Dec 17, 2009 14:22
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!
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