A Piece of Migration History through the Rombauer Family Tree

• Authors: Koudela Pál
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A family course, describing immigration of Hungarian refugees after the 1848–1849 War of Independence and their integration to American society through generations, is adequate to add details to or even to form our picture of the 19th century immigration and integration. The Rombauer family originated from Protestant, Saxon ancestors in Lőcse (Levoča), where they lived for five hundred years. During the long 19th century, the family members moved to different parts of the world: to Transylvania, to the United States and to Brazil. Their life, values and attitudes to Hungarian and Saxon origins are important parts of understanding integration to different circumstances. Each lifespan adds some new elements to draw a more detailed picture of its time and space: Roderick Rombauer and the life in St. Louis before and after the Civil War, Irma and Marion Rombauer during the prosperous post Second World War era or the life of the descendants of Lajos Tivadar Rombauer in Brazil. But the chain or network of these elements creates a new look to a much larger space and longer period; the connection of these parts helps us to interpret social processes and changes in time in another way.

Keywords

EN

International Migration; Immigrant America; Minority Integration; Genealogy; US History

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Prague Papers on the History of International Relations
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 46-70

Contributors

author

Koudela Pál

• Kodolányi János University College, Fürdő u. 1, 8000, Székesfehérvár, Hungary