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Film "Greek American Radicals - The Untold Story" is available online in Greek with English Sub-titles

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  The documentary film "Greek American Radicals - The Untold Story" written by Kostis Karpozilos and Kostas Vakkas, Director Kostas Vakkas, was released in 2013.   This film is available in Greek with English sub-titles on the following YouTube link -   https://vimeo.com/166715804 Description from IMDB - "The story of Greek-American radicalism from the era of mass immigration to the McCarthy period in the 50s. A history of collective struggles, radical ideas, exciting journeys and forgotten traditions during times of upheaval, social change." Very interesting!  I never looked into this area of Greek immigrant history before.  My immigrant ancestors all worked in private businesses i.e. restaurants or the fruit and vegetable business, and my maternal great-grandfather worked as a house painter.   They may have been sympathetic to the Socialist and Communist causes, but I never heard anything about it.  I will definitely be doing more research on this subject.

Article - From Sparta to Spencer Street: [First] Greek Women in Hawaii

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  The article "From Sparta to Spencer Street:  Greek Women in Hawaii" by Helen Geracimos Chapin, published in the Hawaiian Journal of History, Vol. 13, 1979; p. 136-156.  It includes the names of 60 Greek people associated with the subject women.  See below for the complete list of names.   COMPLETE ARTICLE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT THE HAWAIIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE:  https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/c8d4f779-9e96-4bb0-b7ec-7dfcfd8c9a08/content   Excerpt from article: "In Hawai'i between 1879 and World War II, approximately eighty-five male pioneers, chiefly from the Sparta area in the Peloponnesus, settled on O'ahu and the island of Hawai'i. Between 1903 and 1939, twelve Greek born women came to live here. There has been a fresh infusion of new first generation immigrants since 1945, and a number of these have been women who have joined the primary group. In addition, several hundred second and third generation Greek Ameri

The Greek People in Rhode Island - Booklet- 256 names included

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  THE GREEK PEOPLE IN RHODE ISLAND:  Three Communities, One Ethos, 1893-1993 (Part of the Rhode Island Ethnic Heritage Pamphlet Series).  Available to download online for FREE -   https://preservation.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur406/files/pdfs_zips_downloads/heritage_pdfs/pamphlets/greek.pdf 256 Greeks are named in the booklet which also includes 16 photos.  SEE BELOW FOR THE LIST OF GREEK NAMES INCLUDED IN THE BOOK. This is a 66 page booklet authored by Rev. Stephen Kyriakou and Venetia B. Georas, M.D.  It was published jointly in 1994 (Providence, Rhode Island) by The Rhode Island Heritage Commission and The Rhode Island Publications Society.   GREEKS MENTIONED IN BOOK Allen, Peter Aloucos, George (Dr.) Anagnostiades, Theodore Anagnostos, Michael Andreopoulos, Andreas Antoniou, Thomas Argites, Lambos (aka Lambos Brown) Arvanitides, Alexander (Dr.) Athas, Robert (priest) Axiotes, Antonios Baglaneas, Theodore (priest) Basis, Elaine Baziotis, Eleftherios Belegr

Alarming Population Collapse in Greece - CALL TO ACTION! Document Your Ancestor's Village History

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  " GREECE GRAPPLING WITH ALARMING POPULATION COLLAPSE, EMPTY VILLAGES " by TNH staff, published September 21, 2024 in The National Herald. (Material from Euronews.com was used in this report) Thank you to The National Herald for allowing Hellenic Genealogy Geek to republish articles that may be of interest to the Hellenic Genealogy Geek audience. The following article highlights why it is so important to document your ancestor's village history now! ATHENS – The article about the future of Greece in Euronews.com has a grim opening: “Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this is the stark reality Euronews uncovered in Greece, where the country is bracing for a major population collapse fueled by plummeting numbers of births, mass emigration, and low fertility rates.” In 2022 there were less than 77,000 births – the lowest in almost a century. Deaths were almost that 140,000. The article notes: “Nothing seems to ind

ADDED - 1,560 born in Greece - Ohio, Cuyahoga County Marriages - NEW on MyHeritage

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  Just added on Sept 16, 2024 to MyHeritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20871/ohio-cuyahoga-county-marriages-banns Marriage Records from Ohio, Cuyahoga County with images includes 1,560 people born in Greece. This collection contains banns and marriage records from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, between the years 1811 and 1943. Records typically include the names of the groom and the bride, their age at the time of the wedding, the place of birth, the date and place of marriage or marriage bann, and the names of their parents.

ADDED - 1,509 born in Greece - Naturalization Records for Georgia added to Family Search

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  SEARCH FOR FREE - Just added on Sept 16, 2024 to FamilySearch  https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/5000217 Naturalization Records with images for the state of Georgia includes 1,509 people born in Greece. This collection includes records such as Petitions for Naturalization, Declarations of Intention, Oaths of Allegiance, and Military Petitions filed in the United States District and Circuit Courts of Georgia from 1790 to 1940. Original records are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration Branch in East Point, Georgia. This collection is associated with NARA Microfilm Publication M1547.

The First Greek to Settle in South Australia - Year 1842

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"THE FIRST GREEK TO SETTLE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA" published in The Greek Reporter on September 10, 2024, authored by Philip Chrysopoulos. Georgios (or George) Tramountanas is generally credited for being the first  Greek  to migrate to South Australia in 1842, according to the National Archives of Australia. Born in Athens in 1822, Tramountanas was from a family of shipbuilders and seamen who lived on  Lemnos island  and had connections to Thessaloniki. He arrived at Port Adelaide in 1842 with his brother Theodoros, who soon moved to Albany in Western Australia — and who was never to be heard from again...... Read the entire article at  https://greekreporter.com/2024/09/10/georgios-tramountanas-first-greek-south-australia/