 Vic Berecz and Joan Luhrs some years before their marriage ... |
Here you'll find info on Vic Berecz' ancestors in historic Hungary
and Joan Luhrs' German ancestors. As you peruse this family history, you will find joys and triumphs, a lot of funny things ... by present-day standards anyway
... and many sorrowful and unpleasant facts as well. It is important to remember that we cannot change history, but the standards
by which we live and judge history do change through the years. So our task is to simply learn from this history ... and much can
be learned from the lives of these thousands of members of our extended family. Every family ... if you look hard enough ... has
its noblemen and peasants, as well as its heroes and rogues. Ours is no different. John Beckett wrote: "People in past times were
just people like us. Not gods or demigods, and not demons. Just flawed humans doing their best to make a life for themselves and
their communities. They're our ancestors and we should honor them as such ... without them we would not be. Where we can learn from
them, we should. And where we can do better, we must."
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 ... and celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2013. |
We are proud Americans. As with most Americans, our ancestors came to these shores relatively recently.
In our immediate families, the immigration took place in the first quarter of the 20th century. So, all eight
of our grandparents were born in Europe. We've chosen to make each of those grandparents a starting-point in
one of the eight sets of web pages that document our direct-line ancestors. These Detailed Ancestry
Pages include photographs where available, complete sets of notes, and most identify readily accessible
sources. These pages are accessible by clicking on the blue icons below. Several collateral lines (mostly
ancestors of our grandchildren) are also handled in this manner.|
In addition, indented Descendants' Lists are available (red icons) for many family lines in our database. These lists, which are grouped by country of origin, provide vital data about each individual, and a one-click index for ease of access. Most of the icons include the number of generations and the principal surnames found in the list. Several Hungarian lists are labeled Family. These begin with an artificial "Progenitor" or an actual person; but, the people listed for Generation 2 may or may not be siblings. We believe they are likely all related ... siblings or cousins ... who had the same surname and lived in close proximity to each other when the earliest written records were produced. Specific information is provided in the database. Research Reports (green icons), authored by Vic Berecz, deal with specific important topics related to our family's history. Photo Galleries (yellow icons) provide interactive viewing of groups of photos related to family lines or themes. There are two SpotLite™ Presentations (purple icons) which represent an experimental approach to presenting in-depth information about a part of our family over roughly a half-century era. These presentations are intended for viewing on a standard high-definition display (1920x1080). Finally, Modified Registers for selected family lines and one-page bios of Featured Family Members are available in the boxes just below these introductory paragraphs. I do not intend to provide information concerning living persons without their permission. If you are inadvertently included and wish information to be removed, please let me know. I will gladly correct the oversight. All the materials presented in this website are copyrighted, and while you may download material in PDF or other formats, those files may not be used for any commercial purpose without my permission. I welcome communication via e-mail with corrections, additional information, requests for GEDcom Files, etc. Write me at: Vic@Berecz.us. See the UPDATE LIST at the bottom of this homepage for the latest changes to this website. Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy this website. Vic Berecz |
