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*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/223h9sx2fg4096o/Preparation%20for%20%20Research%20in%20Greece%20-%20Georgia%20Keilman%20Stryker.pdf?dl=0 '''Preparation for Research in Greece –How U.S. Records Can Help''']
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**Class: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXiL18znArg&feature=youtu.be '''Youtube Recording of 2015 Conference''']
**Class: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXiL18znArg&feature=youtu.be '''Youtube Recording of 2015 Conference''']
*'''[https://greekancestry.net/category/education/videos/ Educational Videos: Understanding Various Types of Greek Records]'''<br>[[Media:GAK - How to Navigate.pdf|'''How to Navigate the Greek National Archives''']]
*'''[https://greekancestry.net/category/education/videos/ Educational Videos: Understanding Various Types of Greek Records]'''<br>
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Revision as of 13:06, 19 August 2020

Guide to Greece ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Greece Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Greece Background
Local Research Resources

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Bulgaria, and Turkey. Greece belonged to the Ottoman Empire from the fifteenth century to 1821. The official language is Greek.[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Greece Research

Links to articles on getting started with Greece research. For instructions in Greek, see Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία

Greece Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Greece research.

For ordering birth, marriage, and death records
Ask the
Community

Greece Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

This map shows the regions (Perifereia - Περιφέρεια) and prefectures (Nomos - Νομός) of Greece. To see a map of the former prefectures of Greece, go to Greece Jurisdictions.

ChaniaRethymnoHeraklionLasithiSamosChiosCycladesDodecaneseLesbosAtticaAtticaLaconiaArcadiaMessiniaArgolisCorinthAchaeaIliaZakynthosKefaloniaCorfuLevkadaEviaViotaFokidaFthiotidaEvrytaniaAetolia-AcarnaniaArtaPrevezaThesprotiaIoanninaKarditsaTrikalaGrevenaKastoriaFlorinaKozaniLarisaMagnesiaPellaPieriaImathiaKilkisThessalonikiChalkidikiSerresDramaKavalaXanthiRhodopeEvrosEvrosGreeceregions2.gif

Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)[edit | edit source]

Counties of the Eastern
Macedonia and Thrace

Counties of Central
Macedonia

Counties of Western
Macedonia

Counties of Thessaly

Counties of Epirus Region

Counties of the Region
of the Ionian Islands

Counties of the Region
of Central Greece

Counties of
Western Greece

Counties of the
Peloponnese Region

County Attica Region

Counties of Crete

Counties of the
South Aegean Region

Counties of the
North Aegean Region

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.
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