Hello, My first post to our Hungary List was in 2001 when I started my family history quest. I'd been told by a cousin he thought our grandfather started a church in Munhall or Homestead, PA. Knowing nothing about the church, I asked for help from the list. The responses were many. I also requested information from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, telephoned and wrote letters to various churches. With help from some wonderful people in the Homestead area, I learned my Hungarian family was active in the organization of three different churches. They were: St. Margaret's Magyar Roman Catholic Church, St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church and The First Hungarian Church of Homestead. Rather than leave this information sit in my files, I've added some pictures and history of the churches to Les's Magyar Family web site. The history of the various churches shows other families who were involved in the formation or members of the churches. If you had family that settled in the Homestead area, you may find information on your family at Les's site. Good luck. :-)) Mary Nagy

This is very interesting. We have family connections in Homestead. So, perhaps some one can post Jess Josa's Magyar Family web site address? MargaretL ----- Original Message ----- From: "marys1015" <[email protected]> To: "Hungary" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:08 PM Subject: [HUNGARY] Les Josa's Magyar Family Web site > Hello, > > My first post to our Hungary List was in 2001 when I started my family > history quest. I'd been told by a cousin he thought our grandfather > started a church in Munhall or Homestead, PA. Knowing nothing about the > church, I asked for help from the list. The responses were many. I also > requested information from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, telephoned and wrote > letters to various churches. With help from some wonderful people in the > Homestead area, I learned my Hungarian family was active in the > organization of three different churches. They were: St. Margaret's Magyar > Roman Catholic Church, St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church and The First > Hungarian Church of Homestead. > > Rather than leave this information sit in my files, I've added some > pictures and history of the churches to Les's Magyar Family web site. The > history of the various churches shows other families who were involved in > the formation or members of the churches. If you had family that settled > in the Homestead area, you may find information on your family at Les's > site. > > Good luck. :-)) > > Mary Nagy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just came across this email from June and as I read it was rather surprised to read the cities mentioned. My husband's maternal grandfather, Muszka Mihaly from Damoc, Zemplen Megye, arrived at Ellis Island in 1901, worked in the coal mines and died soon after. We were told by my mother in law that he was buried in Homestead. That is why this letter caught my eye. I checked with the Diocese of Pittsburgh, The University of Pittsburgh, the State Archives in Harrisburg all with no luck. He is not on any census records or death records. Pennsylvania did not make mandatory record keeping until 1906 so I know he died before then someplace in a mine, possible buried in Homestead. My search will go on. Margaret Paull, New Jersey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of marys1015 Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:08 PM To: Hungary Subject: [HUNGARY] Les Josa's Magyar Family Web site Hello, My first post to our Hungary List was in 2001 when I started my family history quest. I'd been told by a cousin he thought our grandfather started a church in Munhall or Homestead, PA. Knowing nothing about the church, I asked for help from the list. The responses were many. I also requested information from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, telephoned and wrote letters to various churches. With help from some wonderful people in the Homestead area, I learned my Hungarian family was active in the organization of three different churches. They were: St. Margaret's Magyar Roman Catholic Church, St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church and The First Hungarian Church of Homestead. Rather than leave this information sit in my files, I've added some pictures and history of the churches to Les's Magyar Family web site. The history of the various churches shows other families who were involved in the formation or members of the churches. If you had family that settled in the Homestead area, you may find information on your family at Les's site. Good luck. :-)) Mary Nagy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message