In December 2009 I visited Uppsala Sweden on business. This presented an opportunity to connect with one of the more remote parts of the family. They had moved to Sweden in 1954 during the relaxation of government controls following the death of Stalin. In my visit, I managed to meet with a grandson of Kornel Mankovits who lives in Sweden – my father’s first cousin. I have created a brief essay of this meeting and I am glad to send this to family members who request a copy.
My impromptu meeting with this relative was helped by my showing the book and being able to point to pictures of my relative, his sister, and his parents. My business in Sweden made obvious that there would be a follow-up visit in January 2010. Using this as a stimulus to start working on the book again, I undertook a brief project to break the book into its familial parts.
Thus, in early January, I created a Mankovich Book. I printed a copy of the book and presented it as a gift to my relative in Sweden. We had another pleasant visit and I will be sure to visit with him on any subsequent trip.
I relate this story to let you know that I am once again working on the book. The Petrick side of the book is stable and I have no obvious means to surface further information on the family. However, by working with my cousin Geza, there is likely to be more Mankovich information forthcoming and historical context. Thus, the newly created Mankovich (only) book is alive and being improved.