“Lakonian Ancestry” on Aug. 21st – Australia

18 August 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 Paikopoulos.

This will be the 2nd in a series of lectures for the 2,500-year Commemoration of the Battle of “Thermopylae”. The lecture will be broadcasted live on Zoom for free. Speaker will be Lakonian Gregory Kontos, founder of Greek Ancestry, who will discuss his family history work throughout Lakonia, as well as tips, tricks and examples for researching Greek ancestry.

Don’t miss this!

Update: The lecture has been recorded is available on Youtube:

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