THE MIRACLE:  A TRUE STORY Book authored by Leonidas Koumakis 3rd English Edition Literary Review by Eleni Sakellis Published in The National Herald, August 3, 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ The Miracle: A True Story by Leonidas Koumakis is a compelling memoir and history of what the Greek minority in Turkey that has endured from the end of the 19th century to the present day. As noted in the book’s description, “The purpose of this book is to communicate, through both historical evidence and personal experiences, the Turkish policy against Hellenism and beyond.”  With an impressive bibliography of over 200 sources, the book was originally published in Greek in 1993 with its fourth edition printed in 2008. The first edition English translation by the...

Literary Review of book "Bill the Greek" authored by Bill Kanellis Review written by Eleni Sakellis, published in The National Herald on March 16, 2019 The advent of online publishing has made it very easy for just about anyone to share a life story almost as soon as the last period dots the end of the first draft.  In the past, publishing was such a complicated and daunting process, it discouraged most people from even attempting to publish their memoirs. More and more people can now record what they went through in life against the backdrop of the massive historical events of the past century, for example, for their families, friends, and future generations to read and cherish and hopefully to learn from the mistakes of the past.  Bill the Greek by Bill Kanellis tells a harrowing true story of one boy’s experience in Greece during World War II, its aftermath, and the drawn-out process that brought him to the United States as an orphan adopted by a Greek...

New Book Highlights Greek Music in America by Eleni Sakellis Published in The National Herald, February 2, 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ Greek music has a long history going back through the millennia. It should be no surprise, therefore, that wherever Greeks traveled, they brought their music with them. The collection of essays in Greek Music in America, edited by Tina Bucuvalas, highlights the history and the people who brought Greek music to the United States and continued the rich tradition to the present day. Among the contributors to the book is The National Herald contributor Stavros K. Frangos.  According to Bucuvalas, Greeks were known to have arrived in the New World along with the Spanish explorers and British colonists, and like most people would ...

New Book THE VILLAGE AGIOS GEORGIOS SIKOUSIS Author:  Pantelis A. Mavrogeorgis Published in English (paperbook June 2018) (kindle edition October 2018) PERSONAL NOTE:  This book is available for FREE with the Kindle Unlimited Program (10/18/2018)  ----- " The book is a history of the Village of Agios Georgios Sikousis, on the Island of Chios, Greece. The purpose of the book is not to present academic research but rather to provide its readers with some knowledge of the history of the village and the hardships experienced by its prior residents. The specific readers targeted are fellow villagers and the next generation of Agiorgousians. This English language translation was made in order to teach this history to the non-Greek speaking Diaspora as well as lovers of History and Greece."

THE NATIONAL HERALD BOOKSTORE is offering the following book: The Straits of Chimera by Eyridiki Livada Duca The true story of the first European in West Canada, the life and adventures of the Greek navigator Ioannis-Apostolos Focas Valerianos whose Spanish name-Juan de Fuca-was given to the straits between the southern part of Vancouver Island and the north of the Olympic Peninsula, somewhere in the faraway boundaries between Canada and the U.S.A. He was born in Kefallonia, Greece, around 1532. Enchanted by the sea at an early age, he soon became an excellent navigator and sailed through Venice to Spain, where he decided to stay. He changed his name to Juan de Fuca and in 1556 enlisted in the Spanish Navy, which he served for over forty years. On December 5, 1578, he was captured by the English corsair Francis Drake who used him as navigator on his ship to guide him to unknown territories. If you are interested in purchasing the book I have included The National Herald ord...

GREEKS OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY The book “ GREEKS OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY ”, authored by E. Philip Brown, forward by Elaine Kevgas, includes 189 photographs and was published in 2017 by Arcadia Publishing.   Below you will find a description of the book, the Table of Contents, and a list of 532 names included in the book. ---------- DESCRIPTION: The Merrimack Valley became home to Greeks after the great immigration to the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. After its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832, Greece had inadequate resources for its citizens, which led to much hardship. Many of these refugees came to the Merrimack Valley in search of a better living. They settled in Haverhill, Lawrence, and Lowell, Massachusetts, or Concord, Manchester, and Nashua, New Hampshire, where they secured jobs in factories and mills. Those who were unable to gain employment in the manufacturing industries went into the service sector; others became self-suf...