Csaba Szabó, the Director General of the National Archives of Hungary and István Hegedűs, the head of the Digital Content Development Department of the Information Technology and Innovation Directorate, will travel to the United States of America at the invitation of the non-profit organization FamilySearch.
The first stop for the Hungarian archivists will be New York, where they will meet with the Liszt Institute New York to discuss cooperation between the Archives and the Institute. They will also visit Hungarians in New Brunswick, New Jersey. On Sunday morning, they will attend a mass at the St. Ladislaus Church, followed by an exciting lecture for the Hungarian diaspora community living in the state. Csaba Szabó will speak to the gathering about the history of the 301-year-old National Archives and the work of the institution, while István Hegedűs will give a presentation on family history research and opportunities for interested Hungarians.
The Director General of National Archives of Hungary and the Head of the Digital Content Development Department will then travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, where they will participate in the RootsTech 2024 international professional conference, which will take place from 29 February to 3 March, at the invitation of FamilySearch.
About the National Archives of Hungary
The National Archives of Hungary is the nation's record keeper. Archival work in the 21st century is not only to collect, to catalog, and to restore historic documents, but also to serve the needs of society and the citizens, and provide them assistance in their research into history.
They preserve these valuable records and make them available for everybody in case they want to research their family’s history or a historical topic that interests them.