This was brought to my attention by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Television show will air in the U.S. on July 23, 2013. The U.S. version of the  Who Do You Think You Are?  television program will feature songstress Kelly Clarkson on one its upcoming episodes. Clarkson's ancestry is a mix of Greek, German, and Irish. However, she considers herself to be "mostly Greek" and she even speaks the language fluently. Most of the shows feature the guest celebrity returning to their ancestral homeland so it should be interesting watching her speak Greek, assuming she does visit Greece. Read entire article and watch video clip .......

Cyriac Family History Project   “KYRIAKOU is the most ancient, accurate and widespread form of our Greek family name that we’ve discovered, so far.  It appears throughout the world and, along with its close variation, KYRIACOU . . . . . “  (1,253 spellings) Read more

Fraggi, Tivoli, Allalouf Genealogy "Information has come from birth, death, and marriage certificates, citizenship applications, social security applications, ships passengers' lists, census records and so on. I have discovered and contacted more than a dozen cousins.  . I also have particular interests in genetic genealogy and medical genealogy and am happy to discuss the issues."

This is a link to the Blog about the Gennata Family of Kefalonia Posted on the Hellenic Genealogy Geek facebook page by our friend Venus Corlew-Bubeck. Thanks Venus.

Tsintzinian Heritage Society of America 113 Jackson Avenue Celoron, New York 14720 This website includes the general history of the organization along with a detailed page on Tsintzinian Families:  Origins and Histories Names included are - Andreou, Andritsakis, Atsalas, Camarinos, Canellos, Caravasos, Chronis, Constantakis, Constas, Costiannis, Coumuntzis, Dikaios, Doskas, Economikis, Economou, Farmakis, Gazetos, Georgitsos, Gerasimos, Gianios, Gianoukos, Gregoris, Heos, Kapetenakos, Kapsalis, Katsaros, Kostolambros, Lambros, Lascaris, Limberakis, Lourpas, Manos, Marinos, Nestopoulos, Nikolaides, Nikolakis, Nohos, Papadopoulos, Papageorgiou, Papapoulos, Papayanakos, Peliouras, Politis, Poulos, Prokos, Psychoyios, Roumanis, Seferlis, Serafis, sperides, Stratakos, Treiris, Tsakonas, Tselekis, Tsetseris, Tsoumos, Tsoutouras, Vamvalis, Varlas, Vlahos, Vlahothanasis, Voulomanos, Vournakis, Voutsanessis, Zacharias, Zachariou 

The Genealogy of a Cretan Family - A Kouklakis / Angavanakis Family History This website documents the genealogy of the Kouklakis (Koulis) and Angavanakis families, originally from the island of Crete, Greece.  The information in this website is from oral history and documented sources.  Surnames in addition to Kouklakis and Angavanakis referenced in this website are:  Kouklis, Angisoulakis, Saatsakis, Gianikou, Papadakis, Rallakis, Spirdakis, Papidakis, Galdakis, Marousakis, Mantoudakis, Tzeranis, Christodoulou, Vorinakis and others.

Andrew Jendrezejewski Greek Family Website This is an interesting family website, take a look.  Researching names Halkiopoulos, Halkiopoulou, Logaras. "Hi! I'm Andy Jendrzejewski. Welcome to the story about the Greek side of my family. I have been tracing the Halkiopoulos family from the Ionian Islands, west of the Greek mainland, to Thira and Crete in the Aegean Sea and the Logaras and Limberis families on Samos Island off the coast of Turkey. These families have spread to Egypt, South Africa, Australia and The United States. My research has lead me to consider the history of these regions rather closely in some respects in order to discover clues to these families' histories. Greek research is very difficult in Greece itself and relatively undeveloped when compared to the genealogies and histories of other European countries."   Read more . . . .

The Nick V. Kosmas Family Tree Page   This family tree includes the names Kosmas, Cocoros, Kokoros, Antonopoulos, Gianakakis, Matsas, Katsikantamis, Katavolos, Mprorsalis, Madrapilios The information has not been updated since 1998, but if your click through on the link toward the bottom of the page under Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees, you will be able to view the work he had done on these family names in his tree.

Phillips Family Genealogy Pages Scroll down the page to view the Greek family names:  Haliotis, Maithonis, Karajoglou, Stefanos

Our Hellenic Genealogy Geek friend Carol Kostakos Petranek has started a blog  " Spartan Roots - Researching My Greek Family History ". I really enjoyed it.  Let's support our friend by following her blog - we should all learn something along the way.

SIMATACOLOS FAMILY PAGE Researching the names Simatacolos, Simitecoulos, Simitopoulos, Semitekolos, Sassos, Georgiadou Visit this site and read more about this family story, research and photographs.

Genealogy and Oral History - Foundation of the Hellenic World FHW's Genealogy and Oral History Department records family trees, testimonies and historical information and collects documents about the life and historical experiences of the refugees from Asia Minor, Black Sea, Trace and Constantinople.  It was founded in order to record, preserve and regenerate historical memories both about the homelands of the refugees and about the settlements, communities and the municipalities they created in Greece and abroad.

LAKONIAN GENEALOGY This website was authored by J. Peter Chingos, and includes links to Family Trees with over 1,450 entries.  Major names include Tsingos (Chingos), Tsigos, Tsiggos, Tsigkos, Andromidas, Lecakes (Lekakis), Legakis, Kombogiorgas (aka Kompogiorgas). He also has a blog titled " Lakonian Genealogy ".  The blog hasn't been updated for awhile but, includes several interesting articles:  "Corsican Maniots", "Moni Tsingou or Monastery Petrouliano", Spetses 1868 National Guard Panel" (includes names) , "Lekas & Drivas, 17 Roosevelt St., New York, NY" 

kythera-family.net   - Your island's heritage online  - over 14,600 family tree entries  (Note: this number was from 2 years ago, I assume it is higher now, but the site has changed and I am unsure of the total number as of this date) This a Great website that has kept evolving over the years.  Check out their in-depth newsletters and articles. Sections include: People Gravestones Villages and Towns Family Trees History Culture Blogs Photography Island Photography Diaspora Audio/Video Current Affairs Museums & Galleries Natural History Museum Associations Tourist Information Academic Research Kythera Cultural Association Kythera Business Guide Guest Book Message Board Newsletter Newsletter Archive

KYTHERA CONNECTIONS - if you have family from this area, you should check this family history website out. This site was created by Vikki Vrettos Fraioli - Nice Job Vikki " My grandparents Yiannis Giorgos Alfieris and Maria Chlentzos were born on Kythera, an island located off the southern coast of the Peloponnese in Greece. Although they immigrated to the USA in the early 1900‘s, they maintained their love and pride for their homeland Cerigo, and instilled that love and pride in their children.  In researching our family history we have discovered that everyone from this small island is related or inter-connected in some way. This website was created in the hopes of connecting with other Kytherians worldwide. If you have a Kythera Connection I’d love to hear from you.  Who knows, we may discover that we are related."

The Zombakis Family Website "We pay tribute to our ancestors who courageously left their homeland seeking a brighter future for their families and descendants." This is a nice website - presented in "story" form vs. formal family trees.  It tells you more than usual about the members and ancestors of this family, along with the history of Chios.

Genealogy of Combis and other Family names from Kythera Includes surnames:  Logothetis, Batagios, Drapanis, Catsulis, Moulos, Paspalas, Patrikios, Mavrigiannis, Vasegnios, Gavrilis, Sofios, Christianos, Andronikos, Christoforos, Chlentzos "When I launched it, little more than five years ago, it was merely an attempt to explore the ways internet -this powerful modern tool- would help organize and display  my data and at the same time make it possible for a circle of people to view them. Gradually, the site became more sophisticated as line charts were added and scores of pictures and documents embedded while I was experimenting in display techniques. Later eventually, this enthusiasm for computer designing evaporated and went to hibernation... The research in the historical Archives on the contrary, expanded to new fields and significant progress was achieved. New material not only adds generations to the family history of Combis, but it deals with issues of b...

ANDROMIDAS FAMILY WEBSITE This family tree has 821 entries.   "With our roots in Yeraka, Greece, many generations of the Andromidas family are now living around the world.  This website is a way for us to share information and find new relatives.     You will notice there are 2 different spellings of our surname, Andromidas and Andromedas.  This depends upon how the Greek letter Iota (ι), the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, was translated into English.  Although it looks like the letter "i" in English, it is pronounced like an long "e" in Greek."    

Plastas Family History Page "While continuing to research the Plastas Family History, Hal Plastas sent in some pictures from his dad's ( Aristotellis Plastas,Harry)collection. Some of these pictures we are unable to identify........HELP....ANYONE?? !! The children of Zissis and Athena Plastas numbered twelve as follows: Six girls: Katina, Thodora (Lola), Vasiliki (Koula), Despina,Alkmeni and Eleanora. And Six boys: Nicos, Aristotelis (Harry), Yanis (John), Tilemahous (Charles),Constantine and Demetrious. Enjoy the pictures and lend a hand in identifying some of the faces, if you are able."

Tsakanikas Genealogy Website Also includes the surname Tsinias , his mother's name. This website consists of the following: Origin of the names Family Trees DNA Pictures Links