Photos of Sparta from 19th century - included in the presentation "The Genesis of the New City of SPARTIS" by Giorgos Giaxoglos - April 2023 Link to Power Point presentation -  CUT-ΑΝΙΔΡΥΣΗ ΣΠΑΡΤΗΣ-ΟΜΙΛΙΑ-ΠΕΣ-ΑΠΡ-23.pptx from Sparta Architecture blog  

THE SPOOKY VILLAGE OF VATHI IS HAUNTING by Andy Dabilis published in The National Herald December 7, 2019 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. --------------------------------------------  Atop a hill not far from the sea in the Mani region of the Peloponnese sits the mostly abandoned stone village of Vathi, also known as Vathia, and a place that can have you looking over your shoulder for ghosts as you walk through the ruins of what once was. This is an area – it’s said in Greece you don’t mess with Cretans or Maniates, known for their toughness – where you can almost hear the phantoms of the past in the wind that bounces off the stone walls of empty buildings, some still holding decaying furniture and appliances. The last census in 2011 said there were 33 people living there, evident in a few places that had been renovated, and there’s a small café for touris...

Greek American Heritage Society of Philadelphia (GAHSP)  2019 Photo Tour Axia - A Celebration of Extraordinary  Greek American Women Watch this short video preview at  https://gahsp.org/gahsp-announces-2019-photo-tour/ Excerpt from The National Herald, issue February 2-9, 2019 -  The annual Photo Tour, now in its fifth edition will take place on Saturday, March 16, 5:30 PM at the Stotesbury Mansion in Rittenhouse Square, 1923 Walnut Street in Philadelphia . This year’s premier event "Axia – A Celebration of Extraordinary Greek American Women" will honor and celebrate the extraordinary women of our community who have steadfastly contributed to our rich Hellenic heritage. These are women of resilience, courage, dignity, and creativity who excelled in commerce, philanthropy, medicine, arts, and education for the last 100 years, some of whom may be familiar to you and others perhaps not. All are invited to attend this yearly affair that is l...

DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA - DPLA https://dp.la / Includes many images of Greek immigrants and the history of our Greek diaspora in America. "DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format. The cultural institutions participating in DPLA represent the richness and diversity of America itself, from the smallest local history museum to our nation’s largest cultural institutions."

Photographs Outside of History: What they Reveal By Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald, August 19, 2006 ------------------------------ 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.  ------------------------------ Every so often, incredibly valuable Greek American historical documents float into public view. All we have to do is wait for the unexpected to rediscover these lost historical gems.  The Chicago Daily News Photographs – 1902-33 website on the Library of Congress’ National Digital Library Program is one such treasure house of visual images. This vast collection consists of more than 55,000 images of urban life drawn from more than 30 years of news-related photography. In this vast collection of visual images, we find 28 photographs between 1906 and 1927 identified, in their meager accompanying docume...

This photo was posted  by Theodores Metallinos on the Facebook group - Old Photos From Greece Labelled "Piraeus, 1865-75 sailboars in the harbor"

The book "GREEKS IN HOUSTON, Images of America Series" was authored by Irene Cassis and Constantina Michalos.  Published by Arcadia Publishing in 2013.   The books in the Images of America Series include photographs on almost every page, this book is no exception.   The GREEKS IN HOUSTON includes 213 photographs.  For your convenience I have listed below the 536 Greek names included in the book. Book description:   This history of the Greeks in Houston is really the story of individuals who worked diligently to forge new lives for themselves even as they maintained their Greek identity and their Orthodox faith. The efforts of many of the founders are immortalized in the buildings that constitute the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral complex. Their names remind us of their hard work and commitment to establishing their koinonia (communion) in Houston. There are many other names that have gone unremarked  over the decades but to whom we owe ...