by grancestry | Oct 27, 2023 | Yiayia & Me
Ο Δεύτερος Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος ξεκίνησε το 1939 και τελείωσε το 1945 με τον κόσμο να χωρίζεται σε δύο αντίπαλες πλευρές, στις δυνάμεις των Συμμάχων και στις δυνάμεις του Άξονα. Επρόκειτο για ένα πόλεμο με ανυπολόγιστες απώλειες, ίσως τον πιο πολύνεκρο της σύγχρονης...
by grancestry | Jul 28, 2023 | Articles, Projects, Yiayia & Me
July 24th, 2023, marked the centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne. This article aims to shed light on the historical context of that Treaty by studying newly digitized records of Greek refugees from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace. The findings of the statistical...
by grancestry | Jun 21, 2023 | Articles
In part one of “Milestones in Greek Electoral History” we talked about the most important electoral battles in 19th- and early 20th-century Greece. Leaving back the “long 19th century” and the outbreak of the First World War together with its consequences,...
by grancestry | May 31, 2023 | Articles
The first round of Greece’s 2023 national elections took place two weeks ago, and the second round is still pending. This race not only holds significant importance but also encourages us to reflect upon the pivotal election moments that have shaped the course...
by grancestry | Apr 19, 2023 | Articles, Yiayia & Me
Have you found your immigrant ancestor’s ship manifest? This is usually the first step in genealogy research for Greek-Americans. But apart from the valuable genealogical information included in the manifests, there is much more to learn about the history of our...
