Hello, I am very interested, first, to know if there are any of my KONYU relatives living in Hungary now, and, if so, secondly, what is the best way to contact them, to see if they are, indeed, cousins? My dream vacation would be to go to the 'old country' and meet cousins, see the village where my ancestors came from, and visit churches and cemeteries. From what I've gathered thus far, my g-grandfather, Bela KONYU (also spelled KONYA, KONNYU) came from a town called Nyirobator, in what is now northeast area of Hungary. That is what is on the ship's manifest, though I am not totally sure that is my g-grandfather's manifest. Would writing a letter to anyone with the surname of KONYU, and variant spellings, in Hungary be beneficial? Or would it be better to tie down to a specific area? I'm open to ideas, as I'd like to get in contact with cousins, and share stories.

Hi, There are no Konyu (Könyü) Konnyu (Könnyü) listed in Nyírbátor, but there are 22 Kónya and one Könnyű listed in the phone book. If you are interested I can send you the names and addresses of these people and you could write to them. Probably it would be a good idea to make sure of the spelling of the name before you start writing letters. You probably could get the information from the US Government. http://www.archives.gov/research/ Once you're sure of the original name and the name of the place they come from then start writing letters. Anyway, that is what I did. Good Luck, Joseph M. Nemeth -----Original Message----- From: dslattery@cox.net [mailto:dslattery@cox.net] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 1:05 PM To: HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Contacting relatives in old country Hello, I am very interested, first, to know if there are any of my KONYU relatives living in Hungary now, and, if so, secondly, what is the best way to contact them, to see if they are, indeed, cousins? My dream vacation would be to go to the 'old country' and meet cousins, see the village where my ancestors came from, and visit churches and cemeteries. >From what I've gathered thus far, my g-grandfather, Bela KONYU (also spelled KONYA, KONNYU) came from a town called Nyirobator, in what is now northeast area of Hungary. That is what is on the ship's manifest, though I am not totally sure that is my g-grandfather's manifest. Would writing a letter to anyone with the surname of KONYU, and variant spellings, in Hungary be beneficial? Or would it be better to tie down to a specific area? I'm open to ideas, as I'd like to get in contact with cousins, and share stories.