Innovative App Shows Places with Hungarian Connections All over the U.S. [Video]

The Hungary Foundation has been a bridge between the U.S. and Hungary since 2013, and the development of the HuGo app is one of its successes. It was awarded a special prize by the Hungarian Marketing Association for highlighting places with Hungarian connections in the U.S., Magyar Nemzet reports.

According to Anna Smith Lacey, head of the foundation, there is great potential in connecting the Hungarian past and present in the U.S. As she explained, they kept coming across Hungarian traces in America during their research fellowships and funded cultural programs, but there was no common platform where one could find all Hungarian-language sites. In addition to the traditional historical hotspots, such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, there are traces left by Hungarians in every state.

One of the first historical reminders of Hungarian-American relations is the Hungarian military commander and nobleman Michael Kovats de Fabriczy (Fabriczy Kováts Mihály) who served …