"Greek Diaspora Museum Project Launched in Athens" published in The National Herald, July 20, 2024, authored by Constantine S. Sirigos. Years ago Hellenic Genealogy Geek was fortunate to receive permission from The National Herald to reprint article that may of interest to our community ATHENS – The Greek Diaspora Museum Project is the vision of a diverse and dedicated group of Hellenes, many born and raised as Hellenes Abroad, who dream of a dynamic and living institution in Athens that both honors the experiences and achievements of their forebears and shares the story of their struggles and triumphs with Hellenes in the Homeland. From the interest and excitement generated at the standing-room-only first event at the Demos Center in Athens’ historic Plaka district on July 17, generously hosted by its director and founder Mary Cardaras, the journey from dream to reality has begun. The organizing committee consisting of Alexander Kitroeff, Artemis Kohas, Gregory Kontos, Spyro

  Introducing "Bite-Sized Greek Genealogy" videos on our NEW Hellenic Genealogy Geek YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@HellenicGenealogyGeek-sp4pf This will be a series of short videos addressing the most common research questions people ask. Our first three videos are available now. #1 - Tips about Names and Villages -- #2 - How to Find Your Grandfather's Greek Name -- #3 - How to Find Your Greek Village of Origin. We will be announcing more videos over the next few weeks. Hope you find them helpful.

  Istorima:  A Unique Archive of Oral History & Heritage Published by The National Herald, June 29, 2024, page 11 ---------------------- Several years ago, we were lucky enough to get permission from The National Herald to repost articles that are of interest to our group. ------------------------ ATHENS – After five years of systematic research documenting and collecting stories from all over Greece, Istorima, the largest-scale collection of oral history in the country, continues its activity and is enriched with a renewed website with updated series and collections. Its more than 18,000 stories make up a unique archive of oral history and heritage, from every city, island, and village in Greece. Istorima.org is a blend of journalism and history, and functions as a modern cultural digital ‘library’ wherein thousands of oral accounts, which would otherwise be lost, are collected and presented. Podcasts, collections, and tributes are the media through which people of all ages recoun

  "Baroulaki, Oldest Woman in Greece, has died, 119" published in The National Herald, May 25, 2024. ---------- Several years ago, we were lucky enough to get permission from  The National Herald  to repost articles that are of interest to our group.                                                                                           ---------- ATHENS – Eirini Baroulaki, the oldest living woman in Greece, passed away at the age of 119 on May 14.  As zarpanews.gr reported, Baroulaki lived all her life in Paidochori, Apokoronou Municipality in Chania. The Municipality of Apokoronou announced her passing, noting the principles with which she was raised and passed on to her children, who were by her side until the end.  The Municipality of Apokoronou in its announcement states: "With respect, we say good-bye to the oldest person in our country, Eirini Baroulaki, who passed away at the age of 119. The deceased was born, raised a family, and lived throughout her life in o

  "Mapping Greek Astoria, Retrieving Memories and History" by Alexander Kitroeff, published in The National Herald, May 4, 2024. ---------- Several years ago, we were lucky enough to get permission from  The National Herald  to repost articles that are of interest to our group.                                                                                           ---------- A few weeks ago this column suggested there was a need for a GreekAmerican Museum in Manhattan. This elicited a response from Mr. George L. Stamatiades, a founding member of the Athens Square Committee which created the only Hellenic themed public space in North America over thirty years ago. He made a strong and detailed case about the significance of the Greek-American presence of Astoria. I was grateful he took the time to write even though he quoted my words selectively at one point. I spent my first two years in the United States in the mid-1980s living a block away from the Ditmars Boulevard subwa

  The Legend of Liaroutsena   Excerpt from the book   MANTHYREA (Kapareli, Garouni, Dara)   The history of a village of Tegeas in Arkadia   By Dionysiou V. Heliopoulou   Published 1992, Aivali Publications, Athens   “Published with the author's own supervision and expense and shall be distributed free of charge to all those who wish to read it.   To all the families of the Manthryreans here, but especially to the expatriates so that this may be a link to the birthplace and their glorious homeland, both for themselves and for their expatriates, and their descendants.”   -----   Translation of excerpts from pages 56 - 57 by ChatGPT – original Greek text follows the translation.   Page 56   During that time, around 1870, the residents of Kapareli, Garouni, Ntara, etc., were struck by the rampant disease of smallpox, which had been present in our country for years and appeared at times with epidemics.   We do not know how many victims it left

"The Missing Museum - Honoring the Greek Legacy in Manhattan" is an article authored by Professor Alexander Kitroeff, published in The National Herald, January 27, 2024 Edition.   ---------- Several years ago, we were lucky enough to get permission from The National Herald to repost articles that are of interest to our group.                                                                                           ---------- It has occurred to me that Manhattan is in need of a Greek-American museum. The realization came to me in a roundabout way, and quite unexpectedly. On a recent visit to New York City I was gathering data for my next book by interviewing Greek-American diner owners. Over time, I hope to speak to as many if not all who have businesses in the five boroughs. This time round I managed to speak with the proprietors of Gee Whiz, Hector’s, Star on 18 in Manhattan and Park Plaza in Brooklyn and I am gratefully and happily processing the stories they generously sh