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Guide to '''Greece ancestry, family history and genealogy''' | Guide to '''Greece ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | ||
==Information== | {{Greece-sidebar}} | ||
Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by [[Albania Genealogy|Albania]], [[ | ==Country Information== | ||
Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by [[Albania Genealogy|Albania]], [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Genealogy|Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)]], [[Bulgaria Genealogy|Bulgaria]], and [[Turkey Genealogy|Turkey]]. Greece belonged to the Ottoman Empire from the fifteenth century to 1821. The official language is Greek.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref> | |||
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<h3>Getting Started with Greece Research</h3> | |||
Links to articles on getting started with Greece research. | |||
For instructions in Greek, see [[Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία|'''Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία''']] | |||
*[[Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition|'''Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition''']] | |||
*[http://www.helleniccomserve.com/genealbegingrk2.html '''Beginning a Greek Genealogical Search in the US'''] | |||
*[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'''] | |||
**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''']] | |||
*[[Reading Greek Old Handwriting Made Easy|'''Reading Greek Old Handwriting Made Easy''']] | |||
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<h3>Greece Research Tools</h3> | |||
Links to articles and websites that assist in Greece research. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/167627-greek-microfilms-list-of-microfilms-by-counties-epsilonlambdalambdaetanuiotakappaalpha-muiotakapparhoomicronphiiotalambdamu-kappaalphataulambdaomicrongammaomicronsigmaf-muiotakapparhoomicronphilambdamu-kappaalphataualpha-nuomicronmuomicronsigmaf?offset=1 '''GREEK MICROFILMS''']:''' List of microfilms by counties by Lica Catsakis.''' | |||
*[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr '''Greek National Archives Digitized Records'''] | |||
*[http://www.gak.gr/index.php/el/tilefona-diefthynseis '''Links and addresses for province archives''']<br> | |||
==Greece Map== | ::For ordering birth, marriage, and death records | ||
This map shows the regions (Perifereia - Περιφέρεια) and | |||
{{Greece}} | *'''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qV3eNt5Cau2ZJtF1GVORg-bFGxCWp3IW/view Resources for Hellenic Genealogy Research Bibliography]''' | ||
*[[Greece Research by Mail|'''Form Letters in Greek''']] | |||
*[https://apps.ncl.ac.uk/GreekFamilyHistory/Page/Home '''Greek Family History'''] contains a database from 18th and 19th century Greek censuses and it also has guidelines on how to do family history with Greek sources. | |||
*[https://greekancestry.net/ '''GreekAncestry.net'''], name-searchable databases of records in Greece. Updated monthly with new collections. | |||
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|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Greece Online Genealogy Records]]</span> | |||
|<span class="community_button">[[FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups|Ask the <br>Community]]</span> | |||
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==Greece Clickable Map== | |||
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|'''Greece Jurisdictions.''']]<br> | |||
{{Greece imagemap}} | |||
==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)== | ==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)== | ||
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''' | '''Counties of the Eastern''' <br> | ||
''' | '''Macedonia and Thrace''' | ||
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** | *[[Drama County, Greece Genealogy|'''Drama (Dramos)''']] | ||
** | *[[Evros County, Greece Genealogy|'''Evros''']] | ||
*[[Kavala County, Greece Genealogy|'''Kavala''']] | |||
** | *[[Xanthi County, Greece Genealogy|'''Xanthi''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Rhodope County, Greece Genealogy|'''Rodopi (Rhodope)''']] | ||
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* | '''Counties of Central''' <br> | ||
*[[ | '''Macedonia''' | ||
*[[ | |||
*[[Imathia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Imathia''']] | |||
*[[Thessaloniki County, Greece Genealogy|'''Thessaloniki''']] | |||
*[[Kilkis County, Greece Genealogy|'''Kilkis''']] | |||
*[[Pella County, Greece Genealogy|'''Pella''']] | |||
*[[Pieria County, Greece Genealogy|'''Pieria''']] | |||
*[[Serres County, Greece Genealogy|'''Serres''']] | |||
*[[Chalkidiki County, Greece Genealogy|'''Halkidiki (Chalkidiki)''']] | |||
'''Counties of | '''Counties of Western''' <br> | ||
''' | '''Macedonia''' | ||
*[[Grevena County, Greece Genealogy|'''Grevena''']] | |||
*[[Kastoria County, Greece Genealogy|'''Kastoria''']] | |||
*[[Kozani County, Greece Genealogy|'''Kozani''']] | |||
*[[Florina County, Greece Genealogy|'''Florina''']] | |||
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'''Counties of Thessaly''' | |||
*[[Karditsa County, Greece Genealogy|'''Karditsa''']] | |||
*[[Larissa County, Greece Genealogy|'''Larissa''']] | |||
*[[ | *[[Magnesia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Magnesia''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Trikala County, Greece Genealogy|'''Trikala''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Sporades County, Greece Genealogy|'''Sporades''']] | ||
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'''Counties of''' | '''Counties of Epirus Region''' | ||
*[[Arta County, Greece Genealogy|'''Arta''']] | |||
*[[Ioannina County, Greece Genealogy|'''Ioannina''']] | |||
*[[ | *[[Preveza County, Greece Genealogy|'''Preveza''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Thesprotia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Thesprotia''']] | ||
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'''Counties of the Region''' <br> | |||
'''of the Ionian Islands''' | |||
''' | *[[Zakynthos County, Greece Genealogy|'''Zakynthos''']] | ||
*[[Ithaca County, Greece Genealogy|'''Ithaca''']] | |||
*[[ | *[[Corfu County, Greece Genealogy|'''Corfu''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Cephalonia or Kefalonia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Cephalonia or Kefalonia''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Lefkada County, Greece Genealogy|'''Lefkada''']] | ||
*[[ | |||
'''Counties of the Region''' <br> | '''Counties of the Region''' <br> | ||
'''of | '''of Central Greece''' | ||
*[[Boeotia (Viotia) County, Greece Genealogy|'''Viotia (Boeotia)''']] | |||
*[[Evia (Euboea) County, Greece Genealogy|'''Evia (Euboea)''']] | |||
*[[ | *[[Evrytania County, Greece Genealogy|'''Evrytania''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) County, Greece Genealogy|'''Fthiotida (Phthiotis)''']] | ||
*[[ | *[[Fokida (Phocis) County, Greece Genealogy|'''Fokida (Phocis)''']] | ||
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*[[ | '''Counties of''' <br> | ||
'''Western Greece''' | |||
| | *[[Aetolia-Acarnania County, Greece Genealogy|'''Aetolia-Acarnania''']] | ||
*[[Achaea County, Greece Genealogy|'''Achaia''']] | |||
*[[Ilia (Elis) County, Greece Genealogy|'''Ilia (Elis)''']] | |||
'''Counties of the''' <br> | '''Counties of the''' <br> | ||
'''Peloponnese Region''' | '''Peloponnese Region''' | ||
*[[Argolis County, Greece Genealogy|'''Argolis''']] | |||
*[[Arcadia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Arcadia''']] | |||
*[[Corinthia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Corinthia''']] | |||
*[[Laconia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Laconia''']] | |||
*[[Messinia County, Greece Genealogy|'''Messinia''']] | |||
'''County Attica Region''' | |||
*[[Athens, Greece Genealogy|'''Athens''']] | |||
**North Athens | |||
**West Athens | |||
**Central Athens | |||
**South Athens | |||
*[[Attica, Greece Genealogy|'''Attica''']] | |||
**East Attica | |||
**West Attica | |||
*[[Islands County, Greece Genealogy|'''Islands''']] | |||
*[[Piraeus County, Greece Genealogy|'''Piraues''']] | |||
'''Counties of Crete''' | |||
*[[Heraklion County, Greece Genealogy|'''Heraklion''']] | |||
*[[Lasithi County, Greece Genealogy|'''Lashti''']] | |||
*[[Chania County, Greece Genealogy|'''Chania''']] | |||
*[[Rethymno County, Greece Genealogy|'''Rethymno''']] | |||
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'''Counties of the''' <br> | '''Counties of the''' <br> | ||
'''South Aegean Region''' | '''South Aegean Region''' | ||
*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Cyclades]] | |||
*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Cyclades''']] | |||
**Andros County | **Andros County | ||
**Kea-Kythnos County | **Kea-Kythnos County | ||
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**Thira County | **Thira County | ||
**Tinos County | **Tinos County | ||
*[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Dodecanese]] | *[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Dodecanese''']] | ||
**Kalymnos County | **Kalymnos County | ||
**Karpathos County | **Karpathos County | ||
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**Rhodes County | **Rhodes County | ||
| | '''Counties of the''' <br> | ||
'''North Aegean Region''' | |||
*[[Chios County, Greece Genealogy|'''Chios''']] | |||
*[[Ikaria County, Greece Genealogy|'''Ikaria''']] | |||
*[[Lemnos County, Greece Genealogy|'''Lemnos''']] | |||
*[[Lesbos County, Greece Genealogy|'''Lesbos (Lesvos)''']] | |||
*[[Samos County, Greece Genealogy|'''Samos''']] | |||
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==FamilySearch Resources== | |||
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family. | |||
*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses | |||
*[[ | *New! [https://greekancestry.net/greek-genealogy-guide/ Greek Genealogy Guide] published by [https://greekancestry.net/ GreekAncestry] | ||
*[ | *[https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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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 ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Greece research. For instructions in Greek, see Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία
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Greece Research ToolsLinks to articles and websites that assist in Greece research.
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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.

Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)[edit | edit source]
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Counties of the Eastern Counties of Central Counties of Western |
Counties of Thessaly Counties of Epirus Region Counties of the Region Counties of the Region |
Counties of Counties of the County Attica Region
Counties of Crete |
Counties of the
Counties of the |
FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
- Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
- New! Greek Genealogy Guide published by GreekAncestry
- Historical Records
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.