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Statistics Meet Genealogy: Male Aging Patterns in Lakonia (1910s-1930s)

Sep 12, 2020

In June 2020, a special article presenting statistics on naming patterns in the prefecture of Chania, Crete, was published on Greek Ancestry. That analysis was based on our database of Male Register records of approximately 56,500 individuals born in the area of...

“Laconian Ancestry” – Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria (8/21/2020)

Aug 28, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hnDJE_9g6Q

“Lakonian Ancestry” on Aug. 21st – Australia

Aug 18, 2020

Dear Spartan brothers and sisters in Australia and New Zealand, Join us this Friday, Aug. 21st, at 6pm (GMT+10) for a presentation on "Laconian Ancestry" organized by Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne & Victoria "Leonidas" and Youth President Miltiadis...

Parish Voter Lists

Aug 5, 2020

By Gregory Kontos To dive into family history, you need to understand your sources. This has been quite often noted in Greek Ancestry articles and webinars, yet it has to be repeated until it becomes a sine qua non in our research. Why, when, how, where and by whom...

Hellenic Genealogy Tourism Conference

Jul 26, 2020

Tune in at 2pm EST - 9pm Greece to attend this special conference, organized by the EMBCA, the Hellenic Genealogy Geek and AHEPA: https://youtu.be/l0J2pgZakAg

Finding Yiayia’s “Pirates”

Jul 24, 2020

By Alexandra Kiritsy and Andrew Jendrzejewski Our biggest goal with “Yiayia & Me” is to spark curiosity in family history among Greeks. We simply hope to inspire individuals to spend time with their ancestors--of both the past and present--by learning about their...