Genealogies of families originating in the Hellenes, Aegean and Chios Compiled by Christopher Long (a descendant or kinsman of most of them). Mr. Long was a Journalist, Editor & Foreign Correspondent.  The website he created includes both personal and professional pages.   You can find a link at the bottom of the page " Family History Genealogies " which includes 37 family genealogies (reference list below) with thousands of names .  Other pages of interest might be:  Chios, Massacres, Diaspora, Greek Migrations:  Phanariots and Chiots. Family genealogies include: • The Agelasto Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012 • The Argenti Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012 • The Baltazzi Family of Smyrna – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012 • The Benachi Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012 • The Callimachi Family of The Phanar – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012 • The Calvocoressi Family of Chios – A Gen...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website - DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES  - in New York City, describes the "valuable collection of materials relating to the history of the Greek people, their culture and religion, in the United States" that they have amassed.   Included in the Archives' files are hundreds of documents representing numerous categories of Church development.  Among the categories indexed are: 1.  The establishment and incorporation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; 2.  The historical development of key institutions and governing bodies within the Church; 3.  The structure and reorganization of the Archdiocese; 4.   The listings of all clergymen within the hierarchy of the Church; 5.  The progress of the ecumenical movement; 6.  The records of the Ecumenical and Orthodox Patriarchates. In addition, the Archives has gathered an extensive photograph file and book collection on Hellen...

I just received the book " The Greek Diaspora in the Twentieth Century ", published in 1999 and edited by Richard Clogg from the library through the Inter-library loan program.  I am always looking for books and articles about Greeks living in other countries to help us with our Greek family history research.  This book has some great references to other books that I can't wait to get my hands on.   There are 229 Greeks mentioned in this book which I have listed below along with the TABLE OF CONTENTS. Good luck with your Greek genealogy family history research. Georgia Keilman nee Stryker (Stratigakos) http://HellenicGenealogyGeek.com http://hellenicgenealogygeek.blogspot.com The TABLE OF CONTENTS reads as follows: Preface Notes on the Contributors 1.   The Greek Diaspora:  the Historical Context by Richard Clogg 2.   The Greeks in Egypt:  from Mohammed Ali to Nasser 1805-1961 by Floresca Karanasou 3.   The Greeks in...

Today I was reading the Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter titled "Genealogical Tourism Redefining Leisure Travel Market" . It made me start thinking about what Greece would need to do to develop genealogy tourism and encourage people to reconnect with their Greek roots. In my dreams someone would put together a complete program (soup to nuts) - here are my initial thoughts on what this might look like: - Travel arrangements to Athens, and then onward to any other cities or villages for research. - Provide translators (fluent in English, French, German & Greek) - other languages? - Guides available for Athens research sites - GAK (General Archives of Greece), LDS Family History Center in Athens, National Library of Greece in Athens - Guides trained in Greek records: baptism, marriage, death, military, etc. - Seminar on Greek culture shock - dress codes and appropriate conduct for visiting churches and cemeteries - burial customs, p...

242 Greek names are mentioned in the book “ Greek Diaspora and Migration since 1700 – Society, Politics and Culture” edited by Dimitris Tziovas – published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing You can view the following on the page below: 242 Greek names mentioned in this book Table of Contents Synopsis from the dust jacket As always, I hope some of you will find this information helpful with your research. If you are interested in getting a copy of this book for your research, contact your local librarian and see if they can get you a copy through the Inter-library Loan Services. Regards Georgia Keilman http://HellenicGenealogyGeek.com A resource for Greek family genealogy research 242 GREEK NAMES MENTIONED IN THIS BOOK Adamos, Takis Ajonovski-Oche, Vangel Alexakis, Vassilis Alexandropoulos, Mitsos Alexiou, Elli Amire, Ussi Andonovski, Christo Angelopoulos, Theo Antonakos, Stephen Antonellos, Manolis Antonellos, Nikolaos Ant...