by grancestry | Feb 6, 2026 | Projects
We have exciting news to share, as Greek Ancestry’s founder, Gregory Kontos, will be heading back to RootsTech this March! This year, Gregory will be giving two main lectures, as well as a presentation at the MyHeritage booth! Here is our Greek RootsTech 2026...
by grancestry | Jun 4, 2024 | Articles, Projects, Yiayia & Me
In the mountains of Arcadia, 54 km southwest of Tripoli, lies the picturesque village of Karytaina. An administrative and cultural center during the Ottoman period boasting over 3,000 inhabitants, it became the principal village in Gortynia in modern times. The famed...
by grancestry | Jul 28, 2023 | Articles, Projects, Yiayia & Me
July 24th, 2023, marked the centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne. This article aims to shed light on the historical context of that Treaty by studying newly digitized records of Greek refugees from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace. The findings of the statistical...
by grancestry | Feb 28, 2023 | Projects
Since its very foundation, Greek Ancestry has sponsored numerous educational initiatives to advance the field of Greek genealogy, to facilitate research and spread knowledge. While the whole world was stuck at home during the first COVID-19 quarantines, we kept each...
by grancestry | Aug 16, 2022 | Projects
Interview: Carol Kostakos Petranek with Fotini Kaklamanou Greek Ancestry is pleased to introduce Fotini Kaklamanou’s project, Thracian Genealogy in Kozani, as the latest beneficiary of the Village History Project Initiative. Fotini is passionate about researching the...
by grancestry | Jan 20, 2022 | Projects
By Carol Kostakos Petranek We never know what we will uncover as we explore our Greek roots. For John Wagner, his connection to the family which founded Fix Hellas beer was unexpected but not surprising. As Bavarians by birth, the Wagner/Wanger (??????) and Fix (???)...
