by grancestry | Apr 5, 2020 | Articles
It is April 2020 and I am spending my time researching my family history. Luckily, I ran across GreekAncestry.net and found records for my ancestors; amazing records! I managed to find a lot information, which helped me trace my ancestry back to the early 1800s!...
by grancestry | Mar 25, 2020 | Articles, Projects
By Gregory Kontos In 1824, the theretofore successful Greek Revolution which had been launched in 1821, showed signs of fatigue and uncertainty. On the one hand, internal conflicts had started among the revolutionaries’ leadership, while, on the other hand, the...
by grancestry | Mar 19, 2020 | Articles, Projects
By Gregory Kontos Some time ago, Helen had e-mailed us searching her Greek Ancestry. She was looking for a Cretan ancestor of hers, Nikolaos Sistakis of Kakodiki, Chania, who was said to be a noted warrior during one of Crete’s many revolutions that took place...
by grancestry | Mar 13, 2020 | Articles
There comes a point in any genealogical research where we finish examining the “basic” record sets. […] Parish censuses were censuses of all the families of a parish conducted by the local priest. They were important for church organization reasons. A parish...
by grancestry | Mar 8, 2020 | Articles
Most of us, interested in our Greek family history, crave finding our people in a voter list, a military list or a male register. Many barriers can make Greek records inaccessible, so our enthusiasm, when we find one of the aforementioned types of records, needs not...
by grancestry | Mar 4, 2020 | Articles
On February 28th new records from Lakonia were added to Greek Ancestry. These rare records provide invaluable information on families of 5 Lakonian villlages: Kastoreio, Mystras, Parori, Socha & Vassaras. All our Lakonia records are available here. You can search...
