We just found out that my great-grandmother's family came to the USA from a town called Munkacs in what was then Hungary. The town is located in what today is the Ukraine. Until finding out this information about my great-grandmother we knew NOTHING about them. Nothing. So we are very excited obviously!
So - based on this, would my great-grandparents have been Hungarian, or Ukrainian? Should we say our family is Hungarian or Ukrainian? I would imagine we should say Hungarian, since that is what it was when they lived there. Any opinions?????
2007-11-23 12:01:28 · 7 answers · asked by Snowflake 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Munkacs is now called Mukachevo or Mukacheve in Ukraine. It is close to modern Hungary.
2007-11-23 12:02:12 · update #1
Also, all of the people we've found online (the ones that are alive now) with their last name (Almasy) live in Hungary.
2007-11-23 12:09:15 · update #2
Wait until you get their records from the National Archives before you decide on the answer. You might find that they were actually born in a completely different area and were relocated there. Their passenger records only list their last residence, not their place of birth. So if you get it and find they were born in Poland, you might have to consider that as your ethnicity.
2007-11-23 13:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
there is a resolved question within just the last few days about the Ukraine in the 1800s, with an excellent commentary. I can't begin to touch what was explained there from one of the top posters. It is a very typical issue for those from Eastern Europe.
Having sent you to that.. I'll just add that the excitement is well earned, and hope it will continue.
at the main screen, click on resolved questions. It should be on the first screen that comes up from that.
2007-11-23 20:59:39 · answer #2 · answered by wendy c 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
If it was then Hungary, then your Grand-father was Hungarian.. meaning you are Hungarian. =) I have a friend who had a grandmother from Prussia, which was taken over during a war, it became German, but she was still Prussian. =D
2007-11-23 20:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by Morgan E 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
When in doubt, you could just say Eastern European. I would consider you Hungarian.
2007-11-24 07:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have several different nationalities in my bloodline. If asked, I usually say I'm a Heinz 57 or just a native Wisconsinite.
2007-11-23 20:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by Nepetarias 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Multi Racial.
2007-11-23 20:16:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
idk... ?
2007-11-23 20:08:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋