sculptor Gyula Pauer. It was installed on the Pest bank of the Danube River in Budapest in 2005. At three separate places on the memorial, cast iron signs read in Hungarian, English, and Hebrew: "To the memory of victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-1945."

image from Pixabay__ red__koral__ph

Although the Holocaust and Wars are not "wonderful"  this is part of a series about places to go and see in Hungary, many which have historical significance.  To bring up other posts in this series, click on the tag Wonderful-Hungary.