The Benaki Toy Museum is fabulous!  Not only can you visit in person, but you can also view photographs of 3,009 toys online - https://www.benaki.gr/index.php?option=com_collections&view=collection&id=17&lang=el Below are excerpts from a recent article titled "Explore the Benaki Toy Museum" by Chryssoula Katsarou, published on windycitygreek.com -- https://windycitygreek.com/benaki-toy-museum/ "The Benaki Toy Museum recently opened to the public, offering visitors a unique journey throughout the centuries, using toys tour guides. The fairy tale begins as soon as the visitor arrives at the imposing tower. The beautiful 19th-century building with neo-Gothic, Baroque, and Art nouveau elements is part of the Kouloura House in Palaio Faliro, where the museum is located. There’s so much to see here. Find dolls with traditional costumes as well as Barbie’s “grandmothers”, mini carousels, even lead soldiers with spears – some wear  foustanelles ...

The Book “GREEKS IN QUEENS – Images of America Series”, authored by Christina Rozeas, Forward by Constantine E. Theodosiou, was published in 2012 by Arcadia Publishing.   I purchased the book through Arcadia Publishing, but it is also available through other vendors.   ---------- Below you will find a description of the book, the Table of Contents, and a list of 38 names. This book includes 190 photographs.  Unlike some of the other books in the Images of America Series, very few people in the photographs are identified. ---------- DESCRIPTION: By the early 1900s, New York was becoming a melting pot for immigrants hailing from different nations.  Though many settlers chose Manhattan as that home, others ventured forward into the borough of Queens.  America itself was named the "land of opportunity," and Greeks seeking those opportunities developed the largest Greek community outside of Athens in Astoria.  Through th...

THE REGISTRY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE IS IN DANGER COMPANY DIGITIZING RECORDS REFUSES TO RETURN THEM UNTIL PAID IN FULL BY ARCHDIOCESE By Theodore Kalmoukos Published in The National Herald, October 21-27, 2017   ------------------------------ I am 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.  ------------------------------ NEW YORK – The Registry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is in danger because it was given to a special company to digitalize it without keeping copies, but the company refuses to return the data until the Archdiocese pays it in full. The Registry contains the names of all the Greek-Orthodox faithful who have had baptisms, weddings and funerals performed by the Church.  Practically speaking, the Archdiocese doesn’t have the ability to issue any certificate of baptism or wedding in case some faithful memb...

BELIEVING IN THE EVIL EYE IS TO RECOGNIZE THE HIDDEN HARM OF PRAISE By Katherine Kizilos The Age Published in The National Herald, June 3, 2006   ------------------------------ I am 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.  ------------------------------ You do not expect to see a display of metaphysics in your local milk bar, but I think that's what I witnessed when I watched a man curse a woman who carelessly leaned across him while pointing to an item in the dairy counter. The woman looked sad and preoccupied, and when she bumped against the man, she apologized. He responded with a deliberate, softly spoken curse.  The woman drew herself up and looked down at the man. He was a small man. "What did you say?" she asked, not raising her voice.  "You heard," he replied.  What happened next is hard t...

TRACING THE FACTS ABOUT GREEK IMMIGRATION By Stratos Boudouridis Special to The National Herald Published in The National Herald, March 4, 2006   ------------------------------ I am 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.  ------------------------------ NEW YORK - President Lyndon Johnson's immigration legislation reforms in 1965 played a very important role in the life and development of all immigrant communities in the United States. By extension, the Greek American community was no exception.  According to relevant prior laws, Northern Europeans had priority over residents from other countries. The same legislation, which was created in 1920, limited the immigration of residents from many countries in Latin America. It is estimated that, until the Johnson immigration law reforms, 90 percent of U.S. immigrants e...

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 th...