FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled NORTH CAROLINA, WILMINGTON CEMETERY RECORDS 1852-2005 which includes 105 people born in either Greece, Cyprus, or Turkey. This collection contains cemetery records from the Oakdale Cemetery Company for Wilmington, North Carolina. Microfilm of original records are at the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina. The following information may be found in these records: The given names of deceased Date and place of death Certificate or Record Number Birthplace and sex of deceased Birth year and age of deceased Names of Mother, Father and spouse

A woman stitches famous Lefkaritiko lace in Lefkara village, Cyprus.  Legend has it that the intricate needlwork used in embroidery known as 'Lefkaritiko lace' was of such high quality that Leonardo Da Vinci himself bought a tablecloth when he visited this mountainous village in the late 15th century and gifted it to Milan's cathedral. A Stitch in Time:  Cyprus' Lefkaritiko Lace Faces Grim Future Published in The National Herald, November 24, 2018 ------------------------------ 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.  ------------------------------ LEFKARA, Cyprus (AP) — Legend has it that the intricate needlework used in embroidery known as 'Lefkaritiko lace' was of such high quality that Leonardo Da Vinci himself bought a tablecloth when he visited this mountainous village in the late 15th century and gifted it to Milan...

Nostos:   Greeks and Cypriots return to their roots in Egypt Authored by Dina Ezzat and published by ahramonline on 3 May 2018 ----- The Greeks crossed the Mediterranean in the 19th century to Egypt 'not just to work: they came to live and work,' and they left a lasting mark on the culture of a country. This week’s first round of the Nostos Programme in Alexandria brought back many memories for the former Greeks of Egypt. The visit was held in collaboration with the ministries of emigration of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus. It started in Alexandria with an event inaugurated by the presidents of the three countries who made statements to acknowledge the shared Mediterranean history and culture of the three countries and the influences of the Greek and Cypriot communities in Egypt.  According to Maha Salem, spokesperson of Egypt’s Ministry of Emigration, the remainder of the visit of the mostly elderly women and men who had come to Alexandria, not ju...

Cypriot Children's 1974 Journey into the Unknown Published in The National Herald, March 3 - 9, 2018 Issue Authored by TNH Staff ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- NICOSIA – In an effort to spare Greek Cypriot children after the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974, the Greek Orthodox Church organized an effort was made to ship them to Greece for their safety, as writer Ted Kermeliotis wrote in his article on Al Jazeera, titled “Cypriot Children's 1974 Journey into the Unknown.” Children as young as six years old were sent by their parents, including Mihalis Mihail, age 9 at the time, who “had never seen a ship before, let alone been on board one,” and boarded The Patra at the port of Limassol in September, 1974, as reported on...

HELLENIC ORGANIZATIONS Name of Organization :  Cyprus Federation of America / aka Federation of Cypriot American Organizations / aka Pancyprian Association of America Location :  Astoria, New York Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Cyprus-Federation-of-America-521303407895531/ Website:  http://www.cyprusfederation.org/ ---------- HISTORY OF THE CYPRUS FEDERATION OF AMERICA Corporation formed in May of 1951 The first Corporation of the Cyprus Federation consisted of six directors, citizens of the United States and formerly of the Island of Cyprus.  The names of the first directors were: Spyros Nicholaou, Savas Zavoyianis, M.D., Lois P. Tingirides, Aristedes Demetriou, Gregory Kanetes and Paul Pyrros The first Executive Committee The first president was Dr. Savas Zavoyiannis of New York City, a practicing physician in New York City and was formely a major  in the US. Army during World War II. Lous P. Tingirides resided i...

AN ATTEMPT AT A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CYPRUS by Claude Delaval Cobham Commissioner of Larnaca Fourth Edition published NICOSIA, 1900 This book is available for viewing FREE on archive.org   You will find hundreds of books referenced in various languages, on many subjects of interest to those researching their family history on Cyprus including:  published genealogies, history of Cyprus, travels through Cyprus, the Ottoman Empire, and much more. -------------------------- Below are some past blog postings that you might also find of interest on the subject of Cyprus. Occupied Famagousta Cyprus - "After, before" - family photographs and interviews The Cyprus We Left Behind - Photograph Exhibit A Precious Past Reclaimed - Greek Cypriot Village Remembrance of Life Before Running Water - 60+ years ago "Aapi Means Agapi", says Researchers Presenting Online Greek-Cypriot Dictionary Greek Cypriot Diaspora - Online ...

"After, before" - a Project that consists of archives of family photographs, interviews, and videos By Alexia Makridou http://www.alexiamakridou.com/after_before/videos The Project “On 13 August 1974, around 12:00 p.m, we have left our home in Famagusta without realising that we would not see it again for 40 years now; We left our lives in our house, our souls... We believed that once the initial violence calmed down we would be allowed to return... We knew that the 2nd invasion was about to happen... I was terrified. It never crossed my mind though that the particular evening was the last evening I was spending as an adolescent in my beloved town. We left and never returned back. And I am still waiting. It's like I have been living another life, a previous life; this is how I feel. Despite it sounding somewhat exaggerated, I feel that the invasion severed the cord to the life that I had once known". (my mum's words, April 2014). How...

THE CYPRUS WE LEFT BEHIND - Artist Con Emmanuelle presents an exhibition about Cyprus before 1950, inspired by the stories of his compatriots in Australia.  ( The exhibition was  held from 10-20 December and will also be held from 5-11 January at the Chapel off Chapel gallery, in Prahran, Melbourne.) Published in NEOS KOSMOS.com on December 9, 2014 by Nelly Skoufatoglou "Old photos, possibly taken over 80 years ago, hide in their 'scars' the story of Cyprus. Our story. These photos we can literally touch." This is the message artist Con Emmanuelle wants to put across, with his uniquely vibrant and emotionally charged exhibition, entitled 'Tales of Cyprus'. The vintage photographs, video testimonies, posters and paintings exhibited show a Cyprus before 1950. That very Cyprus is what Con's family and friends left behind to migrate to Australia. The idea that instigated the project hit him while he was walking in a shopping centre and stumb...