This profile was published in the February 2008 Orthodox Observer, and can be read in full online - Page 17 -  https://www.goarch.org/publications/observer PARISH PROFILES: St. Alexios Chapel, Ely, Nevada - founded 1941 - 6 or 7 members St. Barbary Chapel, McGill, Nevada - founded 1907 - 7 or 8 members Noteworthy:  Tiniest Greek Orthodox "communities" just about anywhere.  McGill is where Greek Orthodox presence in Nevada began. ----- Excerpts from this article: "Perhaps the word "communities" might be stretching it quite a bit, considering that the entire Greek Orthodox population of this remote area in east-central Nevada could fit in one long pew of a typical church. "Many years ago, however, the communities of Ely and McGill were vibrant parishes with several hundred members. . . .  "The two communities are the easternmost of the San Francisco Metropolis. "The town is at the eastern end of the se...

A EULOGY FOR DAWSON, NEW MEXICO WHERE GREEK MINERS WORKED AND DIED Published in The National Herald, March 18-24, 2017 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.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- Rubble is all that marks what was once Dawson, NM. As such, there is too little there to even call it a “ghost town.” Yet, what does remain aside from the odd mound of debris is the town's cemetery, known both as Dawson Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery.  Two terrible events led to the cemetery, not the town, being listed in 1992 on the National Register of Historical Places. Today, the Dawson Cemetery can be found at (approximately) four miles Northwest of junction US 64 and Dawson Road. The Dawson Cemetery is as much a ...