Thinking about the 'superheroes' in my life, the very first person that comes to mind is my grandmother Julia Nagy !
Thinking about the 'superheroes' in my life, the very first person that comes to mind is my grandmother! First of all, my grandmother was my namesake -- I was named in honor of my grandmother! And, I can't think of a day that goes by that I do NOT think of my grandmother for all the drive and determination that she instilled in me.
My grandmother was my inspiration for all that I strive to achieve today. She has inspired me to be a better person and a better lensmaster as well. Thank you grandma Julia Nagy! xoxoxo
P.S. On April 16, 2009, my Stuffed Cabbage lens, dedicated to my grandma Julia Nagy, was honored by earning a purple star. It's that special award for Giant Squids with a lens of quality content. On April 19, 2009, that lens made it into the #1 spot overall on Squidoo and spent 24 days in the #1 spot.
My Grandmother Julia Nagy -- My Inspiration
Namesake and Superhero!
My grandmother, Julia Nagy, was a true inspiration, my inspiration -- she was working by the age of 10 to help support her mother and family. She married in 1928 and had her first child, my mother, at the very start of the Great Depression in 1929. Her second child, my Uncle Bob, was born in 1931. She survived the Great Depression and continued to work for 50 years at the West Side Market in Cleveland, Ohio. Yet, she made time for all of us 'kids' who clammered to have our special week with her in the summer where we could do anything we wanted. I opted to help her cook and bake and ride the rapid transit downtown Cleveland to visit Higbee's and Mill's Restaurant. The times and memories I spent with my grandmother are the most precious that I wish ...
She was such an important part of my life that if I had one wish, and only one wish, it would be that my grandmother was still alive today so that I could spend some more meaningful time with her.
P.S. I'd also wish that my grandfather was alive and well today! You see, I have SO many questions I'd like to ask him.
It is an honor indeed to have my Superhero tribute lens, in memory of my dear grandmother and namesake, Julia Nagy, featured as Lens of the Day on July 9, 2008. Today is also my birthday and a day that I reflect on all that my grandmother meant to me.
Congratulations to my Grandmother, Julia Nagy :: LOTD July 9, 2008
What is a Grandmother?
The mother of someone's parent.
What do YOU call your Grandmother?
My Grandmother was simply or NOT so simply: Grandma!
A Grandparent is ...
The use of the prefix "grand-" dates from the early 13th century, from Anglo-French graund. The term was used as a translation of Latin magnus.
Grandparents are the father or mother of a person's own father or mother. Everyone has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc. Sometimes these numbers are lower and in the case of having only two or three grandparents sibling or half-sibling incest would be incorporated.
In cases where the parents are unwilling or unable to provide adequate care for their children, in cases of death or other, grandparents often take on the role of primary caregivers. Even when this is not the case, grandparents often participate in the raising of children.
In traditional cultures, grandparents often had a direct and clear role in relation to the care and nurture of children.
One can also be a step-grandparent. A step-grandparent can be your parent's stepparent or your stepparent's parent.
The various words for grandparents at times may also be used to refer to any elderly person, especially the terms gramps, granny, grandfather, grandmother and even more types that most families make up themselves.
Two individuals who have grandparents in common, but are not siblings, are called first cousins. The parents of a person's first cousins are his or her uncles and aunts.
In the history of modern humanity, around 30,000 years ago, the number of modern humans who lived to be grandparents began to skyrocket. It is not known for certain what spurred this increase in longevity. But it is believed that a key consequence of three generations being alive together was the facilitation of the passing along of information that prior to that point would have been lost. This sort of information might have been for instance, where to find water in times of drought. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-mysterious-downfallhttp://www.news.cmich.edu/2009/03/grandmothers-the-competitive-e/
Me and My Grandmother :: My Superhero!
Me and My Grandmother :: She loved crochet designs!
Grandmother Remembers a Written Heirloom for My Grandchild
Grandmother Remembers a Written Heirloom for My Grandchild
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 11/10/2009)
This book can be the key to relating to your grandchild by sharing your recollections of days gone by, your hopes and dreams for the future and wonderful remembrances of the distant, and recent past. The "written heirloom" shared with my beloved granddaughter had to be tied with a ribbon to close, it was so "chock full" of words, mementos tucked in alongside clippings, photos, artwork and other tidbits of love I wanted to share with her...and a similar project is in the works for her envious older brother! It may take awhile, but every memory shared will be worth it. Consider this book an investment in joy that will keep blessing on through the years.
My grandmother is my namesake!
What is a namesake?
I am prouder and prouder every day to have been named after my grandmother!
Namesake (sometimes "name's sake") is a term used to characterize a person, place, thing, quality, action, state, or idea that is called after, or named out of regard to, another. For example, if a target person, place, or thing is named after a source person, place, or thing, then the name target is said to be the namesake of the name source. First recorded in 1646 to mean "person named for the sake of someone", the reference to something being a namesake of something else imports a connection between the two that extends beyond sharing similarly looking names to one of a shared name, usually called the same name. Namesake may be distinguished from eponym in that a namesake usually includes a "Category: wiktionary - :sake|sake" connection to the source name whereas an eponym name merely is derived from a source name without an additional sake connection.
The Namesake: A Portrait of the Film Based on the Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
by Mira Nair, Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake: A Portrait of the Film Based on the Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks)
Amazon Price: $23.56 (as of 11/10/2009)
From Publishers Weekly: This slim, glossy volume pays homage to both Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel, The Namesake, and its Hollywood adaptation while also shedding light on the creative process and friendship between author and director. In her opening remarks, Lahiri briefly describes the novel's conception ("The Namesake began as a note to myself, casually jotted down at some point in my twenties, consisting of the phrase 'A boy named Gogol'"), its slow route to publication and later its blossoming into film ("how strange and wonderful to watch the story I had invented, alone and over the course of so many years, being collectively wrestled with anew").
Lahiri emphasizes that collaborating with director Nair was a rewarding experience. For her part, Nair describes her interest in Lahiri's novel as immediate: "The Namesake was many of my worlds: the Calcutta I left behind as a teenager, the Cambridge where I went to college, and the New York where I now live." The two women's essays are followed by dozens of vivid images-from both the film set and the India of Nair and Lahiri's memories-interspersed between passages from the novel. Lovers of the film and novel will relish this tribute. Copyright %uFFFD Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
My Grandmother -- A Bit of History!
My Grandmother's Mother was a Varchola
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My great grandmother, Anna Varchola, was born, as a guestimate, in 1870 in Czechoslovakia. She married Mihaly Kovacs, who was born August 4, 1864 in Czechoslovakia. Anna Kovach had 11 children although 8 died from childhood diseases such as TB.
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Warhol ex Varchola
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Yes, if you are into genealogy and have done any digging into your family's ancestry as I have, you probably have found that your inherited last name was most likely changed--and possibly changed more than once! For example, Andy Warhol wa...
My Grandmother's Father was a Kovach
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My great grandfather, Mihaly Kovacs, was born August 4, 1864 in a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire later be known as Czechoslovakia. His name was Americanized to Michael Kovach when he immigrated to the U.S. I've been researching the Kovach name.
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Kovacs aka Kovach -- Czechoslovakian or Hungarian?
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Recently, I commenced an online research of my great grandparents with the Kovach name. I am relying on information from my maternal grandmother, who is now deceased, and from my mother. As a child, I remember my grandmothe...
L: Julia Nagy, My Grandmother as a Young Girl
My Grandmother's Husband was a Nagy
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My grandmother married on Alexander John Nagy on October 2, 1928. He was born on September 7, 1899 in Szatmar, Austro-Hungary, later known as Satu Mare, Romania after the border change at the end of World War I. I've been there and wrote a lens!
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Nagy -- The Hungarian Name
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My research has shown that the Hungarian name of "Nagy" is much like the American name of Smith. In other words, the Nagy name was used a lot in Hungary and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, probably because it translated to "big...
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Satu Mare, Romania -- Szatmar-Nemeti, Hungary
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Satu Mare is a city located in Satu Mare County in Northwest Romania on the Somes river. It's some 13 km from the border with Hungary and 27 km from the border with Ukraine. What's particularly interesting about Satu Mare is that it was originally a...
Julie Nagy & Alexander Nagy :: My Grandparents' Wedding -- October 2, 1928
Julie Nagy & Alexander Nagy :: My Grandparents' Wedding Party
The Grandmother Book: A Book About You for Your Grandchild
by Andy Hilford, Susan Hilford
The Grandmother Book: A Book About You for Your Grandchild
Amazon Price: $12.91 (as of 11/10/2009)
For the fifteen million grandmothers who are keepers of family history and memories, The Grandmother Book is a lively and timely way to record your story for future generations.
Andy and Susan Hilford present the perfect way for grandmothers of all ages to pass along a grandmother's story. The story is one that recounts coming-of-age moments, life-changing events, a look back at what was, family anecdotes and historical insight. With thoughtful, surprising, at times unexpected, and provocative questions, this book is directed to the new generation of baby boomer grandmothers.
From early memories of her childhood, to the time she began her own family, to the present as she watches her family continue to grow, this valuable, prompted keepsake ensures that the thoughts, moments, events, images, and ideas that shaped her life are collected in her voice and in her hand for a precious audience.
My Grandmother with Mom & My Uncle in 1931
Grandmother in the Kitchen!
My Grandmother Sure Could Cook ...
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My grandmother was famous for her Eastern European dishes including Hungarian Goulash, Stuffed Cabbage and Polish Pierogi. Those were just 3 of the tasty recipes that emerged from her kitchen in Cleveland, Ohio. My grandmother sure could cook.
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Polish Pierogi -- Ethnic Comfort Food
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Growing up in Northeastern Ohio, I can tell you that we ate lots and lots of pierogi! The varieties I remember having most often included stuffings of mashed potato, kraut, dry cottage cheese [my favorite], and PRUNE! OMG, I did not like...
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Stuffed Cabbage *
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One of my fondest food memories growing up is watching my grandmother make Stuffed Cabbage ... and then, of course, eating it! She had a "secret ingredient" that made her stuffed cabbage rolls the best I've ever had! I'...
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Hungarian Goulash
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Do you remember having stew as a child? I hope you liked it! It sure seems like I used to have lots of stew when I was younger. Think of this as stew, Hungarian style--that's Hungarian Goulash. Goulash--Gulyás in Hungari...
My Grandmother Made the Best Desserts ...
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My grandmother was famous for her Eastern European desserts including Kifli, Butter Horns, Nut Roll, and Poppy Seed Roll. Ah, and then there were the crepe suzettes, strudel, and her apple pie! She was always working to perfect her strudel. Yumm.
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Nut Roll -- Traditional Hungarian Pastry
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The Nut Roll is a Hungarian traditional pastry that is a sweet bread known as Beigli. Grandma made her beigli or nut roll usually during the holidays of Christmas and Thanksgiving. Beigli [pronounced BAY-glee] is really a Hungarian sweet bread with...
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Poppy Seed Roll -- Traditional Hungarian Pastry
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The Poppy Seed Roll is a Hungarian traditional pastry that is a sweet bread known as Beigli. It is often prepared for the holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Beigli [pronounced BAY-glee] is literally a Hungarian sweet bread with special fill...
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Butter Horns -- Traditional Hungarian Pastry
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Holidays were always THE time of year that my grandmother baked the most of her famous Hungarian Butter Horns. She could make hundreds of these at a time, with several different fillings -- usually nuts, apricots, and prune. I l...
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Kifli -- Traditional Hungarian Pastry
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Kifli is a traditional Hungarian pastry made by cutting sheets of soft flour dough into triangular wedges, and wrapping those wedges to create a crescent-shaped morsel, which is then baked. I think of them as a variation on the Hungarian Butter Horns...
The Little Big Book For Grandmothers
by Lena Tabori, Alice Wong
The Little Big Book For Grandmothers
Amazon Price: (as of 11/10/2009)
A charming book filled with fairy tales, poetry, nursery rhymes, songs, stories, words of wisdom, activities, finger games, and recipes to enchant and delight. The Little Big Book For Grandmothers is brimming with so many of the classic and favorite things a granmother grew up with, and illustrated with charming vintage art she is sure to adore.
Included are: 20 Fairy Tales, 16 Poems, 12 Nursery Rhymes, 14 Songs, Old-Fashioned Games, 5 Grandmother Stories, 10 Finger Games, 28 Activities: including Embroidered Bibs, a Crib Quilt, and a Family Tree to give to a new grandchild, as well as a Felt Flower Chain, Body Collage, and holiday activities to do with the little ones; 30 Recipes.
A Strong Work Ethic!
My Grandmother Worked for 50 Years ...
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My grandmother road the Rapid Transit to the West Side Market where she worked for 50 years. Her drive and strong work ethic so impressed me ... she was indeed like a real-life superhero! Ah, the wonderful meats and cheeses she brought home.
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West Side Market -- National Historic Landmark
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The West Side Market brings back fond memories of growing up in Cleveland, Ohio. It brings back warm memories of my grandmother, Julia Nagy. You see, she was one of those dedicated workers who worked at the West Side Market for over...
My Grandparents in front of West Tech High School in 1947
My Grandparents on a summer day in 1947
My Grandmother Taught Me How to Crochet ...
YES ... My Grandmother is My Superhero!
My grandmother was ever so patient especially when she sat by me on her sofa and taught me how to crochet. OMG, her crocheted afghans were so beautiful. She had such a knack for blending the most vivid colors! I'm happy to say that I still have one.
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Crochet Designs -- Popularized by Grandmothers
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Crochet designs are fashionable and trendy today. Crochet designs can be seen in clothing, accessories, and jewelry as beautiful handcrafted, wearable art. It's also trendy in home decor, home furnishings and furniture.
50 Sensational Crochet Afghans & Throws
by Bobbie Matela
50 Sensational Crochet Afghans & Throws
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 11/10/2009)
If you love trying out new stitches, you will love this array of colorful afghans and throws. We included looks to coordinate with popular color schemes being used in today's homes. We've even included a chapter of afghans for kids and babies.
My Grandmother, Julie Nagy, with us kids at Christmas
The buzz on Julia Nagy ...
- Kevin W. Dougherty Funeral Homes » Michael J. Dick - November 6, 2009
- He was born in Rochester, NY September 10, 1950 the son of Jack G. and Julia Nagy Dick. Mike was a 1968 graduate a Pleasant View High School and then furthered his education at Ohio State University where he attained his BS Degree in ...
- W. Swimming & Diving Takes Down Arkansas & Kansas On the Road ...
- Composed of Kemp, sophomore Julia Nagy (Viera, Fla.), Costa-Schmid and Turnadzic (1:36.22), the quartet was UF's highest finishing relay out of the three Gator relays in the event. The Gators return back to Gainesville to host the first ...
- julia nagy: grandmother, namesake and superhero!
- grandmothers are superheroes. no questions asked. jaguarjulie makes a living tribute to her own grandmother and her namesake, julia nagy. not only does the lens remind us about our own grandmothers along the way, we also learn something ...
Is YOUR grandmother YOUR superhero too?
My grandmother was a superhero even though ...
*** she NEVER let her hair down OR got her hair done!
*** she NEVER wore a pair of pants BUT did wear a girdle!
*** she NEVER got her nails done OR wore nail polish!
*** she NEVER used a FOUR-letter BAD word!
How about your grandmother?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYou bet. Great pick.
ddixonart says:
My paternal grandfather died before I was born, but I have felt her influence in our family anyway - through her influence on my father. My maternal grandmother and I didn't get to see each other much, because we lived far away, but all memories I have of her are positive. She wrote newspaper articles, mostly from home, at a time when women "didn't" work from home.
Posted June 30, 2009
Lafa8191 says:
My grandmother Zoila is my Superhero too, she was and IS my inspiration. All the good thing I learned is thanks to my grandma.
Posted February 18, 2009
No. Please pass the peas.
alteredkat says:
My great grandmother was a great pick...my grandfather who married my grandmother was an even better pick...but unfortunately my grandmother and I didn't really "mesh"...I wasn't the only one who felt that way either. :o(
Posted June 18, 2009
poutine says:
Unfortunately, my relationship with my grandmother was rather cold.
I do not even have one picture of us together.
She was a beautiful lady though and well respected in her surroundings.
Poutine
Posted July 27, 2008
What grandmothers have been known to say ...
Wise words, thinks you ought not to do or to do?
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If you keep crossing your eyes like that, they'll stick!
12 points
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If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything.
11 points
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
4 points
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Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary?
3 points
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Eat the crusts of the bread it will make your hair curl.
Must have worked, my formerly stick straight hair more...2 points
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Many Hands Make Light Work!
2 points
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Miechel in beichel
(Mmmmmm mmmmmm good)2 points
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Pretty is as Pretty does! Same with handsome too!
1 point
Do you have any suggestions ...
for how I can improve my tribute to my grandmother?
I'm looking for suggestions for more good articles, photos, videos, blog posts, etc about this person. Think of this like the "External Resources" part of a Wikipedia page. What references would you add about my superhero?
Spook wrote...
I had to come back and have another look at this masterpiece but as led here by comfort doc. There are so many good people here.
Posted July 28, 2009
jmsp206 wrote...
Wow, what a great lens and tribute to your grandmother.Unfortunatly I didn't get to know mine to well as they were all other seas in England.They visited from time to time but not long enough to form a stronge relationship.I do have some of those wonderful old photos though. From one Julia to another.Loved this one!
Posted July 01, 2009
Shout out for the Squidoo Superhero Project!
P.S. I made this lens for the Squidoo Superhero Project
Yes I did ...
I was invited to participate in the Squidoo Superhero Project, making 5 lenses in 2 weeks about the people who have inspired me, mentored me, changed the way I look at the world. The people I just want to say a big loud public THANKS to. LOTD = $500 Charity Donation
As LOTD in the Superhero Project, this lens earned a $500 charity donation to First Coast No More Homeless Pets, FCNMHP in Jacksonville, Florida.
In Loving Memory of My Grandmother
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Do you know that in the United States, each state determines the requirements for getting a license to teach in public schools? And, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are 1.4 million elementary school teachers, 600,000 middle school...
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I don't know about you, but Helen Keller faced some incredible obstacles in her young life. Not only did she overcome these obstacles, but she went on to become an accomplished, unique, and inspiring individual. How do I know Helen Keller? Well, like...
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Gloria Steinem -- A Feminist Superhero
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Anne Frank -- A True Superhero
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It is incomprehensible to imagine what Anne Frank endured in her young and short life nor is it possible to comprehend the terror that her family experienced. To me Anne Frank is without a doubt a true superhero of immeasurable proportions.
Oh, Speaking about Heroes ...
Last, but not least -- She is an angel
My grandmother is my guardian angel
I so adore these Willow Tree angels that seem to so eloquently express my feelings in such a delicate collectible.
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