Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Does pagan come from village?

The Latin word pagus means village.

The Latin word paganus means pagan.





















Is this just a coincidence? Or are these words in etymological connection?

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Creative and poetic parish priest - gems in a death register

One of our dear fellow genealogists, Miklós Békefi drew our attention to these special death register pages:


(Felsőszölnök, Hungary  1789)