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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*'''1800-1967''' {{FSC|753709|item|disp=Town Register and indexes, 1800-1967 (Nauplion)}}{*} at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1859-1937''' {{FSC|615624|item|disp=Πoλιτικά αρχεία, 1859-1937 (Peiraieus)}}{*} at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1914-1941''' {{FSC|597504|item|disp=Civil registration, 1914-1941 (Thessaloniki)}}{*} at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=5061593&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Attica%2C%20Athens%22&subjectsOpen=552736-50 '''Athinai (Athens)'''] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=5061593&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Attica%2C%20Athens%22&subjectsOpen=552736-50 '''Athens (Attikis)'''] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=6359370&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Leukados%22 '''Leukados'''] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=6362696&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Piraeus%2C%20Peiraios%22&subjectsOpen=1084687-50 '''Peiraios'''] | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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Take note: the term ''Lixiarcheion'' may mean the system of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths that began in 1925 or the building in which these records are housed. The other definition of ''lixiarcheion'' is any record of vital events (births, marriages, and deaths); this means that municipal records and church registers can also be referred to as ''lixiarcheion''. | Take note: the term ''Lixiarcheion'' may mean the system of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths that began in 1925 or the building in which these records are housed. The other definition of ''lixiarcheion'' is any record of vital events (births, marriages, and deaths); this means that municipal records and church registers can also be referred to as ''lixiarcheion''. | ||
== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Greece's civil registers mostly cover the 1840s–1940s. Beginning around the 1840s, births, marriages, and deaths started to be recorded by local governments in some areas in Greece; the Ionian islands and the Dodecanese islands were two areas in which civil registration began at this time. The official record-keeping administration for civil registration, ''Lixiarheion'', was not established until 1925. Even then, the practice of civil registration was not fully established throughout all of Greece until 1931. | Greece's civil registers mostly cover the 1840s–1940s. Beginning around the 1840s, births, marriages, and deaths started to be recorded by local governments in some areas in Greece; the Ionian islands and the Dodecanese islands were two areas in which civil registration began at this time. The official record-keeping administration for civil registration, ''Lixiarheion'', was not established until 1925. Even then, the practice of civil registration was not fully established throughout all of Greece until 1931. | ||
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*Passports and Certificates of residency often list names, birth dates, places of residence, parents, and sometimes other relatives. | *Passports and Certificates of residency often list names, birth dates, places of residence, parents, and sometimes other relatives. | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
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::This presentation covers Civil Records found in Town Halls, records at the General Archives of Greece (GAK) and Church records. Learn about each record collection, what they contain and how to access them. | ::This presentation covers Civil Records found in Town Halls, records at the General Archives of Greece (GAK) and Church records. Learn about each record collection, what they contain and how to access them. | ||
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===Writing to the Mayor of a Municipality=== | ===Writing to the Mayor of a Municipality=== | ||
Information on addressing the letter, enclosing money, and a form letter in Greek, with its English translation are found in this .pdf:<br> | Information on addressing the letter, enclosing money, and a form letter in Greek, with its English translation are found in this .pdf:<br> | ||
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**Asking for Family Structure | **Asking for Family Structure | ||
**Follow up Thank You letter | **Follow up Thank You letter | ||
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===Writing to the Greek National Archives (GAK or GSA)=== | ===Writing to the Greek National Archives (GAK or GSA)=== | ||
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**Requesting information about the family structure and death of an ancestor | **Requesting information about the family structure and death of an ancestor | ||
**Follow up Thank You letter | **Follow up Thank You letter | ||
===FamilySearch Library=== | |||
The records may be available on microfilm on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] or at the FamilySearch Library. | |||
*[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''']:'''Comprehensive list of microfilms by counties. ''' | |||
*Records of the '''Lixiarheion (civil registry offices)''' have been filmed for the '''cities of''' | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=5061593&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Attica%2C%20Athens%22&subjectsOpen=552736-50 '''Athinai (Athens)'''] | |||
**{{FSC|615624|item|disp='''Peiraieus'''}} | |||
**{{FSC|597504|item|disp='''Thessaloniki'''}} | |||
**{{FSC|753709|item|disp='''Nauplion'''}} | |||
*Copies from various town halls and city archives have been filmed from the counties of | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=5061593&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Attica%2C%20Athens%22&subjectsOpen=552736-50 '''Athens (Attikis)'''] | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=6359370&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Leukados%22 '''Leukados'''] | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=6362696&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%2C%20Piraeus%2C%20Peiraios%22&subjectsOpen=1084687-50 '''Peiraios'''] | |||
*The Library’s collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and added to the collection from numerous sources. Don’t give up if records are not available yet. Check [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1927189&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Greece%22 '''Places within Greece'''] in the FamilySearch Catalog from time to time to see if new records have been acquired from your area of Greece. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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