Balarzs Collection Map

Hamburg, Germany

Sigmond emmigrated from Hamburg on the S.S. Graf Waldersee.

Everrettville, WV

Birthplace of Ernest, found through his obituary.

Kimball, West Virginia

Throughout various points in his youth, Ernest grew up in Kimball along with his siblings.

Concord University

Ernest was a graduate of Concord University with a Bachelor of Science in Education and Life Sciences in 1948 as well as another Bacheleors of Science in 1972. Within the collection we have a letter from Lt. Marsh with a Concord State letterhead dated June 1943.

Parris Island

Parris Island is the military base that Pvt. C.C. Smith had written to Ernest from.

Camp Gruber

Camp Gruber is listed as the address for Alex Fazekas on the envelopes from this collection

Camp Robinson

Letters from Alex F. to Ernest were addressed to Ernest while he was stationed in Arkansas.

New York, New York

Letters that were sent from both Ernest and Bela were dispursed from New York once they reached the United States.

Durham, New Hampshire

Some of the letters to Ernest that we have were addressed to the University of New Hampshire.

Santa Ana

Santa Ana Army base housed Bela during part of the war, and is where Barbara June had received a letter.

Battle of the Bulge

Both Ernest and Bela were stationed here, Ernest was commended for his performance during a medical emergency and received his first of 2 bronze stars.

Baltimore, Maryland

Residence of Barbara Balarzs at the time of several of the letters.

Chathum Field, Savannah, Georgia

Pvt. Guiseppi Infortuna wrote his friend Ernest from this base.

Ingleheim/Rhein, Germany

Ernest's friend Gerhard lived here at the time of our letters, at an address which is unfortunately now a highway.

Long Beach State

Through Ernest's Obituary we learned that he received his Masters here in Aeronautical Engineering.

Powhatan Point

Edythe and Gizella both spent the majority of their lives in Powhatan Point or in other parts of Ohio.

Martin Marietta Corporation

On his obituary it lists that he was apart of the team working on underground Titan Missles.

Fort Bliss

When relocated to Fort Bliss, Ernest worked on weapons systems including the Multiple Launche Rocket System and the Hawk System used in Desert Storm.

Huntsville Home

Here is the home of Ernest, Ruby, and Robin while they lived in Huntsville.

Marshall Space Flight

Ernest worked on the Space Shuttle and Airlock systems, as well as the Skylab while in Huntsville, AL.

Barbara Balarzs

Address of Barbara Balarzs in the 70s, where she sent most of her birthday and holiday cards to Ernest.

Big Stoney Creek

Well loved fishing spot for the Balarzs family, originially mentioned in Ernest's obituary and backed with family photos.

Birchlawn Burial Park

Resting place of Ernest, Ruby, and Robin Balarzs, his parents Sigmond and Barbara Balarzs, his siblings Stephan and Mary Louise Balarzs, Bela and Lois Balarzs, Edythe Balarzs, Barbara June and Robert Evans.

Powhatan Cemetery

Resting place of Alice Balarzs Doria, her husband Joseph, and son Richard.

Perserverance Christian Church Cemetery

Resting place of Fred Balarzs

Norwood Cemetery

Resting place of infant Weeks, Edythe's and Harvey Week's child.