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15 born in Greece - Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-2007

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FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled " Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871- 2007 " which includes 15 people listed on records with Greece as their place of birth.   These people may be listed on multiple records. Peter Kolizeras George Edward Kolizeras George Brown James Christoff Nick Angelos Kiourkas Nick Rales Pete Koliaras Peter Sheaplas Christ Tziolas Christ Mbobos Demetrios Burdas Elina Daimadis Michael Mitsoff Austino Konisty Austino Alexander This collection contains county records that cover the years 1871 to 2007. The records currently available are: Coroner's records Court records Divorces(1895-1980) Land and Property records Court records (1895-1981) Probate records (1895-1950) Public records Birth records (1881-1942) Death Records (1897-2007) Each type of record within the county was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of events happening in the lives of

12,181 Born in Greece - U.S. GenealogyBank Obituaries

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FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled " United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 " which includes 1 2,181 people shown as being born in Greece.   This collection is an index to obituaries from thousands of newspapers throughout the United States beginning with the year 1980. Records are being added to this collection periodically. This collection is created in partnership with  GenealogyBank.com The following information may be found in these records: Name of the deceased The age of deceased. Birth date and place Death date and place Names of parents, spouse or other relatives Name of newspaper, date and place of publication Mortuary or undertaker

157 photographs of gravestone memorials for Greeks buried at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois

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157 photographs of gravestone memorials for Greeks buried at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois uploaded to FindAGrave.com week ending June 28, 2019.  (I will be posting a weekly update) Alexopoulos, ? – b. 1895 – d. 1920 Alexopoulos, Nikolaos – d. 1908 Andreadis, Despinoula – b. 1890 – d. 1914 Antonopoulou, Florantia – b. 1888 – d. 1914 Armis, Panagiota – b. 1895 – d. 1974 Baffes, Peter L. – b. 1911 – d. 1984 Balis, Timoleon E. – b. 1963 – d. 1983 Ballas, Eleni – b. 1921 – d. 2010 Ballas, Margaret – b. 1921 – d. 1981 Ballas, Maria – b. 1924 – d. 2016 Batsakis, Peter G. – b. 1912 – d. 1968 Berneas, Dionysios – d. 1914 Bouras, Dimitr – b. 1848 – d. 1916 Canellos, George Theodore – b. 1905 – d. 1979 Carperos, Elizabeth – b. 1933 – d. 1994 Chiamas, John – b. 1913 – d. 1988 Chiamas, Patricia – b. 1914 – d. 2011 Conteas, Gust. N. – b. 1888 – d. 1951 Contis, James S. – b. 1927 – d. 2013 Contis, Katholike – b. 1938 – d. 1991 Contis, Pe

PANTOS (Demetra) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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Presbytera DEMETRA PANTOS Oct 15, 1896 - July 15, 198? ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

Tarpon Springs' Cycadia Cemetery Added to National Register of Historic Places

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John P. Dascoulias, a member of the Hellenic Genealogy Geek Facebook group, brought this to my attention.  The PappasPost.com posted the following article on June 17, 2019. TARPAN SPRINGS' CYCADIA CEMETERY ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee announced that Cycadia Cemetery in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County has been listed on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. Florida Cultural Resources Director Tina Bucavalas was instrumental in securing this distinction after a lobbying and awareness effort that included gaining the support of prominent Greek Americans from the area, including support letters from U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Metropolitan Nikitas Lulias and Tampa’s Greek Consul General Dimitrios Sparos. “Cycadia Cemetery is a culturally and historically significant site for Tarpon Springs’ Greek community,” Secretary Lee said. “Artistic detail on many of the graves is associated wi

10 born in Greece - Nebraska, Box Butte County, Funeral Home Records, 1919-1976

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FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled NEBRASKA, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, FUNERAL HOME RECORDS, 1919-1976 which includes 10 people documented as being born in Greece.   The digital images in this collection are of records from the Miller and Landa Funeral Home, 1919-1976, and from the Wildy Funeral Home, 1920-1950. There are records available for you to view online for the following: Gust Demetro Allison Basilios Meligonis John Dealis Louis Alexander Matthews Coula Condos Alexander Matthews Contilia Pappageorge Theodore K. Zaliaris George Chikos Gust Blackos Funeral Home records may contain: Name at death Death date Cause of death Name of spouse Name of nearest relative Birth date Funeral date Obituary Residence at time of death Burial date Cemetery of interment

11,324 born in Greece - Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952

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Ancestry.com has a new database titled MICHIGAN, DEATH RECORDS, 1867-1952 which includes 11,324 people showing Greece as the place of birth .  There are an additional 3,323 born in Turkey, some with Greek names. This collection contains death registers (1867-1897) as well as certificates (1897-1952) from the state of Michigan. While forms differ, you may find the following details among the records: name of the decedent and place of death gender color or race marital status date of birth age occupation birthplace father's name and birthplace mother's name and birthplace name and address of informant date filed date of death physician's statement and cause of death length of residence, if in a hospital or institution date and place of burial name and address of undertaker later records may include spouse’s name Due to privacy laws, images are only available for records that are more than 75 years old.

MATERNA (Helen) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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Beloved Mother and Sister HELEN MATERNA Jan 24, 1907 - June 17, 2002 ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

MAROPOULOS (Evelyn) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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Mom EVELYN MAROPOULOS 1902 - 1970 ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

MARKOPOULOS (George) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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GEORGE MARKOPOULOS "Lionheart" Beloved Father, Grandfather, Brother & Uncle July 26, 1943 - Jan 27, 2011 ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

MARKOPOULOS (Nick) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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"FREEBIRD" NICK MARKOPOULOS A SON, A BROTHER, A FRIEND 6/10/1970 - 10/1/1988 ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

MARKOPOULOS (Demetrios & Hariklia) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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MARKOPOULOS Beloved Father DEMETRIOS 1901 - 1938 ----- Beloved Mother HARIKLIA 1904 - 1979 ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

MARINOS (Panagiota) Tombstone - Elmwood Cemetery (Section 23), River Grove, Illinois

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Beloved Mother PANAGIOTA MARINOS 1921 - 1989 ----- Section 23 Elmwood Cemetery 2905 N. Thatcher Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171

History of Cretans in Utah - Minos Society

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THE MINOS CENTURY CELEBRATION AND HISTORY OF CRETANS IN UTAH Authored by TNH Staff Published in The National Herald - June 2, 2018 (Note:  HGG has the permission of The National Herald to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.) ----- SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Cretan community of Utah will host a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the formal establishment of their local Cretan organization, the Minos Century Celebration, June 1-3.  Minos Chairman Dr. Tony Gianoulis told The National Herald that “the Cretan community in Utah has a very large presence. Many Cretans came to Utah at the turn of the 20th century to work in the copper mines. As the years went by, more and more Cretans immigrated to Utah and established their families, homes, and businesses here. Today, we are one of the largest Cretan communities in the United States. Moreover, we are proud of the fact that Utah had the first organized Cretan club in all of the United State