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==The Most Important Records for Greece Genealogy==
==The Most Important Records for Greece Genealogy==
*'''Civil Registration:''' Government birth, marriage, and death records, beginning in 1925, kept at the municipality
*'''Civil Registration/Μητρώα Πολιτικής Κατάστασης''' (Mitroa Politikis Katastasis): Government birth, marriage, and death records, beginning in 1925, kept at the municipality
*'''Dimotologion/Δημοτολόγιο (Town Register):''' Lists of families in each village; information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations
*'''Town Register/Δημοτολόγιο''' (Dimotologion): Lists of families in each village; information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations
**'''Oikogeneiaki Katastasis/Οικογενειακή κατάσταση (Family Status):''' Similar to a Family Group Record, listing members of a family with birth dates and birth places
**'''Family Status/Οικογενειακή κατάσταση''' (Oikogeneiaki katastasis): Similar to a Family Group Record, listing members of a family with birthdates and birth places
*'''Mitroon Arrenon/Μητρώο αρρένων (Male Registers):''' Records of births of males: name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes
*'''Male Registers/Μητρώο αρρένων''' (Mitroon Arrenon): Records of births of males: name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes
*'''Electoral Registers/Εκλογικοί Μητρώοι, 1870s '''
*'''Electoral Registers/Εκλογικοί Μητρώοι, 1870s ''' (Eklogikoi Mitrooi)
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/index.html?cid=586603 Election Collection John Vlachogiannis] (1864-1925)  
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/index.html?cid=586603 Election Collection John Vlachogiannis] (1864-1925)  
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721Electoral Archive Hellenic Parliament] (1844-1893, 1915)
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721Electoral Archive Hellenic Parliament] (1844-1893, 1915)
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13477 Ladas Collection Election Collection George Lada] (1843-1873)  
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13477 Ladas Collection Election Collection George Lada] (1843-1873)  
*'''Diocese Church Records/Μητρώα της Ενορίας:'''
*'''Diocese Church Records/Μητρώα της Ενορίας''' (Mitroa tis enorias)
*'''Local Church Records/Τοπικά εκκλησιαστικά αρχεία'''
*'''Local Church Records/Τοπικά εκκλησιαστικά αρχεία''' (Topika ekklisiastika archeia)
*'''Apografai/Απογραφές (Census)''' the ones conducted by the Greek government start from 1828, 1836-1845 yearly, then every 3 or 5 years, and finally every 10 years. There was one done retrospective for 1821. In previous years censuses in Greece were performed by other countries
*'''Census/Απογραφές''' (Apografai): the ones conducted by the Greek government start from 1828, 1836-1845 yearly, then every 3 or 5 years, and finally every 10 years. There was one done retrospective for 1821. In previous years censuses in Greece were performed by other countries
*'''Dowry Contracts/Προικοσύμφωνα''' (Notarial Records)
*'''Dowry Contracts/Προικοσύμφωνα''' (Proikosymfona)
*'''Wills/Διαθήκες''' (Notarial Records)
*'''Wills/Διαθήκες''' (Diathikes)
*'''School Records/Σχολικά:''' Names and ages of children; some give father’s names
*'''School Records/Σχολικά''' (Scholika Mitroa): Names and ages of children; some give father’s names
*'''Land transfers''' (Symvolaiografika Arheia--Notarial Records)
*'''Land transfers/Μεταβιβάσεις ακινήτων''' (Μεταβιβάσεις ακινήτων)
*'''Stratiotika Arheia''' (Military Archives): found in local Conscription Offices in capitals of districts
*'''Military Archives/Στρατιωτικά Αρχεία''' (Stratiotika archeia): found in local Conscription Offices in capitals of districts


==1. Town Hall Records (Dimarhio)==
==1. Town Hall Records (Dimarhio)==
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