Educational Articles
Greek Ancestry Education, Case Study Webinar #4 (Nov. 7th, 2020): Tracing the immigrant’s origin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOJ3cdUoLPo
Greek Ancestry Education, Case Study Webinar #3 (Oct. 31st, 2020): Stories from Notarial Records
https://youtu.be/U8VyVBBqViQ
Greek Ancestry Education, Case Study Webinar #2 (Oct. 24th, 2020): Jewish Communities of Greece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzBrAz_aoKM
Greek Ancestry Education, Case Study Webinar #1 (Oct. 17th, 2020): Asia Minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0sumW8rRYs
International Greek Ancestry Conference (Jan. 29-31, 2021)
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Thessaloniki – La Madre de Israel
By Alexandra Kiritsy & Gregory Kontos When Jewish colonists were brought to the newly founded city of Macedonia around 315 B.C., no one could have imagined that Thessaloniki’s history would be closely associated with Jewish history throughout the centuries. About...
“My Big Fat Greek Ancestry Summer” Webinar
Despite the pandemic, the past summer was very productive for Greek Ancestry: new collections, new research tools, new analyses and a brand new platform! We would like to share all our news with you this Saturday, Sept. 26th, at 3pm ET (2pm CT, 1pm MT, noon PT)! Join...
Statistics Meet Genealogy: Male Aging Patterns in Lakonia (1910s-1930s)
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)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hnDJE_9g6Q
Distinctions of Geronthres, Lakonia
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...
Introducing the Greek Genealogy Guide
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?
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 Education, Case Study Webinar #4 (Nov. 7th, 2020): Tracing the immigrant’s origin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOJ3cdUoLPo
Greek Ancestry Education, Case Study Webinar #3 (Oct. 31st, 2020): Stories from Notarial Records
https://youtu.be/U8VyVBBqViQ
Greek Ancestry Education, Case Study Webinar #2 (Oct. 24th, 2020): Jewish Communities of Greece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzBrAz_aoKM
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