In the Turks’ hands & Tracing Freedom: 1821
Like many of her compatriots, Aikaterini Kanelli of Geraki fell to the hands of the Turks when Ibrahim Pasha invaded the Peloponnese!
Category: Education
Introducing the longest-lived warrior of the Greek Revolution, Nikolaos Sistakis of Kakodiki, Crete
Nikolaos Sistakis of Kakodiki, Chania, died in 1904 at the age of 108. He had fought in many of the great battles of the Greek War of Independence: in Missolonghi, in Samos, in Faliro, under Karaiskakis, Brouskos, Miaoulis and Sachtouris!
Research Tips on Greek Ancestry #1: How to narrow down matches
This video will show you how to narrow down matches when searching on Greek Ancestry. Examples from our Chania databases.
“Beyond the Basics: 1856 Parish Census”, by Carol Kostakos Petranek
There comes a point in any genealogical research where we finish examining the “basic” record sets.
Women in Greek Archives – Missing half us
Despite our best efforts, there is always a gap in our research: our female ancestors or half us!
Families of Kastoreio (Kastania), Mystras, Parori, Socha & Vassaras
New records for 5 Lakonian villages
