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* Other libraries (public and academic) | * Other libraries (public and academic) | ||
=== General Archives of Greece (GAK). | === General Archives of Greece (GAK).=== | ||
Genika Archeia tou Kratous) | Genika Archeia tou Kratous) | ||
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Some have translated the title for this archive as the “National Historical Archives.” The Greek government collects records relating to Greek history, culture, and people. Records of genealogical value at general archives include: | Some have translated the title for this archive as the “National Historical Archives.” The Greek government collects records relating to Greek history, culture, and people. Records of genealogical value at general archives include: | ||
* Church records | |||
* Civil registration | |||
* Passports | |||
* School records | |||
* Immigration records and declaration of domicile records from the mid-nineteenth century | |||
* Pension and marriage records of military officers | |||
* Notarial company records | |||
* Microfilm copies of many of the records at this archive are available at the Family History Library. The central archives of the General Archives of Greece is located at the following address: | |||
:Genika Archeia Tou Kratous <br>Megaron Akadimias <br>odos Eleftheriou Venizelou 28 <br>10679 Athens GREECE <br>Tel: (01) 362-7781 <br>Fax: (01) 362-7781 <br>http://gak.att.sch.gr/en/homepage.html | |||
Genika Archeia Tou Kratous <br>Megaron Akadimias <br>odos Eleftheriou Venizelou 28 <br>10679 Athens GREECE <br>Tel: (01) 362-7781 <br>Fax: (01) 362-7781 <br>http://gak.att.sch.gr/en/homepage.html | |||
'''Branches of the General Archives of Greece''' | '''Branches of the General Archives of Greece''' | ||
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Military archives include various types of information, including pension, recruiting, and so on. The recruiting records are particularly valuable as they include a register of all males by year of birth. You may need to write to the recruiting office of the Ministry of Defense main office for information as to the location of these records in local archives: | Military archives include various types of information, including pension, recruiting, and so on. The recruiting records are particularly valuable as they include a register of all males by year of birth. You may need to write to the recruiting office of the Ministry of Defense main office for information as to the location of these records in local archives: | ||
Stratologiko Grafeio <br>Ag. Paraskeuis <br>Grafeio Koinou <br>Ag. Paraskeui, Athens <br>GREECE | :Stratologiko Grafeio <br>Ag. Paraskeuis <br>Grafeio Koinou <br>Ag. Paraskeui, Athens <br>GREECE | ||
=== Diocese Archives === | === Diocese Archives === | ||
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Greek Orthodox church records of marriages are kept in bishops’ offices (episkopi). A church officer called a metropolite is over a diocese (mitropolis). There are 77 dioceses in Greece. Besides these, there is an archdiocese in Athens and in Crete, and an Exarchate on Patmos. You should write any request for information directly to the metropolite of the local diocese. For best results, keep the request simple. See the “[[Greece Church Records|Church Records]]” section of this outline. The address for the archdiocese in Athens is: | Greek Orthodox church records of marriages are kept in bishops’ offices (episkopi). A church officer called a metropolite is over a diocese (mitropolis). There are 77 dioceses in Greece. Besides these, there is an archdiocese in Athens and in Crete, and an Exarchate on Patmos. You should write any request for information directly to the metropolite of the local diocese. For best results, keep the request simple. See the “[[Greece Church Records|Church Records]]” section of this outline. The address for the archdiocese in Athens is: | ||
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese <br>21 Agias Filotheis Street <br>Athens <br>GREECE | :Greek Orthodox Archdiocese <br>21 Agias Filotheis Street <br>Athens <br>GREECE | ||
For addresses to other dioceses, you do not need a street address. Addressing the letter to the city where the diocese is located will be sufficient. See the “[[Greece Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]” and “[[Greece Genealogy|Genealogy]]” sections of this outline for more information. | For addresses to other dioceses, you do not need a street address. Addressing the letter to the city where the diocese is located will be sufficient. See the “[[Greece Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]” and “[[Greece Genealogy|Genealogy]]” sections of this outline for more information. | ||
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Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in major libraries in Greece and in other countries. Contact these libraries and ask about their collections, hours, services, and fees. | Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in major libraries in Greece and in other countries. Contact these libraries and ask about their collections, hours, services, and fees. | ||
National Library of Greece <br>Odos Eleftheriou Venizelou <br>Athens <br>GREECE | :National Library of Greece <br>Odos Eleftheriou Venizelou <br>Athens <br>GREECE | ||
The National Library has a collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. | The National Library has a collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. | ||
[[Category:Greece]] | [[Category:Greece]] | ||