Dissertation by Ann Flesor Beck GREEK IMMIGRATION TO, AND SETTLEMENT IN, CENTRAL ILLINOIS 1880-1930 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Policy Studies in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014  "This dissertation is a micro-history of Greek immigrants to central Illinois between 1880 and 1930. The study focuses specifically on those Greek immigrants who were involved in the confectionery trade, opening candy stores (often accompanied by soda fountains and restaurants) in the small towns and cities of rural Illinois. The study draws upon, as its primary case study, the life and experiences of my own grandfather, Constantin “Gus” Flesor, a Greek immigrant who settled in Tuscola, Illinois in 1901 and owned a candy store/soda fountain business there for 75 years. In all, this dissertation tells the stories of more than 160 such Greek immigrant confectioners in more tha...

(L-R):  Theodoros Dukas, Efrosini Kritikos, Nikos Papageorgiou --- Efrosini Kritikos, Lambros Sakis HARVARD GRADUATE OF GREEK DESCENT ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES IN GREECE Published in The National Herald, December 5-11, 2015 Issue Authored by Theodore Kalmoukos ------------------------------ 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.  ------------------------------ BOSTON, MA - Efrosini Kritikos, a first generation Greek-American and a graduate of Harvard University, where she studied linguistics.  For the last 20 years she has been living in Greece in the small town of Monemvasia in Southern Laconia with her husband and four chilodren, ages 5 to 12.  She has been researching languages spoken in Greece that are endangered.  Currently, she is particularly occupied with Arvantic and Tsakonian. Kritikos was ...

The digital collections of the Greek State Archives offer a wealth of information to those of us interested in Greek genealogy.  As part of their online collection is the "Election Material From the Collection of Vlachoyiannis" .  This includes "General Election Lists" for each Municipality; recorded by community (city, village, settlement, etc.). You can view a scanned copy of each list, printed in the Greek language.  This is a GREAT resource, but very difficult to navigate for those who do not read Greek.  Each row includes:  Line # -  Given Name, Surname - Father's Name -  Age - Occupation. I have translated these pages and made them available in both Greek and English, doing my best to transcribe the information accurately.  I would always recommend viewing the original scanned copies (link below).    - To the best of my knowledge, these lists include all Males who were eligible to vote in...

The book THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF THE GREEK IMMIGRANT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS:  1900-1930, author Alexander Rassogianis, was published in 2015. Listed below you will find the 75 Greek immigrant names mentioned in the chapters of this book. From the back cover: Greek immigrants came to Chicago in droves in the early 1900s, and most of them made immediate contributions to the city. Greek men grew up learning that they'd need to own and operate their own businesses to be successful. As a result, most of them were tough, individualistic and hard working. The fact that they were raised in poor and remote mountain villages, where mere survival was considered an accomplishment, contributed to their character, personality, and individualism. When a shop owner was asked why he was successful, he replied, “Just hard work-that's all. Nobody can move you, no matter how strong they are.” He was among the Greeks who worked and struggled to open up their own businesses...

FYI - I found this postcard available for sale on Ebay ----- SALONICA The Church of the Twelve Apostles ----- No date available on photograph. Writing on back of postcard dated November 1917.

FYI - I found this postcard available for sale on Ebay OLD PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD ----- Athens Greece Patision Avenue Year Unknown

FYI - I found this postcard available for sale on Ebay ----- Campagne D'orient 1914-1916 Groupe de Grece fuyant devant 1'invasion Bulgare ----- D'orient 1914-1916 campaign Greece Group fleeing first Bulgarian invasion