More on Family & Rootlessness
This new FB connection of my brother's is turning out to be a key first step in solving some of the family mysteries I wrote about in my last entry. The family of the Austrian woman who friended him has a couple of family-tree-type documents. And we've just discovered that her father's great-great-grandfather is none other than our own great-great-grandfather. I also learned that while my father's family identified as Hungarian, because of the blurry country borders, we could technically also be considered Romanian.
Figuring out more will continue to be a challenge; there were a LOT of name changes going on with many, many family members. But it's the first real connection we've ever found, despite all the searching. And it's very exciting!
Figuring out more will continue to be a challenge; there were a LOT of name changes going on with many, many family members. But it's the first real connection we've ever found, despite all the searching. And it's very exciting!