THE STORY OF CHRYSOSTOMOS CHRISOSTOMIDES HIGHLIGHTED IN 'THE IMMIGRANT' Review written by Eleni Sakellis published in The National Herald August 1, 2020 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- The Immigrant: A Greek’s Odyssey by Anthony Christ tells the story of the author’s father, Chrysostomos Chrisostomides, who was born and raised on the island of Imbros which became a part of Turkey following the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. The treaty also guaranteed a special autonomous administrative status for Imbros and Tenedos to accommodate the Greeks, and excluded them from the population exchange that took place between Greece and Turkey, due to their presence there as a majority.  Later known as Chris Christ after immigrating to the United States, Chrisostomides lived through a harrowing time period, but managed to achieve the American dream in spite of th...

  GREEK-AMERICAN RESTAURANTS AND SUPPLIERS IN WASHINGTON by Steve Frangos published in The National Herald November 30, 2019 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- A Place at the Table: Images of GreekAmerican Restaurants & Suppliers in Washington State: 1900-1970' by Erika I. Wigren is a book that is the latest project conceived by the Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State. Showcased are 70 images with identifying captions on Greekowned restaurants and suppliers from across Washington drawn from a much larger pool of historical images. These images were originally gathered in 2015 as part of the museum exhibit, A Place At The Table at the Museum of History & Industry when over 300 Greek-owned and operated restaurants across the state' were surveyed (https://mohai.org/).  Wigren notes, “[T]his collection of images was curated by th...

FamilySearch.org has added a database titled "California, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco from Insular Possessions, 1907-1911" which includes 7 people born in Greece. The following information may be found in these records: Name Age Sex Nationality Race Time entering insular possessions and where Final destination

THE MURDER OF GREEK STRONGMAN GUST LESSIS by Steve Frangos published in The National Herald March 21, 2020 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- Few Greek strongmen have had as eventful a career in North America as Gust Lessis. For at least 13 years, as vaudevillian strongman, wrestler, boxer, and circus midway strongman Lessis successfully crisscrossed the United States. Unfortunately, newspaper accounts vary so markedly in their content on the facts of Lessis' life and professional career, that it is often difficult to clearly see this man's life even in broad detail, let alone agreed-upon documented fact. Nonetheless, such a disciplined athlete whose public performances served a host of charitable causes as much as they did his personal career deserves more attention than simply the inclusion of his name in some mere listing...

STRONGMAN GUST LESSIS: THE GREEK-AMERICAN SAMSON by Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald March 7, 2020 Thank you to The National Herald for giving HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- Without question Gust Lessis occupies one of the most unique roles in the history of Greek strong men in North America. In the very early 1920s, when Lessis first became widely known to the American public, the fabled strongmen of the 1890s had already astonished the world with their incredible feats of superhuman strength. Beginning with the legendary Eugene Sandow and quickly followed by George Hackenschmidt, Louis Cyr, and Louis Apollon audiences around the world were in equal measure thrilled and astonished by these legendary strongmen as they executed in full public view what were then called 'demonstrations of strength.' Such were the feats of strength Less...

JOHN THE GREEK IN THE WILD WEST by John Sitilides Published in The National Herald - October 26, 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.  ------------------------------ Earlier this year, my koumbaro and dear friend Angelo K. Tsakopoulos drove me to Duke’s Diner in Olivehurst, CA, about 35 miles north of the state capital region of Sacramento where Angelo has achieved so much in shaping over the past half century. We stopped for a 6:30 AM breakfast en route to a tour of Angelo’s growing complex of walnut orchards in one of the most beautiful farm regions in the country.  We sat down for an eye-popping breakfast of eggs, corned beef hash, grits and fresh-baked biscuits seeping with thick, creamy gravy. But even more enticing than the sumptuous meal before us was the story that was shared by the resta...

FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled "United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing Lists, 1905-1937" which includes 97 people born in Greece. The collection consists of an index and images of employee records (service history cards), sailing lists of contract laborers, and employee identification records (metal check cards and applications). This collection corresponds to NARA Record Group 185, Records of the Panama Canal, 1848-1999. Index to applications for Photo Metal Checks, 1918-1919 courtesy of the National Archives. The records may include the following information: Name Age Birth place Residence Change in status Position or job Service dates Salary Where Appointed File number Remarks

125 photographs of gravestone memorials for Greeks buried at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois uploaded to FindAGrave.com week ending July 28, 2019. Note:   8 of these gravestones were already partially uploaded to FindAGrave.com by other individuals Alexakis, John – b. 1866 – d. 1927 Androutsopoulos, Diamantis P. – b. 1888 – d. 1923 (from Psari Messinias) (includes photo) Antonopoulos, Andrew – b. 1874 – d. 1956 Antonopoulos, James – b. 1886 – d. 1960 Antonopoulos, Panagiota – b. 1888 – d. 1972 Antonopoulos, Theodore – b. 1895 – d. 1926 Apostolo “Poulos”, Rose – b. 1924 – d. 1926 Arvanites, George L. – b. 1886 – d. 1964 Arvanites, Giannoula – b. 1899 – d. 1981 Bais, Constantina – b. 1916 – d. 1925 Bardoulas, Louis – b. 1888 – d. 1925 Benos, Nick – b. 1885 – d. 1928 Blanas, Constantinos – d. 1965 Blanas, Panagiota – b. 1890 – d. 1962 Bobokis, George – b. 1892 – d. 1966 Bobokis, Marina – b. 1902 – d. 1961 Chalmers, Gust – b. 1892...