Cliffs of Freedom Brings Greek War of Independence to the Big Screen by Eleni Sakellis Published in The National Herald, February 16, 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.  ------------------------------ Cliffs of Freedom opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on March 1 and expands on March 8 and 15. NEW YORK – Bringing the story of the Greek War of Independence to the big screen has long been a dream for many hoping to share this dramatic period in history with as wide an audience as possible. The soon-to be-released Cliffs of Freedom represents a true passion project for Greek-American Executive Producer and Co-writer Marianne Metropoulos, who spent several years developing a story that would bring the Greek War of Independence to life for modern audiences. Metropoulos told The National He...

I recently learned about this book and ordered a used copy from Amazon.com (also available online from other retailers).  I really enjoyed it. " This is a collection of essays and documents concerning some of the most important events in the long history of Greek people." - Antonios H. Diamataris, publisher ---------- THE GREEKS The Triumphant Journey From the Ancient Greeks and the Greek Revolution of 1821, to Greek Americans Publisher - The National Herald First Edition 2001 - Second Edition 2002 "This book is made possible due to the generous support of the "Stavros S. Niarchos" Foundation to which we are deeply grateful." ---------- Below you will find the TABLE OF CONTENTS and for your reference a list of the  205 GREEK NAMES mentioned in the book. ---------- TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments by Antonios H. Diamataris, publisher Greece in the American Imagination by Steve Frangos CHA...

NATIONAL HISTORIES, NATURAL STATES; Nationalism and the Politics of Place by Robert Shannan Peckham Published by I. B. Tauris Publishers, London, New York - 2001 ----- I was initially interested in this book because of the section in Chapter 2 --  2.4 The Reorganization of the Land (after the War for Independence).  I was specifically interested in how the land was distributed to the citizens after the war.  Below is an excerpt from that section. "During the early years of the Greek Revolution, confiscated Turkish holdings were claimed by the Greek government as "national estates" to be exploited as collateral for foreign loans, although no coherent policy was formulated to justify this appropriation of land.  It was not until much later in the nineteenth century - not, in fact, until after 1871 - that the Greek government took some effective measure in distributing the national estates.  According to one British writer in 1854 "the cultivators of ...

AMERICAN PHILHELLENES SOCIETY Purpose of the Society: "The American Philhellenes Society was established to identify the Americans who, under the leadership of President James Monroe, supported and/or fought for the independence of Greece during the years 1810-1840 and to recognize and make known their contributions to the cause of freedom. We believe that it is time for us, as Greeks, Americans and American-Greeks to research these lives of these brave Philhellenes and to identify their descendants and honor them for their ancestor’s contributions. We have already identified some of the descendants of George Jarvis, Samuel Gridley Howe, and Jonathan P. Miller, and continue our efforts in this area. We believe that our ultimate findings will benefit both our countries and strengthen ties between them. In this effort, we ask your assistance. We need people with the time and the knowledge to research these and the many other American Philhellenes, and trace their fa...

Fighters from the Arcadian Prefectures  in the Revolution of 1821 The source for this information is the following book:  "Arcadia, a cultural history book" by George Papatheodorou, 1995, Deca Publications, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Note:  author claims "The names of the fighters are from the records of the "Committee Services" and other sources".) DISTRICT OF MEGALOPOLIS: FROM CHROUSA: 2nd Class Non-Commissioned Officer: Papadogiannis, Giannis Soldiers : Kallianis, Athan. Lymperopoulos, N. Mpechtos, Ath. Papadogiannis, Dim. G. FROM CHOREMI: 1st Class Non-Commissioned Officer: Merziotis, Petros Soldiers: Antonopoulos, G. Dezerenis, Kon. Kokosis, Apostolis Merziotis, Anagn. Merziotis, Kon. P. Merziotis, N. Roumpoutzos, N. Vasilopoulos, K. FROM PSATHI (AGIASMPEY) : 2nd Class Non-Commissioned Officer: Kompinouris, Ath. Soldiers: Gavrilopoulos, D. Gouvopoulos, G. Kontos, Pana...

Fighters from the Arcadian Prefectures  in the Revolution of 1821 The source for this information is the following book:  "Arcadia, a cultural history book" by George Papatheodorou, 1995, Deca Publications, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Note:  author claims "The names of the fighters are from the records of the "Committee Services" and other sources".) DISTRICT OF MEGALOPOLIS: FROM CHONTALOU: Soldier: Petropoulos, G. FROM CHRANOU: 1st Class Non-Commissioned Officer: Palavos, G. 2nd Class Non-Commissioned Officer: Palavos, Mich. Soldiers: Eustathiou, Christod. Mpalkanas, Eust. Mpalkanas, Georgakis Mpalkanas, Nik. Mpalkanikas, Nik. Mpokas, Kanellos Sekelis, Eust. stamatopoulos, Giannkos Valkanas, Giannakis K. Zaemis, N.