"Timeless Treasure:  The Benizelos Mansion, Athens' Oldest House" article published in the GreekReporter.com on January 1, 2025, authored by Tasos Kokkinidis. " At the historical center of Athens, in   Plaka , the Benizelos Mansion, or the House of Agia Philothei, is the oldest house in Athens. It is now a museum that opened its doors to the public in February 2017. In 1972, the building was taken over by the Ministry of Culture, and in 1999 it was given to the Holy Archdiocese of Athens. It was restored and made into a museum by funds from the European Union.  The oldest house in Athens was built in the 16th century Built at the beginning of the 16th century and renovated at the end of the 17th, it is a characteristic two-storied mansion of the period of the Ottoman occupation." To read the entire article and see additional photographs -  https://greekreporter.com/2025/01/01/a-tour-around-the-oldest-house-in-athens-photos/?utm_source=newsletter&...

  This article is FREE to read through Academia.edu - you may need to setup a free account using your email address. Article:  "Wills of the Greek Orthodox Subjects of the Sultan:  an Insight into the Everyday Life of the Ottoman Empire's Orthodox Communities" -  https://www.academia.edu/78731164/Wills_of_the_Greek_Orthodox_Subjects_of_the_Sultan_an_Insight_into_the_Everyday_Life_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_s_Orthodox_Communities by Evi Psarrou, MS, Ph.D. Department of Philosophy, University of Patras - Greece Abstract from the article: The present study reveals certain aspects of the social and cultural history of Chios, an Aegean island under Ottoman rule, through archival material of the 19th century. The information mostly derives from will documents that allow us to understand as much as possible the structure of the local society, the daily life of the inhabitants, their way of thinking and perception of life, as well as their relationship and ties with their family...

Interested in Ottoman Records? Hear from the professionals and educate yourself on what is included in these records and what to expect before paying someone to do research for you. Here are 3 videos by “Ottomanists” (scholars of Ottoman Studies). NEW at RootsTech this year (available March 3, 2022) – “The Ottoman Population (Nüfus) Registers for Family History” by Jonathan Claymore McCollum –  https://www.familysearch.org/.../the-ottoman-population... “The contribution of Ottoman primary sources to Greek genealogical and anthroponymic studies” by Dr. Georgios Liakopoulos. Presentation given at the 2nd International Greek Ancestry Conference, Day 2. Starts at time 1:49:19 on video -  https://youtu.be/dMXw3KKdm-E “Ottoman Records for Family History in the Middle East and Balkans” by Jonathan Claymore McCollum – from RootsTech 2021 -  https://youtu.be/jK4-jguXT14

  The book “Greece, the Hidden Centuries:  Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek Independence” by David Brewer .  The book was first published in 2010 by I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. Below you will find a description of the book, Table of Contents, and a list of the 101 Greek names mentioned in the book . Book Description : For almost 400 years, between the fall of Constantinople and the Greek War of Independence, the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery, distorted by Greek writers and begging the question: What was life really like for the Greeks under Ottoman rule?  In this wide-ranging yet concise history, David Brewer explodes many of the myths about Turkish rule of Greece. He places the Greek story in wider, international context and casts fresh light on the dynamics of power not only between Greeks and Ottomans, but also between Muslims and Christians, both Orthodox and Catholic, throughout Europe. This absorbing account of a crucial pe...

THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF PANAYIOTIS AND GIANNIS SEITANIDIS by Stavros Stavridis 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. -------------------------------------------- An Australian Pontian friend of mine, Peter Seitanidis heard that I am a historian specializing in the history of Asia Minor covering the years 1919-23. He contacted me wanting to tell me the stories of his grandfather and great uncle. Peter stated that his elderly father recounted the family story of escape, survival, and deportation from Pontos. His ancestors were originally from the city of Kerasounta (Giresun) on the Black Sea coast. The family story passed down to Peter has gaps that can be filled from other sources. Finding specific information about Kerasounta hasn't been easy but I pieced it together from scattered information.  Before delving into Peter's account, I will provide...

In May of this year , researchers from the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program's Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project will be conducting interviews with second and third-generation descendants of immigrants to the US from regions of the former Ottoman Empire which constitute modern Turkey . We will be visiting Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Jersey City, Memphis, Orange-Connecticut, Philadelphia, and Toronto . If you know anyone who would be interested in being interviewed please have them contact me directly: (ogus0424@gmail.com 727-207-0623) Established in 2017, the Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project is a Big Data project whose goal is to preserve the stories of Ottoman Greek immigrants in the United States. With this goal in mind our researchers have collected over 250 interviews and over 20,000 images of photographs, two and three-dimensional objects, and documents and books in English, Greek (Demotic and Katharevou...

The following article is available through  www.academia.edu A POLITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE 1821-2018 by Aristides Hatzis Department of History & Philosophy of Science,  National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece Excerpt from article: Modern Greece has a history of almost two centuries. During these centuries, the country managed to move from the backwaters of Europe to a prosperous liberal democracy before economic crisis hit the country hard in 2010. Greece was founded after a War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire that was based on liberal and democratic principles. This left a political legacy which led to universal male suffrage as early as 1844 and one of the longest parliamentary histories in Europe, despite the tumultuous political life and brief periods of authoritarian regimes. The nineteenth century was a period of a slow modernization of the country (in infrastructure and institutions) but is was also suffocated by ...

Message from George Topalidis, Ph.D. Student - Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida, OGUS Project Coordinator Message dated December 20, 2018 Dear Friends of the OGUS Project,  I have some exciting news! Our webpage at the University of Florida's Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is officially online! It contains the following sections.  1. The Collections - 2D images, documents in Demotic Greek, English, Karamanlidika, Katharevousa, Rumca, Ottoman, and Turkish, 3D renditions of objects, and interviews with descendants of immigrants from the former Ottoman Empire to the US. (We are awaiting the connection with the University of Florida's Digital Collection.) 2. The Map - An interactive map tracing migration from the Ottoman Empire to the US between 1904-1924.  3. Researchers - Biographies of our research team.  Feel free to browse!  https://ogus.oral.history.ufl.edu/ Please like and share. Help us raise awareness ...

Map - THE OTTOMAN ADVANCE IN EUROPE AND ASIA MINOR This map is from the Cambridge Modern History Atlas, 1912 Provided by The University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Libraries You can view a detailed copy of this map at  https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ward_1912/ottoman_advance_1451.jpg

PONTIAN CLAIMS AT PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE 1919, TOYNBEE'S COMMENTS Published in The National Herald, July 29 - August 4, 2017 Issue Authored by Stavros T. Stavridis ------------------------------ I am 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.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- In February 1919, Constantine G. Constantinides and Socrates Oeconomos submitted a memorandum on behalf of the Unredeemed Greeks of the Euxine Pontus to the Paris Peace Conference, claiming an independent republic along the shores of the Black Sea. They would have been influenced by President Wilson's 14 points, especially Point 12, which would allow minorities under the Ottoman rule to determine their own "autonomous development." The British were unimpressed with the Pontian claim. Pontus was once a part of the Byzantine Empir...

The National Herald publishes the following Literary Review authored by Eleni Sakellis April 15-21, 2017 NEW BOOK RELEASED ON GENOCIDE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE ----- Book Title: GENOCIDE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE - Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks 1913-1923 Edited by George N. Shirinian ----- The Asia Minor and Pontus Hellenic Research Center (AMPHRC), based in Chicago, IL has released the sixth book in a series on the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor, Pontos, and Eastern Thrace and of the Armenians and Assyrians. Genocide in the Ottoman Empire: the Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks, 1913-1923 edited by George N. Shirinian includes the recommendation of the International Conference on the Ottoman Turkish Genocides of Anatolian Christians, which was held at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Educational Center in May, 2013. The conference was the first without the late Dr. Harry J. Psomiades, the visionary, pillar, and benefactor of the Center. S...

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS This site has over 700,000 items digitized.  "It is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more." I found some interesting old maps and pictures using the search terms Ottoman Empire, Greece,  Turkey, or Greek immigrant.  

THE EDINBURGH HISTORY OF THE GREEKS, 1768 TO 1913  THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY by Thomas W. Gallant  Published by Edinburgh University Press Ltd., 2015 " Often referred to as the 'Long Nineteenth Century' this period witnessed the establishment of a Greek nation-state which had a profound impact on the Greeks everywhere.   Innovatively situating the story of the Greeks into a broader Ottoman and Mediterranean context, Thomas Gallant presents the most in-depth exploration of Greek society and culture available in any language. This is a substantive and original contribution to the study of the Greek people during the Modern period" ---------- CONTENTS: List of Illustrations and Maps List of Tables Acknowledgements Series Editor's Preface Map 1.  The winds of change 2.  New Greek realities 3.  The war that changed the Greek word 4.  Contested state formation (1832-63) 5.  Liberal modernisation:  successes and failures (...