The author observes jar found in 1931 Excerpt from the book MANTHYREA (Kapareli, Garouni, Dara) The history of a village of Tegeas in Arkadia By Dionysiou V. Heliopoulou Published 1992, Aivali Publications, Athens “Published with the author's own supervision and expense and shall be distributed free of charge to all those who wish to read it.  To all the families of the Manthryreans here, but especially to the expatriates so that this may be a link to the birthplace and their glorious homeland, both for themselves and for their expatriates, and their descendants.” ----- Personal comment by Georgia Stryker Keilman. My grandfather, Odison Tsiones, was born in Kapareli in the year 1898.  The families in that area struggled to survive. I cannot imagine my grandfather would have called in the authorities and risked having his property overtaken by archaeologists. ----- Translation of excerpts from pages 33 – 35 by ChatGPT – original Greek text follows the translation. ...

Book THE ARCADIANS OF AMERICA - History & Contribution Volume 2, IN THE LAND OF MY ANCESTORS by Petros I. Sarantakis Published by the PAN ARCADIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA, 2018 ----- Note:  This volume is based on meticulous research.  Every village is included with details on contributions made, by those in the diaspora, to improve their homeland.  Many needed aquaducts to deliver fresh water directly to the village, donations to help orphans and provide poor women with dowries, build local churches and schools, etc. ----- For your reference I have included the CONTENTS and a list of the 1,573 NAMES included in the book.   ----- Note:  To purchase contact Anna Harisiadis Executive Secretary PFA Headquarters 880 N. York Rd. Elmhurst, IL 60126 630-833-1900 630-833-1956 fax ---------- CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PAN ARCADIAN HOSPITAL OF TRIPOLIS MANTINEIA GORTYNIA MEGALOPOLIS KYNOURIA ANNEX A...