"Greek Diaspora Museum Project Launched in Athens" published in The National Herald, July 20, 2024, authored by Constantine S. Sirigos. Years ago Hellenic Genealogy Geek was fortunate to receive permission from The National Herald to reprint article that may of interest to our community ATHENS – The Greek Diaspora Museum Project is the vision of a diverse and dedicated group of Hellenes, many born and raised as Hellenes Abroad, who dream of a dynamic and living institution in Athens that both honors the experiences and achievements of their forebears and shares the story of their struggles and triumphs with Hellenes in the Homeland. From the interest and excitement generated at the standing-room-only first event at the Demos Center in Athens’ historic Plaka district on July 17, generously hosted by its director and founder Mary Cardaras, the journey from dream to reality has begun. The organizing committee consisting of Alexander Kitroeff, Artemis Kohas, Gregory Kontos, Spyro...

NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM'S NEW ONLINE CONTENT NOW AVAILABLE by TNH Staff published in The National Herald May 16, 2020 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- CHICAGO – On June 24, the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) released information about its latest online content including a lecture, Virtual Book Group, and Social Media Initiatives.  The Greeks of Colonial Florida with Menios Papadimitriou, the latest installment in NHM’s online lecture series, NHM's Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis sits down with Menios Papadimitriou, a doctoral student at Fordham University working on the modern history of Orthodox Christianity. Papadimitriou discusses an early Greek settlement in colonial America. The lecture is available now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bFMfbQZR4EM .  Among NHM’s new Social Media Initiatives, NHM has launched several new recurring series t...

MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM TO EXHIBIT GREEK, BYZANTINE ICONS Published in the Orthodox Observer, May - June 2018 Clinton, Mass. - The Museum of Russian Icons will present the first major exhibition on Icons of the Hellenic World  from June 22 to Oct. 21. The exhibition focuses exclusively on Greek and Byzantine iconography and will delve deeply into the links and the continuity of Greek art and culture from Late Antiquity, through Byzantium, to the present.  "We are very grateful to Emmanuel Tiliakos for the opportunity to showcase his extraordinary collection, giving contemporary viewers a window into the richness of Greek culture and history," says Museum of Russian Icons CEO and Curator Kent Russell.  "Though icons are considered works of art, they are important cultural and religious relics.  As they are handed down through generations, icons are often the only surviving testimonies of places and peoples long gone." Largely comprised of icons created aft...

The Greek News Agenda published an article titled " Explore Greek Manuscripts Online at the British Library " on March 10, 2017. " Historians, biblical scholars and students of classical Greece alike no longer have to make the trip to the British Library’s reading rooms since most of the  British Library’s Greek manuscripts  are now accessible online. As a result of the Library’s Greek Manuscripts Digitisation Project, which began in 2008 and is funded by the  Stavros Niarchos Foundation , full digital coverage and new catalogue descriptions of 905 Greek manuscripts are now available to researchers with high resolution colour images of each manuscript, including flyleaves and bindings, with an up-to-date description of its content and codicological features, and an extensive bibliography."  . . . . READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE  

HELLENIC ORGANIZATIONS Name of Organization :   Pan Macedonian Association USA Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/panmacusa/ Facebook Members :  1,600+ Likes Website :   http://panmacedonian.info/ Mission / Description :   The Pan-Macedonian Association was founded in 1947 with the goal of uniting all the Macedonian societies of the United States. It is a nationwide membership organization for Greek Americans whose origins are from Macedonia, Greece. The organization promotes the culture, language, history and traditions of Macedonia and Promotes charitable projects and works to benefit the region and its people. It strives to educate its members and the general public on various issues pertaining to Macedonia, especially the Hellenic origin and nature of the name Macedonia and to counter falsifications and distortions of history with respect to Macedonia.

HELLENIC ORGANIZATIONS Name of Organization :   ΑΙΤΩΛΟAΚΑΡΝΑΝΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΟΥ,  -  ΑΙΤΩΛΟΑΚΑΡΝΑΝΕΣ AROUND THE WORL D. (aka Etoloakarnania) Facebook :   https://www.facebook.com/groups/c.zachilas/ Facebook Members :  1,199 as of February 9, 2017 Website :  n/a Mission / Description :   Aitoloakarnanes hello. The purpose of this page is to unite all Aitoloakarnanes worldwide. To change ideas and to inform each other of whatever point the EARTH. Also you can upload joint events, banquets, dances, and auction listings. Thank you all for requesting or receiving kisses. Take care to see you as ETOLOAKARNANIA. !!!! This group was created years ago by Christopher Zachilas. Welcome to our team, good luck. !!!

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...

This was recently brought to my attention by Dawna Stevens - thanks Dawna! Karitsiotikanea.blogspot.com published the following article on May 28, 2014 DECRIPTION OF OLD CONTRACTS UNLOCKS THE SECRETS OF OUR ANCESTORS "Of the thousands of old contracts are kept in the General Archives Office of the State in Sparta, the team of Family Tree South Parnon has funded the digitization of some 386 dating from the fifteen years from 1867 to 1882. All were written in the notary's office in Falcon at that time and are residents of the village and the surrounding villages Karitsa Alepochori and Vrontamas, and some of Kosmas Velota, Agriana, Zoupena, Grammousa, Gouves, Myrtle, Vlachioti and Giotsali same.  these contracts they have great value because they give us a glimpse of the people and the living conditions in our part of 130 years ago.  All documents are handwritten, so reading them is particularly challenging. Yet in seeking to unlock the earlier times secrets this...

ELIZABETH VIRGINIA DIMITRY RUTH: WRITER MISSING FROM GREEK-AMERICAN HISTORY Published in The National Herald, May 14-20, 2016 Issue Authored by Steve Frangos, TNH Staff Writer ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ CHICAGO - Elizabeth Virginia Dimitry Ruth is something of a missing figure in Greek-American historical accounts.  As a member of one of the first prominent Greek families in the United States, the extended Dimitry/Dragon families, Elizabeth Ruth does see passing mention in survey accounts.  But, "ah there's the rub," as they say, this is exactly the problem -- Ruth is only mentioned in passing.  While Ruth is continuously described by contemporary writers as among the first professional women writers who published at least one novel a...