A forgotten corner of New York City: Green-Wood Cemetery

Though not an official Graveyard Rabbit, my heart is certainly with this group of cemetery dwellers. I can't seem to drive by a cemetery without having to force my steering wheel to keep the wheels straight on the road and not turn in. I often wonder about the life stories of those resting below the ground. Particularly old cemeteries and those with special character really draw my attention.

For this reason, and also because I enjoy a beautiful cultural landmark, I found one short episode of The City Concealed especially appealing. A series of online videos "exploring the unseen corners" of New York City are being produced by WNET New York. Just shy of seven minutes, their video on the Tombs & Catacombs of Green-Wood Cemetery is a must-see for any lover of New York history, not to mention anyone who might have a little bit of Graveyard Rabbit in them.

Established in 1838, the cemetery was long a tourist destination with its beautiful gardens and stately tombs. Although the public lost access in the 1970s, they are now being invited back in for tours, concerts and even film screenings. Burials in the cemetery number up to 560,000 and include famous names such as Boss Tweed and Leonard Bernstein.

Thanks to John Warren's New York History blog for mentioning this video.

This article was written for the 1st edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival whose theme is "Exceptional Finds".

The best of 2008: 100 Years in America iGene Awards

It's that time of year again...time for the second annual Academy of Genealogy and Family History iGene Awards at the Carnival of Genealogy! Chosen by the author from the blog articles published over the past year, I have awarded "prizes" for the following categories:

Best Picture - Best old family photo that appeared on this blog

Best Screen Play - The family story that would make the best movie

Best Documentary - The best informational article about a place, thing, or event involving my family's history
Best Biography - The best biographical article

Best Comedy - The best funny story, poem, joke, photo, or video

Special Mention - Other articles of note

Accompanying me for the big event is one of the inspirations for this blog and (as you'll soon see) the star of several 100 Years in America iGene award winners. We'll arrive in a Flying Cloud, of course. (Hint: He's the little boy in A little boy, a big ship, and a brand new world and one of the stars of both The love fine cars: it’s in the genes and one of 2007's best articles: A ring, yellow roses & a Flying Cloud.)

Now, without any further delay, are the 100 Years in America iGene Awards for best articles of 2008.

(Drumroll, please...)

Best Picture Award

Međimurje: Meeting place of rivers and cultures

(with a little more background on the story at The Gift of the Photograph: Uniting Families With Their History)

"Wow! I'm really impressed with the collection of old and new photos and maps you have acquired. Terrific article Lisa!" ~ Jasia, Creative Gene

"Lisa writes about her experiences finding family photographs and sharing them with her extended family." ~ Randy Seaver, Genea-Musings, Best of the Genea-Blogs June 8-14, 2008

The award for best picture goes to not one, but a series of pictures. My collection of family photographs includes several early 20th-century images of the little Catholic church in Legrad, Croatia where my ancestors worshiped for many generations. After viewing my images online, a resident of Legrad sent me some beautiful photographs of the church. Visit Međimurje: Meeting place of rivers and cultures to view these images along with some other past and present photographs of Legrad. You and also read more about the story of my contact with this generous photographer (a possible distant cousin) at my article within footnoteMaven's Friday from the Collectors series: The Gift of the Photograph: Uniting Families With Their History. A few beautiful images of the church's interior at Easter time can also be viewed at Happy Easter from Croatia.

Best Picture Runner-up

"Keepers of the absent": the homes of our ancestors

"Amazing photographs - and the perfect poem to illuminate them." ~ Lidian, The Virtual Dime Museum

These photographs are very close to my heart: they show the home of my great-grandmother's family in northern Hungary. "Keepers of the absent": the homes of our ancestors features the house in Korlát, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary on the land owned by my Németh side of the family for four generations. The pictures were taken on a trip by my great-aunt Helen in 1975, and I have been unable to determine if the house is still standing at this time, but would love to go for a visit and find out someday.

Best Screen Play Award

Shared by:

A little boy, a big ship, and a brand new world, On babies and trans-Atlantic crossings, Lajos long forgotten: an immigrant baby’s story and Update on Lajos: his arrival at Ellis Island

"Lisa tells the story, with images of many documents, of a baby named Lajos that emigrated to America in 1907, and she wondered if he made it to America. Donna Pointkouski helped her out by finding the Passenger Arrival list and he's on it. Share Lisa's joy, and documentation." ~ Randy Seaver, Genea-Musings, Best of the Genea-Blogs February 24 - March 1, 2008

The 100 Years in America prize for best screen play goes to the story of the early married life of my great-grandparents István and Maria (Németh) Tóth. After their marriage in Hungary, four children were born on that side of the Atlantic during a time when Istvan traveled back and forth to America, I assume working to evaluate and then settle in to a new life while traveling back to check on his family. Maria finally made the trip by herself in 1907, accompanied by her four young children. One of them, a baby named Lajos, was unknown to current generations of our family. Read A little boy, a big ship, and a brand new world and On babies and trans-Atlantic crossings for Maria's story thus far (there is so much more to tell). My discovery of baby Lajos' presence in the family is detailed at Lajos long forgotten: an immigrant baby’s story and Update on Lajos: his arrival at Ellis Island.

Best Documentary Award

Međimurje: Meeting place of rivers and cultures

"Wonderful post - and the photos are absolutely great. What a beautiful place to call home!" ~ Lidian, The Virtual Dime Museum

"Your blending of the old and new photographs really bring your story alive. I enjoyed it very much." ~ Janice Brown, Cow Hampshire

Winning awards for both Best Picture and Best Documentary, this article tells the story of the history of the Drava River basin in northern Croatia. The Međimurje area, which was home to my ancestors and remains home to many distant cousins today, has a long and fascinating history. On the crossroads betweens many cultures, and lying today on the border of Croatia and Hungary, it's story is long and winding, like the rivers that have shaped the lives of its people.

Best Documentary Runners-up (#1)

Adám to Zsuzsanna: Hungarian & Croatian given names in the family tree

"This is a fascinating post explaining the Slavic names in her family and their English/US equivalents. In addition, Lisa explains some of the difficulties of finding records for these types of names - they used diminutives too!" ~ Randy Seaver, Genea-Musings, Best of the Genea-blogs Sep 14-20, 2008

"What a wonderful look at given names and their variants, Lisa!" ~ Steve Danko, Steve's Genealogy Blog

In my family, Ilona, Etelka, Ferencz, Istvan and little Pista immigrated to America and became Helen, Ethel, Frank, Steve and little Stephen. How beautiful their Slavic variants sounded to me when I first discovered them on birth certificates, passenger lists and naturalization papers! In this article I introduced readers to Croatian and Hungarian monikers: naming traditions and some interesting name stories from my own family tree.

Best Documentary Runners-up (#2)

Shared by:

"Mazes, windings and turnings": A little digression on maps, Take a trip back in time, Historical Yugoslav maps, oh my! and New York and New Jersey: Topographical treasures online

"Lisa at 100 Years in America tells us how to Take a trip back in time using historical maps. This site was new to me, so thanks a bunch, Lisa!" ~ Donna Pointkouski, What's Past is Prologue, Donna's Picks Week of March 30, 2008

"Lisa, thank you so much for posting about this - just my thing! I love maps of just about anywhere, but NYC and NJ maps are right up there among my favorites." ~ Lidian, The Virtual Dime Museum

Long a map lover, I took a little trip into topography with these articles. Focusing on various map resources for the genealogist (or anyone with a general interest in maps), I've "traveled" throughout the United States, Europe and beyond through maps. As stated by Lord Chesterfield in the 18th-century, "The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely it is of great use to a young man, before he sets out for that country, full of mazes, windings, and turnings, to have at least a general map of it, made by some experienced traveler.”

Best Biography Award

The view from my corner of the world

"That was absolutely lovely - as well as insightful. I enjoyed reading about your childhood and your insight into how it shaped you and your world view. I am so glad you shared!" ~ Terry Snyder, Desktop Genealogist

"Wow! As the son of immigrant parents, that quote from Adam Gopnik really hit home. I feel the same way. Thanks for sharing! Well written as always!" ~ Ivan Curkovic, Curkovic.ca

Part biography of a beloved red Volvo, part autobiography of the author (that's me), this article is a reminiscense of my days in Switzerland as a young girl and the story of the red Volvo that accompanied me from that childhood home to succeeding homes in the United States. I usually focus this blog on earlier generations, but I couldn't help sharing this story of one the most beloved "family members" in my memory: my red Volvo. (Readers might also enjoy To be the quiet little girl at the table once again, another look at my childhood that made its way into this family history blog.)

Best Comedy Award

The love fine cars: it’s in the genes

"I loved this article! Being Motor City born and raised, I take my automobiles seriously." ~ Jasia, Creative Gene

"Lisa, what a parade of cars. Enjoyed your article so much." ~ Terry Thornton, Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi

What does DNA have to do with automobiles? My conclusion in the case of the Toth family is: a lot. This story stars a Reo Flying Cloud circa 1920s, a 1947 black Fleetwood Cadillac, a 1956 pink convertible Cadillac, and a telling document that linked one additional generation to the car-lovers and clinched my hunch that the love of fine cars has to be a hereditary trait within this branch of my family.

Special Mentions

Where was your family in 1908?

"The Smithsonian article is a keeper, and Lisa's story is great." ~ Randy Seaver, Genea-Musings, Best of the Genea-Blogs December 30, 2007 - January 5, 2008

My celebration of the new year 2008 made me wonder how my ancestors greeted the new year 1908 one hundred years before. Reading Smithsonian Magazine's January 2008 article 1908: The Year That Changed Everything inspired further nostalgia and I dug into my research and discovered the whereabouts of my family members at that time.

Snapshots of the world back in 1908

"Lisa provides a 'Carnival' post of responses to her challenge. There are many excellent posts on this list! Well done, Lisa." ~ Randy Seaver, Genea-Musings, Best of the Genea-Blogs January 13-19, 2008

"Thanks, Lisa, for a beautiful album of family "snapshots" of the year 1908." ~ Terry Thornton, Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi

Where was your family in 1908? inspired much introspection on the part of other family historians. I compiled all of their articles into one large "album". The result: a look back at the world one hundred years ago through the eyes of the ancestors of many a family historian.

Special thanks to Jasia of Creative Gene for hosting the iGene Awards at the Carnival of Genealogy. Also, thank you to footnoteMaven for a the awards poster and a little inspiration in my presentation. See you at next year's event!

Ilona's emigration: The one hundred year anniversary

Exactly one hundred years ago today a twenty-four-year-old young mother and her two-year-old son boarded the S.S. Carmania in the port of Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia).

A segment of the S.S. Carmania list of passengers departing Fiume, Hungary on February 13, 1909

Bound for New York City, where her husband was sowing seeds for their new life after his own immigration in 1906, Ilona and young Ferencz would have a difficult seventeen-day sea voyage which culminated with their detainment at Ellis Island's hospital.

It must have been a tearful goodbye that she waved to her country after stepping onto the ship in the port of Fiume. No doubt she was troubled with concerns for her little one's safety as she left the family and country that she knew and began the trip across the Atlantic.

Below is a photograph of the little train station in Ilona's home village of Legrad where she may have said her last goodbyes to her family before her departure.

One hundred years later, Ilona's descendants are well-established in the United States. With over one hundred children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and more living in cities from coast to coast, she could not have known what impact she and her husband's decision to emigrate would have on the generations to follow.

On this one hundred year anniversary of Ilona's emigration, 100 Years in America honors Ilona (Bence) Ujlaki for the courage she exhibited throughout her life and for the love she had for her family that stills reverberates today.

Thank you, dear Grammy, for the inspiration of your life. You are loved and remembered fondly.

For more on Ilona's immigration to the United States and a glimpse into the journeys of other immigrant women who traveled as she did, see America at last! Ilona's arrival at Ellis Island, 1909. 

Sources (in order of appearance):

Manifest, S.S. Carmania, February 1909, page 250, lines 21 and 22, Ferenczne & Ferencz Ujlaki, ages 26 and 2; “Passenger Record,” digital images, Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation (http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192%2E168%2E4%2E227%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715%2D1209%5C%5CT715%2D12090250%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=101530100288&name=Ferenczne%26nbsp%3BUjlaki&doa=Mar+02%2C+1909&port=Fiume&line=0021 : accessed 2007).

Ilona Ujlaki with baby son Ferencz Ujlaki, Legrad, Hungary. Black and white photographic print. Circa 1906-1907. Privately held by Lisa, [address for private use]. 2009.

Željeznicka stanica Ortiloš (Legrad, Croatia train station) photographed by Z.G. Digital image. Circa 2008. Privately held by Z.G., [address for private use]. 2008.

Helen Ulaky. Black and white photographic print. Circa 1947. Privately held by M.T., [address for private use]. 2009.

Lisa with Helen Ulaky. Polaroid color print. Circa 1970s. Privately held by Lisa, [address for private use]. 2009.

Ferencz Ujlaki and the trip he didn't take: Part 2

If you read Ferencz Ujlaki and the trip he didn't take: Part 1 you know that I had some work to do in order to solve the mystery of my great-grandfather's appearance on the passenger list for the ship S.S. Kroonland which departed Antwerp on April 2, 1906.

S.S. Kroonland list of passengers departing Antwerp, Belgium on April 2, 1906

S.S. Kroonland

 

Listed but noted as "not on board", was he on the ship, but logged somewhere else, or did he postpone his trip and take another vessel?

I had originally thought that another ship's passenger list may have had my Ferencz Ujlaki listed (the S.S. Ultonia which departed from Fiume on April 12, 1906), although it wasn't clear if this was the right man.

Just last week fellow genealogist Jennifer Trahan had kindly done a search for me and found Ferencz listed on the S.S. Kroonland. This left me with a mystery since he was clearly marked as "not on board".

Now, with a find from another fellow genealogist, Donna Pointkouski, I have one more passenger list to evaluate with Ferencz Ujlaki's name on it - and this appears to be the very ship on which he sailed to America. The S.S. Zeeland departed Antwerp on April 7: five days after the S.S. Kroonland.

Same port, five days later. 

It looks very possible from examining the facts that this is the trip that Ferencz Ujlaki actually took. It is probable that he changed plans for some reason, got off of the S.S. Kroonland, then took the trip five days later out of the same port on one of the S.S. Kroonland's sister ships: the S.S. Zeeland. 

S.S. Zeeland
 

At this point I can only wonder about his reasons, but the progression of events makes sense.

Unlike the original S.S. Ultonia passenger list that I found, both the S.S. Kroonland and the S.S. Zeeland logs indicate similar plans for their respective Ferencz Ujlakis following arrival in the United States. Both lists indicate plans to meet "friend Stefan S......" and settle in New York City . I am still working on deciphering the friend's name and address. Here it is below on the S.S. Kroonland and S.S. Zeeland manifests:




The S.S. Kroonland indicates that Ferencz had $13 in hand; the S.S. Zeeland (five days later) appears to indicate $5.70 in his possession (although this is not completely clear). If this is true, it makes sense. He had to have spent a little money in those few days that he waited to board the second ship.

1906 Red Star Line postcards of the S.S. Zeeland

 

The facts validate that the men on both passenger lists must have been my great-grandfather, leaving his native village of Legrad to begin a new life in America before his wife and soon-to-be-born baby were to join him there.

Another family history mystery appears to be partially solved, thanks to a little help from some friends.

Sources: 

Manifest, S.S. Kroonland, April 1906, microfilm roll T715_690, page 101, line 2, Ferencz Ujlaki, age 26; “Passenger Record,” digital images, Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation (http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftif2gif.exe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192.168.4.227%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715-0690%5C%5CT715-06900492.TIF%26S%3D.5&pID=103485080152&name=Ferenz+Ujladi%26nbsp%3Bnull&doa=Apr+12%2C+1906&port=Antwerp&line=0002 : accessed 4 February 2009).

Manifest, S.S. Kroonland, April 1906, microfilm roll T715_690, line 2, Ferencz Ujlaki, age 26; "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," database, Ancestry.com (http://content.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/default.aspx?htx=View&r=5542&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_690-0494&fn=Ferenz&ln=Ujlaki&st=r&ssrc=&pid=4010022460 : accessed 8 February 2009). Original data from: "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897"; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

S.S. Kroonland painting; digital image, S. S. Kroonland website (http://www.rehsgalleries.com/view_image.html?image_no=503& : accessed 8 February 2009.

Manifest, S.S. Ultonia, April 1906, page 580, line 21, Ferencz Ujlaki, age 29; “Passenger Record,” digital images, Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation (http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftif2gif.exe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192.168.4.227%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715-0702%5C%5CT715-07020580.TIF%26S%3D.5&pID=102220070111&name=Ferencz%26nbsp%3BUjhazi&doa=May+02%2C+1906&port=Fiume&line=0021 : accessed 15 July 2007).

Manifest, S.S. Zeeland, April 1906, page 334, line 29, Uzlaki Faranz, age 27; "Passenger Record," digital images, Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation (http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftif2gif.exe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192.168.4.227%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715-0694%5C%5CT715-06940334.TIF%26S%3D.5&pID=102212100342&name=Uzlaki%26nbsp%3BFaranz&doa=Apr+19%2C+1906&port=Antwerp&line=0029 : accessed 5 February 2009). 

S.S. Zeeland oil painting by artist Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen, ca. 1910; digital image, Rehs Galleries website (http://www.rehsgalleries.com/view_image.html?image_no=503& : accessed 8 February 2009).

 

Red Star Line S.S. Zeeland postcard, June 25, 1906; digital image, Red Star Line website by Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/RedStar.html : 8 February 2009).

Red Star Line S.S. Zeeland postcard, June 16, 1906; digital image, Red Star Line website by Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/RedStar.html : 8 February 2009).

Ferencz Ujlaki and the trip he didn't take: Part 1

Ferencz Ujlaki, New York City, New York.

Sepia photographic print.
Circa 1909-1910. Privately held by Lisa,

[ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]. 2009.

As the family story goes, my great-grandfather hurried to leave his homeland and his young wife to begin a new life in America. His plan was to leave before their expected first child was born. He was concerned that once the baby was born he would not be able to bring himself to leave, so off he went by way of ship to America in 1906.

Ilona Ujlaki with baby son Ferencz Ujlaki, Legrad, Hungary.
Black and white photographic print. Circa 1906-1907.
Privately held by Lisa, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]. 2009.

His wife Ilona gave birth to a baby son, young Ferencz, in May 1906. She then waited until her husband was better established in the United States and her baby had reached toddlerhood before the two of them made the trip themselves in 1909. (For more on their trip, view their ship passenger list or read about their detainment at the Ellis Island hospital.)

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Confident of the year of his departure, I had long been in search of Ferencz' ship passenger list confirming his travel from Legrad, Hungary to New York City. The record that I found most convincing within the Ellis Island online database showed promise that it was his, but I was not certain. It listed what appeared to be a Ferencz Ujlaki (although he was indexed as Ferencz Ujhazi) traveling from what might be Legrad (although it was transcribed as Veprod) in April 1906 on the S.S. Ultonia (see row number 21 on the S.S. Ultonia passenger list for that voyage). I realized that this could be my great-grandfather with his name and home village indexed wrong yet I was not certain. One reason for doubt was the fact that a village named Veprod actually does exist in Serbia/Montenegro.

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Now just this week - a new development! Jennifer Trahan, a fellow genealogist and reader of 100 Years in America, was going through some of the older posts that I had written. She noticed my mention of the questionable ship passenger list for Ferencz and did her own search through Ancestry's New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 database. What she found has left me with more questions - another family history mystery to solve!

Jennifer discovered the passenger list for the ship S.S. Kroonland that departed from Antwerp, Belgium on April 2, 1906 and arrived in New York on April 12. There, second from the top, is my great-grandfather's name: Ferencz Ujlaki. Those transcribing the document for the Ellis Island database had unfortunately misread the spelling of his name so it was indexed wrong, which explains why I hadn't found it during my searches there.

It is clearly the right man: right name, right age, right village, right date. Interestly enough, his name is listed below a fellow passenger from the same small village in Hungary: Legrad. This is my great-grandfather's ship passenger list! (Jennifer even went so far as to find this record on the Ellis Island website - thank you, Jennifer. Ferencz' S.S. Kroonland passenger list is located within the Ellis Island database here.)

However, there is one complication. There is a suspicious thin line running through the text with Ferencz' information.


It's meaning is told at the far right of the second row: Ferencz Ujlaki was "not on board".


What could this possibly mean? I have never heard a family story indicating my great-grandfather missing his ship. I do know that he was very sick throughout his entire journey. Could he have had an aversion to seasickness and changed his plans at the last minute thinking he would go back to his wife and wait for his expected child to be born, then changed his mind again and taken another ship?

Could the passenger list that I had found first for the S.S. Ultonia be the trip that he actually did take? It departed shortly after the first one on April 12, 1906 but left from Fiume (now Trieste) instead of Antwerp - certainly a little closer to home for Ferencz. (It is interesting to note that the man on this passenger list had more money in his possession than Ferencz did on the first passenger list: $29 instead of $13. I doubt that he could have possibly had more cash on hand after spending money on two trans-Atlantic tickets, unless he went home to borrow from family or friends.)

On the other hand, could the passenger list for the S.S. Kroonland be inaccurate? Would Ferencz have actually taken the trip but for some reason avoided the passenger tally just before departure, leaving the ship's record in error?

Most probable might be the explanation suggested by Msteri of Heritage Happens within her article about Immigration Passenger Lists: Passengers Not Sailing. Based on suggestions she learned from Manifest Markings: A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations by Marian Smith, a historian with the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, several scenarios could be possible. My great-grandfather, the missing passenger, might have been aboard the ship but listed elsewhere on the ship's record. Suggested places to look are lists such as "Records of Detained Aliens", "Records of Aliens held for Special Inquiry", etc.

Like other intriguing genealogical discoveries, this one certainly leaves many questions unanswered. It looks like I have my work cut out for me in order to get to the bottom of the story of Ferencz' trip from Europe to America.

Who knew that instead of finding the record for a trip that I am certain that my great-grandfather took, I'd learn of one for a trip he may not have ever taken. Or did he?

You can read the rest of the story at Ferencz Ujlaki and the trip he didn't take: Part 2.


Special thanks to Jennifer Trahan for taking the time to search for this passenger list and then transcribe and send it to me. (Your efforts are greatly appreciated, Jennifer!) New to blogging but not new to genealogy, Jennifer has a particular dedication to source citation. Visit Jennifer's Genealogy Blog for inspiration on citing your own genealogy sources.


Have a mystery of your own regarding a passenger list? Visit Msteri's Heritage Happens for the full series of articles she has written about reading passenger lists. Also be sure to visit Marian Smith's excellent Manifest Markings: A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations.


Sources:
Manifest, S.S. Kroonland, April 1906, microfilm roll T715_690, page 101, line 2, Ferencz Ujlaki, age 26; “Passenger Record,” digital images, Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation (http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftif2gif.exe%3FT%3D\\\\192.168.4.227\\IMAGES\\T715-0690\\T715-06900492.TIF%26S%3D.5&pID=103485080152&name=Ferenz+Ujladi%26nbsp%3Bnull&doa=Apr+12%2C+1906&port=Antwerp&line=0002 : accessed 4 February 2009).

Manifest, S.S. Ultonia, April 1906, page 580, line 21, Ferencz Ujlaki, age 29; “Passenger Record,” digital images, Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation (http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftif2gif.exe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192.168.4.227%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715-0702%5C%5CT715-07020580.TIF%26S%3D.5&pID=102220070111&name=Ferencz%26nbsp%3BUjhazi&doa=May+02%2C+1906&port=Fiume&line=0021 : accessed 15 July 2007).

For those of us that are Hungarian-language-challenged...

...technology at least gives us a hope of taking baby steps toward translation!

Google Translate has just added seven new languages: Albanian, Estonian, Galician, Maltese, Thai, Turkish and Hungarian! I was happy to announce last May that Google Translate had added the Croatian language to their repertoire. Now they have added the other primary language of my Eastern European ancestors. What joy! The only thing more that I could ask for is a Kajkavian language translation tool. Anyone at Google have time to fit that one into the schedule?

Thanks to Janos Bogardi of RadixLog for announcing the addition of Hungarian to Google Translate. You might also want to check out another online Hungarian translation tool that he recommends: web translation (web forditas) at Webforditas.hu.