ADOPTED WOMAN FINDS HER GREEK FAMILY by TNH Staff Published in The National Herald, January 5, 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ NINE MILE FALLS, WA – Though Karen Williams knew she was adopted, arriving in the United States with her new family when she was 13 months, she did not know that her biological family in Greece had been searching for her for years, KXLY.com reported.  The Nine Mile Falls resident told KXLY, “I was born in Katerini, Greece and then taken to Athens, and then to San Diego,” adding that she “had no idea,” her family was searching for her and “it’s thrilling to know that they have actually thought about me all these years, I had no idea.”  The family reconnected just two days before Christmas, KXLY reported, noting Williams’ respon...

Mike Potson: The Silent Partner of Organized Crime in the United States by Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald, January 12, 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ All that we really know about the Greek immigrant, whose name eventually became Mike Potson, was that he was an extremely active criminal. Published accounts from 1917 to his death in 1955 vary considerably on the full extent and exact natures of his daily crimes.  Curiously while none of the journalists or historians who write about crime in the United States deny Potson's dedicated “work ethic,” few have taken the trouble to incorporate more than one or two of his most publicized offenses against society. For over fifty years Potson was a very hard working pimp, gambler (including being an op...

THE GREEK AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Authored by John Antonakos Published 4/21/2010 This book is available on Amazon in paperback and as a Kindle ebook.   I purchased the Kindle ebook for $3.99. Description This book is about the first Greek immigrants to the United States and their children.   These immigrants were pioneers because they were of the first Greeks to venture out into New Worlds.   They had to be very daring to leave their homeland.   To decide to leave, they had to consider relatives, friends, and even the beautiful climate of Greece. This book is composed of the histories of the pioneer immigrants and/or the histories of their children……. Contents The Greek American Community of Essex County, New Jersey Thoma and Kanella Anagnostopoulos Charles and Mildred Andresakes George and Louise Andresakes Spirithon and Flora Antonakos John and Eva Antonakos Kosma and Matina Larres Nicholas and Evelyn...

This book was brought to my attention by our Hellenic Genealogy Geek friend Maria D. Yorgakopoulou. THE PIONEER MANIATES OF NEWARK, N.J. Authored by John Antonakos Published 10/30/2018 This book is available on Amazon in paperback and as a Kindle ebook.   I purchased the Kindle ebook for $3.99. Description The Greeks first started to immigrate to America in large numbers after 1900. This book is about those Greeks who immigrated from the district of Mani, Laconia, between 1900 and 1930. The Greek American community that evolved here had three parts: a parish of the Orthodox church, a chapter of the Order of AHEPA, and numerous regional societies.  This book gives a cross section of the lives of these Maniates and their families. They were very industrious and of high moral character. They instilled these virtues into their children so that today they have become leaders in science, commerce, industry, education, and government. Contents Anagnost...

FamilySearch.org  has a database named " California, Sacramento Cemetery Records - 1900-1959 " which includes 186 people born in Greece.  You will be able to view the original records online for  FREE .  These records have a wealth of information in them, in many cases much more than is described below. What is in This Collection? This collection contains cemetery records from various Sacramento, California cemeteries. The years covered include 1900 to 1959. The original records can be found at the Center for Sacramento History located in Sacramento, California. What Can These Records Tell Me? Cemetery records may contain: The name of the deceased The date of death The date of birth The names of parents or other relatives The cemetery name Name of clergy involved in burial Plot number The amount paid for the plot Some of these, like the one pictured above, has the obituary attached to the file.   ------------------...

The Orthodox Christian community in Anchorage first met in the basement of the Chiamis Apartment building. "The First Greek Orthodox Church in a New State"  (Alaska) Posted on CosmosPhilly.com, January 12, 2019 January 12, 1959: The Greek Orthodox Church of Anchorage, Alaska (later changed to Holy Transfiguration) filed its Articles of Incorporation, nine days after Alaska officially became the 49th state. In the early Eighteenth Century, Greeks followed the first Russian Orthodox missionaries into Alaska, but it was not until the early 1900s that large numbers of Greeks arrived. Most were employed by the Alaska Railroad and stayed at Cook Inlet, which became Anchorage. The closest Orthodox Church was in Eklutna, thirty-five miles away. In 1958, the Anchorage Greeks started a church in the basement of an apartment building and in 1959, built the first Orthodox Church in Anchorage, originally named, “Saint Sotirios Greek Orthodox Church.” On January 12, 1959, memb...

FamilySearch.org  has a database named " California, County Birth and Death Records - 1800-1994 " which includes 2,290 people born in Greece.  There are also some Greek names in the records showing people born in Turkey. You will be able to view the original records online for FREE . Description Registers, records and certificates of county birth and death records acquired from county courthouses. This collection contains some delayed birth records, as well. Some city and towns records are also included. Records have not been acquired for Contra Costa, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Modoc, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Siskiyou, Solano, Tulare and Ventura counties. The name index for death records covers Stockton, Lodi and Manteca cities and San Benito and San Joaquin counties. ----------------------- Other postings you might be interested in: Greeks in the California Digital Newspaper Collection - FREE search Book - Greeks in San Francisco - includes 320 Greek names ...