My father was born in 1922 in a very small village called Nyírbéltek in Northeastern Hungary. My grandfather was also born in Nyírbéltek as was his, Dad, and his Dad, and so on and so on.....

A couple of years before my father was diagnosed with the esophageal cancer that would eventually kill him in 1999 we planned a trip together to visit the village where he was born, and lived up until age 5. Unfortunately due to my Dad's illness we never made it.

I would love to travel to Hungary one day, and fulfill my Dad's wish that his child see where our ancestors came from, and I hope to do that in the not too distant future as I am not getting any younger. However, should it never happen I have been able to see the village through the blessings of living in the internet age.

I actually found photos of Nyírbéltek online!

How cool is that!

This photo was put in the public domain so I can in turn share it with you here. I can tell you that I was pleasantly surprised to find out that here in Canada I could view images of a tiny Hungarian village that was such a large part of my direct blood relatives for 100s of years. I may never be able to visit in person, but I can at the least see it through my PC screen.

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