by grancestry | Dec 1, 2023 | Articles, Yiayia & Me
Genealogy and history are two interrelated fields. They both study and reflect on the past and they both rely on historical sources, such as census data, birth and death certificates, immigration records, and other archival records. Tracing one’s ancestry,...
by grancestry | Oct 27, 2023 | Yiayia & Me
World War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945, dividing the world into two opposing sides, the Allies and the Axis powers. It was a war with incalculable losses, perhaps the deadliest in modern history, and its outbreak was due to many complex factors. Those who fought...
by grancestry | Oct 27, 2023 | Yiayia & Me
Ο Δεύτερος Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος ξεκίνησε το 1939 και τελείωσε το 1945 με τον κόσμο να χωρίζεται σε δύο αντίπαλες πλευρές, στις δυνάμεις των Συμμάχων και στις δυνάμεις του Άξονα. Επρόκειτο για ένα πόλεμο με ανυπολόγιστες απώλειες, ίσως τον πιο πολύνεκρο της σύγχρονης...
by grancestry | Oct 6, 2023 | Yiayia & Me
In the realm of genealogy and historical research, there are few experiences more heartwarming and rewarding than when the past and present converge to illuminate the stories of our ancestors. In October 2022, we were fortunate enough to share an article that touched...
by grancestry | Jul 28, 2023 | 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 | Jun 21, 2023 | Yiayia & Me
In part one of “Milestones in Greek Electoral History” we talked about the most important electoral battles in 19th- and early 20th-century Greece. Leaving back the “long 19th century” and the outbreak of the First World War together with its consequences,...
