425 names listed from the book "Greeks of Worcester" Images of America Series, by Christopher J. Helali, published in 2022 by Arcadia Publishing. This book includes 224 photographs. Half a century after declaring its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821, Greece was an impoverished nation-state ruled by a Danish prince. By the end of the 19th century, the people of Greece were emigrating to escape war, political strife, and poverty. Greeks started arriving in Worcester in the 1890s, mainly from the Peloponnesus, with subsequent arrivals coming from Northern Greece in the early 20th century. With the official establishment of a Greek Orthodox community (later named after St. Spyridon) in Worcester in 1914, Greeks built robust religious, civic, fraternal, and philanthropic organizations in the city. They went on to establish themselves as leaders in business, education, law, and politics. Greeks of Worcester celebrates the rich history of this community through images,...

In 1992 Mary Voultsos self-published a book titled GREEKS IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS – 1890-1910.  The information in this book was collected by Mrs. Voultsos prior to the availability of records on the internet.  When this data was eventually put on the internet by various genealogy companies it was undoubtedly indexed by people who were unfamiliar with Greek names.  This fact is what makes the book so valuable to researchers today.  She was a woman of Greek descent, someone who was familiar with Greek sounding names and spellings.  I also find it helpful to browse through the alphabetical lists of names to identify variations in spellings.   The following index is a guide to what names and information can be found in the book. Names are listed in four categories:  1) Greeks in Worcester, Massachusetts 1890-1910, 2) Greeks in Worcester, Massachusetts 1910 Federal Census, 3) Greek Passenger Arrivals 1890-1910, 4) Naturalization Petitions...