SNF SUPPORTED VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF GREEK IMMIGRATION TO CANADA OPENS authored by TNH Staff Published in The National Herald, June 8, 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.  ------------------------------ MONTREAL – The official unveiling of Immigrec, an impressive and cutting edge project documenting Greek immigration in Canada, took place on May 24. The project is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and its heart is the virtual museum of Greek immigration which sets a new standard for the study of Greek diaspora communities.  The Virtual Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada is the outcome of a 2-year research effort (2017-2018) conducted by Immigrec, an interdisciplinary educational consortium, comprising research teams from four universities in Canada (McGill, Simon Fraser and York...

FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database available titled "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926".  This census includes 631 people born in Greece.   The Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926  (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) The following information may be found in these records: 1926 Census Full name of resident Place of abode Relationship to head of family or household Gender Marital Status Age Place of birth of person, father, mother Ethnicity Immigration Year Naturalization Year Citizenship English speaker French speaker Native Language Can read Can write

UPDATE - 9/4/2017 - These records are now available for FREE through the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT - LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA - 1921 CENSUS OF CANADA http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/results.aspx?k=Greece  ============================================ Ancestry.com  has a database titled  1921 Census of Canada  that  contains 3,537 records for people that were born in Greece.   If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, remember that you can access the program at most of your local libraries for  FREE. ----- About 1921 Census of Canada (from Ancestry.com) This database contains an every-name index to individuals enumerated in the 1921 Canada Census, the sixth census of Canada since confederation in 1867. In addition, the names listed on the population schedules are linked to actual images from the 1921 Census. The census can also be browsed by province, district, and sub-district. Canada added...

HELLENIC ORGANIZATIONS Name of Organization :   The Hellenic Community of Ottawa Location:  1315 Prince of Wales Drive                  Ottowa, Ontario, Canada K2C 1N2 Telephone:  613-225-8016 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/hellenicHCO/ Website :    http://www.helleniccommunity.com/ On February 25, 1929 a group of leading Ottawa Hellenes founded the Hellenic Community of Ottawa. Since then we’ve grown into an organization thousands of members strong. Who We Are Our mission is to support and grow the Greek community in Ottawa. By sharing in regular activities and special events, we ensure Greek culture stays a thriving part of Ottawa’s cultural mosaic. We enjoy sharing Hellenic culture with the entire Ottawa community because we want everyone of Greek heritage to be proud of who they are. We provide access to cultural and spiritual activities of all kinds for adults and children alike. From a...

Ancestry.com added a new database named CANADA, WWI CEF PERSONAL FILES, 1914-1918 which covers surnames beginning with A through G,   At the end of this posting you will find a listing of the 130 people born in Greece.  If you locate an ancestor's name, you can go to the website for the Library and Archives of Canada to do a search for FREE -  http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx ABOUT THIS COLLECTION Shortly after the British declaration of war in August 1914, Canada offered an initial contingent of 25,000 for service overseas. A second contingent was offered in the autumn of 1914. The 1st Canadian Division was formed from units of the first contingent in January 1915, and was fighting in France the following month. In September 1915, the Canadian Corps was formed, incorporating the 1st and 2nd Canadian Divisions, and the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. Further contingents and reinforcement d...

The website CanadianHeadstones.com has 116 headstones with born in Greece as part of the headstone inscription. "Browse over 879,100 headstone photo records from across Ontario submitted by more than 950 volunteers!" You will be able to search headstones, browse headstones by cemetery, or find a grave in the Province/territory.

GREEK IMMIGRATION TO QUEBEC: THE PROCESS AND THE SETTLEMENT by Efie Gavaki Published in the Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora, Vol, 17/1, 1991 From the article: Migration is not to be seen as the simple geographical movement of individuals.  Whether voluntary or forced, one should look at it as the relatively permanent movement of groups carrying and holding on to cultural, social, psychological, and collective experiences and memories of the place of origin and its history.  Furthermore, immigrants bring with them their dreams, fears, hopes, and expectations of the new world.  Immigration is a movement of systems - social group systems, social organizational systems, cultural systems, and personality systems - all products of one society, to be transplanted into a new one with parallel systems of its own, and quite often very different ones.  During the process of migration, settlement, and adjustment, the immigrant systems will interact and respon...

Greek Folk Art Museum Receives Rare Donation from Canada by Ioanna Zikakou - published by the Greek Reporter - Canada, February 13, 2015 In a reception organized by the Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver and the Greek community of Victoria, a unique collection of Greek traditional costumes was donated to the Greek Folk Art Museum. The Consul General of Greece in Vancouver, Ilias Kremmydas, received the collection for the Folk Art Museum and Greek Popular Musical Instruments. The collection was donated by Elizabeth Gage, who had inherited it from her aunt Winifred Dowding. According to Gage, her aunt acquired the rich collection when she served as a nurse in Greece during World War I.  - See more at: http://canada.greekreporter.com/2015/02/13/greek-folk-art-museum-receives-rare-donation-from-canada/#sthash.li2wbVqY.dpuf

Canadian Census Records are available through several websites including FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com In many cases they have transcribed the same records, in some cases different sets of records.  Remember that we are talking about two or more different people transcribing handwriting.  It is not unusual for there to be different interpretations.   If you can't find who you are looking for in the FREE FamilySearch.org records, try the Ancestry.com records (available for free at most local libraries). Below is an outline of what you will find available on these two sites. YEAR 1851 FamilySearch.org - Canada, Census, 1851 - 33 born in Greece Ancestry.com - 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia - 13 born in Greece YEAR 1861 FamilySearch.org - Quebec, Census, 1861 - 40 born in Greece FamilySearch.org - Ontario, Census, 1861 - 20 born in Greece Ancestry.com - 1861 Census of Canada - 33 born in Greece YEAR 1871 F...