On Friday afternoon, we traveled to Jászágó with aunt Dorina as part of the local history project. Our trip was already exciting, as my companions told me many interesting things about Jászágó. First, Lili Burkus told us the history of Jászágó from ancient times to the present day, then Simon Ramóna presented us with the biography of Sándor Macsi, former school director, teacher, local history researcher. I had never been to Jászágó before, but it was comforting that my group mates had never been here either, but thanks to the educational lectures, it was not so foreign when we arrived in the village.
At Jászágó, Mária Dobosné Tari, a retired teacher and the person in charge of the local history collection, was waiting for us, who was our tour guide during the afternoon. She presented Jászágó’s past in detail, which made it especially exciting because she illustrated what she said with archaeological findings (or authentic copies of them). We learned that Ágó has been a settlement since ancient times, and was a city in the Middle Ages. Written memories as early as the XV. century, it is mentioned under the name Ágó, it was inhabited by jászok and its name did not change later. Aunt Marika has a lot of knowledge about the settlement, which she shared with us. The 17th- 18th century onwards, the collection includes common objects, copies of documents, maps, tools and military equipment.
Mária Dobosné Tari also told us about Sándor Macsi, who came to Jászágó in 1951, was the director of the school, and from 1962 he was the head of the local folklore group. He collected most of the current collection, ahead of the other jász settlements.
After that, we were also able to gain an insight into the ethnographic collection. Here, the tools needed to raise children, the family’s care, the tools of farming, and the garments of former peasant and civilian clothing were on display. Personally, I liked the special laced clothing and kitchen utensils from the ethnographic exhibition the most. I gained a lot of new knowledge and found it useful. We really thank you for the opportunity, I hope we will visit Jászágó another time. – Angelika Pege, Jászság group 4