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The Hungary Exchange Facebook group has reached 3,000 members! I'm delighted that both the website and Facebook group have grown so much in the past FIVE! years since their creation! It gives me such joy to help my fellow Hungarians learn more about their ancestors and heritage. Thank you to everyone who has helped to make our group as successful as it has been, and continues to be. I couldn't ask for a more wonderful group of fellow Hungarians and genealogists!  Köszönöm szépen! In light of this fantastic milestone, Hungary Exchange is offering a pre-holiday sale of 15% off professional services*. Detailed information about what research you can be assisted with can be found here , at the Hungary Exchange website. Free estimates and references are always available and I can be contacted directly at my email address: nickmgombash@yahoo.com The sale ends Sunday, November 15th, 2015. *Cannot be used towards Romanian photography or existing projects.

In celebration of Hungary Exchange's Facebook group reaching 2,000 members, I have decided to have a contest! Magyar Marketing and myself have graciously donated several items for the contest: A laminated map of Hungary , circa 1910, highlighting the borders of Hungary prior to it's separation from the Treaty of Trianon. Each county is highlighted in it's own color and crests (coat of arms) for each county can be found along the borders of the map. A DVD of "Trianon ", a film directed by Gábor Koltay. Authentic Hungarian paprika! Enter The Contest Here! (THE CONTEST HAS ENDED) The winners are: Julie Kossnar: Map of Hungary Judy Kilhefner: DVD of Trianon Debbie Stone: Hungarian Paprika Contest Rules : One entry per person. You must be a member of the Hungary Exchange Facebook group . Contest ends on Sunday, December 21st, at 11:59pm, central time. Three winners will be randomly generated and announced on Monday, December 22nd.

The theme of today's tip is: Reusing Children Names . This topic was brought up recently by a member of our Hungary Exchange Facebook group , so I thought I would discuss it a little bit. Make sure to check out the group and join us in the discussions! It's a very sad topic to discuss, but it's an extremely crucial part of genealogy. If you have ancestors that came from Europe, odds were that within their family they probably had an infant child pass away young, and they named a newborn child after them. It was the family's way of keeping that specific first name going on, whether it be of someone from their immediate family or not. Off hand, I knew of a great example. It was a family from the village of Tiszadob, where my 2nd-great-grandmother was born. I don't believe I am blood-kin to this specific family, but they do have a Szabó surname in their ancestry, which I also have from Tiszadob. Unfortunately, the records don't go back far enough for me to a...