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Tracing Freedom: 1821 – The Revolution of 1821 and its impact on your ancestors

Mar 25, 2021

By Giannis Michalakakos, MSc in Cultural Management In order to fully understand the impact of the 1821 Revolution on Greek families, we have to understand life before, during and after the Revolution. Most of the examples discussed below focus on Lakonia, my...

Distinctions of Geronthres, Lakonia

Mar 23, 2021

By Gregory Kontos, Historian & Founder of Greek Ancestry Introduction After the Greeks’ long and painful struggle for their national independence (1821-1829), they naturally held great expectations for Otto’s Regency Council. However, the Council of this infant...

Village History Projects Initiative (VHPI): Update

Mar 15, 2021

By Carol Kostakos Petranek On the third day of the International Greek Ancestry Conference (Jan. 29-31), Gregory Kontos of Greek Ancestry announced a new innovative program, the Village History Projects Initiative, whose purpose is to encourage researchers to share...

Introducing the Greek Genealogy Guide

Feb 3, 2021

Exciting news! The new Greek Genealogy Guide has been released! On the last day of the International Greek Ancestry Conference, Greek Ancestry intern, Alexandra Kiritsy, announced the release of the new online Greek Genealogy Guide, a work by Carol Kostakos Petranek,...

Are you ready for the International Greek Ancestry Conference?

Jan 27, 2021

The International Greek Ancestry Conference, held from January 29th through the 31st, will be a landmark event for our field of Greek family history and genealogy! 2020 has been a challenging year for us all. However, perhaps one of the few things 2020 was a good year...

Greek Ancestry’s Year in Review

Dec 30, 2020

Greek Ancestry was founded in January 2020 and will be celebrating its one-year anniversary soon with an International Greek Ancestry Conference scheduled for the end of January 2021. Of course, 2020 has been a tough year for everyone. However, our passion for our...