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Greek Ancestry Education, Webinar #2 (May 2nd, 2020): Male Registers

May 10, 2020

Our second Greek genealogy webinar, on May 2nd, 2020, through Greek Ancestry’s Facebook page. Presenter: Gregory Kontos. In this webinar we discussed Greek male registers!

Greek Ancestry Education, Webinar #1 (April 25th, 2020): Voter Lists

Apr 26, 2020

The first ever Greek genealogy webinar, on April 25th, 2020, through Greek Ancestry’s Facebook page. Presenter: Gregory Kontos. In this webinar we discussed Greek voter lists!

Asia Minor Ancestry

Apr 26, 2020

After the great interest expressed in this during the first Greek genealogy webinar of April 25th, 2020, we decided to share this story and information. Some time ago, our team was at the General State Archives (GAK) of Athens searching through the "Archive of the...

First ever Greek genealogy webinar – Saturday, April 25th

Apr 23, 2020

Join us on Saturday, April 25th, at noon (PST), 1pm (MT), 3pm (EST), through our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GreekAncestry/). Our topic – voter lists!

Greek Ancestry Education, #2: Using US records to find your ancestors’ surname and village

Apr 23, 2020

In this video, Carol Kostakos Petranek, a pioneer of Greek genealogy, will teach you how to use US immigration, naturalization and alien registration records to find your Greek ancestors’ original surname and village of origin.

Greek Ancestry Education, #1: Two things you need to know before starting your research

Apr 20, 2020

This video discusses the two things you need to know when starting your research: the family’s original surname and the family’s exact place of origin.