My love of genealogy has slowly been increasing over the past couple years. It has been an incredible experience. I have discovered some pretty amazing things about my family and their story; I’ve been able to connect with distant family members and share photos and stories. There are items that I’ve had in my possession…
Tag: Margaret Szillagyi
Martin and Margaret Hevezi-The Beginning
My Great-Grandparents both immigrated to the United States from Hungary. According to immigration records, Martin Hevezi arrived in the U.S. in 1906 at the age of 28. He first settled in The Miner’s Village in Cornwall, Pennsylvania, about 80 miles west of Philadelphia. He worked as an iron mill laborer. At the time, many immigrants…
Szillagyi – The Name
My Great-Great-Grandparents came to the United States in the early 1900’s from Hungary. I always found it fascinating that names were misspelled, or changed when coming through Ellis Island, either by error or as a way to “Americanize”. When I was researching my great-grandma her last name kept coming up with different spellings and…
My Story & Theirs 