Speros Vryonis, Greek-American Historian, dead at 90 published in ekathimerini.com 13 March 2019 Excerpts from article: Speros Vryonis, the Greek-American historian and esteemed professor also known for his extensive research on the 1955 pogrom targeting the Greeks of Istanbul, has died. He was 90. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1928, Vryonis was the son of Greek migrants from the Ionian island of Cephalonia. He received his BA from Southwestern College, Memphis, Tennessee, majoring in ancient history and classics, before earning a postgraduate degree and a PhD from Harvard University for a thesis on “The internal history of Byzantium during the time of troubles, 1057-81.” His books include “The Decline of Medieval Hellenism in Asia Minor and the Process of Islamization from the Eleventh through the Fifteenth Century” (1971), “The Mechanism of Catastrophe: The Turkish Pogrom of September 6-7, 1955, and the Destruction of the Greek Community of Istanbul” (2005), a...

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...