MILE HIGH CITY GREEKS:   EARLY STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS By Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald, April 25, 2009 ------------------------------ 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.  ------------------------------ Between 1890 and 1900, Greek immigrants began to appear throughout the city of Denver with pushcarts and in elaborately appointed candy stores and shoe-shine parlors. As in other Greek communities the early Denver Greeks were also laborers in the mines, railroads, factories and smelters.  The Denver Greeks quickly established a system of support and solidarity that was simultaneously a money-saving living arrangement. “Some of the Greeks preside over popcorn stands at night, and the others run candy stores during the daytime. The popcorn men are home during the day and the candy men at night (Denver Ti...

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELLENES: THE EARLY GREEKS OF DENVER By Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald, March 7, 2009 ------------------------------ 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 1870 Census documents the first Greeks living in Denver, Colorado. While only noted as “two unnamed Greeks” it is with this anonymous duo that the present community grew. By 1890, the Greek colony had grown to include 24 individuals. In 1910, a reported 240 Greeks lived in Denver. Yet even this early gathering of Hellenes was enough to support their own small group of traditional musicians. We know this because in 1911, five Greek musicians from Denver were deported for lack of the proper immigration papers.  By 1913, approximately 500 Greeks were living in Denver, another 700 in Pueblo, along with some 2,0...