– The regional landscape also shows links and points of contact that show us that in this region of North-Eastern Hungary we have similar common joys and problems, both in science and in public life – explained Dr. Eniko Grytsi Zoldos, who also pointed out that: Looking at the conference programme, which is centred around local history and family history, there were many lectures on the topic in various disciplines. So, for example, horticulture, geography, biology or literature also “speak” at the event.
Science points the way
The welcoming line was Nándor Skuczi, a Nograd County Municipality The President of the General Assembly closed it. He also explained: Research and scientific work are not for themselves, but must lead to what is good for this nation, the country, Northern Hungary, the region and the Nógrád County.
“After all, if we see what happened in front of us, in my opinion, we can decide in which direction it is worth going.” And in this, science plays an important role – emphasized Nandor Skozzi, who also praised regional cooperation, stressing that the presentation of local and regional values also serves to strengthen identity.
Afterwards, the Archives Day continued with a conference moderated by Dr. Prof. Joseph Kovacs, during which interested people could learn about a lot of interesting research on the subject of local history and family history.
Molino's archival exhibition also displays curiosities.
Before the start of the conference, Dr. Judit Gosteni-Toronyi spoke about the travelling exhibition related to the programme series “1100 years in Europe, 20 years in the European Union”, which can be viewed on the ground floor of the Nógrád Archive.
The main material of the exhibition is the molinos made by MNL, which are always complemented by the county building hosting the exhibition. The director of the MNL County Archives detailed these last three installations.
The first one shows the province after the Tatars' tour under the title “Castles, Ends, Végvár Braves”. The second painting, entitled “The Age of Construction in Nograd”, shows symbolic buildings, writers and artists through archival documents. The third molin is built around the theme “At the Foot of the Smoky Mountains” and covers the history of coal mining in Nograd, which was also colored by famous local artists of the time.
The director of the archives pointed out that the name of Albert Szent-Györgyi also appears on this last plate as a curiosity, since one of the letters of the Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian physician and Kossuth, who spent his childhood in Nógrád, is kept in the Hungarian State Archives and is now being presented to the public.
According to the website of the Nograd County Archives, the exhibition It is free to visit until Friday, October 11. From Monday to Thursday, during the institution's business hours, from 8 am to 4 pm.
