Am recording info from a 1920 census & came across something I've not encountered before. Both husband (Alex) & wife (Julia) immigrated from Hungary with Mother tongue listed as Magyar. However the wife's parents' Mother tongue is listed as Hungarian with LC (caps included) noted above it. Then with Alex & Julia's children, his just says Hungarian for Mother tongue however Julia's carries the same LC notation as her parents had for her. I can't figure out exactly what the "LC" is & would appreciate some help. Hope I'm not confusing on what I'm trying to explain... am still trying to wrap my brain around the notation. Many thanks! Sheila

Dear Sheila, This issue has come up before and I remember searching it out. As I recall, the LC means only that it (Magyar) was the common language of the country (Hungary). The initials might have stood for Language [of] Country, but I'm not certain. The other possible notation, OL, meant that a different language (Other Language) from the common one of the country of origin was spoken, e.g., Slovak, German. Janet