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AHSCA HISTORY

In 1976,
the Bicentennial of the United States triggered a cultural awareness
throughout
the country, including Louisiana. In an attempt to preserve and promote
the Hungarian culture of the Albany, Louisiana area, some of the local
Magyar descendants established the Arpadhon
Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association (AHSCA).
After more than thirty
years, this organization is still an integral and vibrant part of this
rural community. The AHSCA sponsors yearly events that include the
Hungarian
Harvest Dance, which takes place on the first Saturday of every
October.
Hungarian Heritage Day, an event that usually takes place in May or
June,
provides the community with yet another opportunity to promote the rich
history and culture of the area by honoring the Hungarian descedants
who
are seventy-five years of age and older.
<> The
Arpadhon
Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association
is located in the former Erdey-Kiss Amvets Building less than
one-quarter
mile south of Albany, Louisiana.
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