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100 Years in America
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- Author: Smallest Leaf
- Listed in: Genealogy History
- Tags: genealogy family history new york croatia hungary ellis island
- Added on: Nov 6th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
From a little Kajkavian Croatian village in Hungary to New York City and beyond...
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Carnival of Genealogy, 52nd Edition
"And in the end, it's not the years that count. It's the life in your years."~ Abraham LincolnWelcome to the 52nd edition of the Carnival of Genealogy hosted for the first time here at 100 Years in America. This edition focuses on the simple topic of...
A tribute to long life lived well
Magdalena (Bedenica) Bence was 97 years old at the time of her death in the Croatian area of Hungary in 1957.Her daughter, Ilona (Bence) Ujlaki, also lived to the age of 97, passing away after seventy-two years in her adopted country, the United Stat...
New Hungarian genealogy research guide
Lisa Alzo's article on Hungarian genealogical research just arrived in my mailbox yesterday as part of the September 2008 issue of Family Tree Magazine. I haven't dug through the entire "Hungary for History" article yet, but it looks to be pretty co...
The "aging" Carnival of Genealogy
No, you shouldn't be concerned about Jasia's Carnival of Genealogy feeling its age, although it will be hitting a respectable 52nd edition on July 18.What I'm referring to is the topic of the next edition. The 52nd edition of the Carnival of Genealog...
"When we seemed to walk in freedom as in the sun..."
The Fourth of July, the celebration of our nation's birthday, never quite lives up to its ideal for me. Full of sun and fun, parades and flags though it may be, somehow I usually find myself wondering on this day what it was like for Americans in gen...
