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Guide to '''Greece ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by [[Albania Genealogy|Albania]], [[North Macedonia Genealogy|North Macedonia]], [[Bulgaria Genealogy|Bulgaria]], and [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]]. 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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== Getting started with Greece research  ==
==Greece Map==
This map shows the regions (Perifereia - Περιφέρεια) and counties (Nomos - Νομός) of Greece. To see a map of the former prefectures of Greece, go to [[Greece Jurisdictions|'''Greece Jurisdictions.''']]<br>
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FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Greece page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Greek records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Greece Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential! <br>
==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)==
 
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'''County'''<br>
'''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|Piraeus]]


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'''Counties of the Region of''' <br>
'''Central Greece'''
*[[Boeotia (Viotia) County, Greece Genealogy|Boeotia (Viotia)]]
*[[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)]]


== Research Tools [[Image:Greece Face in background.jpg|border|right|128x85px|Greece Face in background.jpg]]  ==
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*[http://HellenicGenealogyGeek.com ]HellenicGenealogyGeek blog: [http://hellenicgenealogygeek.blogspot.com/ hellenicgenealogygeek.blogspot.com/] Greek genealogy resources; online databases, many links to assist in research, Greek surnames, Free antiquarian books on modern Greek history and much more.&nbsp;Use the search box to find items of interest.
'''Counties of''' <br>
*Hellenic Genealogy Resources Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/101120679980726/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/101120679980726/]. Post questions for assistance.
'''Central Macedonia'''
*Spartan Roots blog: [[spartanroots.wordpress.com/|spartanroots.wordpress.com/]]. Focuses on research in Lakonia, Peloponnese.
*[[Chalkidiki County, Greece Genealogy|Chalkidiki (Halkidiki)]]
*[http://greekgenealogy.org/ Greek Genealogy – Family History]&nbsp;This site leads to a list of Counties (NOMOS) which the Family History Library has Microfilms for. Not all NOMOS have been filmed and all records are in Greek or Turkish. Go to "Microfilmed Records" and click on "Microfilm List". It also refers to reference books available at the Library. For information on how to do research in Greece, sources in Greece etc. click on "Instructions for Family History Research"
*[[Imathia County, Greece Genealogy|Imathia]]
*[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html Greek Genealogy Home Page]  
*[[Kilkis County, Greece Genealogy|Kilkis]]
*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/GRC/?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Greece Mailing List]  
*[[Pella County, Greece Genealogy|Pella]]
*[[Greece Websites|Websites]]  
*[[Pieria County, Greece Genealogy|Pieria]]
*Cyndislist.com: [http://www.cyndislist.com/greece http://www.cyndislist.com/greece]
*[[Serres County, Greece Genealogy|Serres]]
*D'Addezio Greek Genealogy Resources<br>[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html]
*[[Thessaloniki County, Greece Genealogy|Thessaloniki]]
*Dimitri's Greek Heritage Page: [http://www.dimitri.8m.com/greek.html http://www.dimitri.8m.com/greek.html]
*GenWeb Greece: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grcwgw/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grcwgw/]  
*GenealogyLinks.net<br>[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/greece/index.html http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/greece/index.html]  
*Beginning a Greek Genealogical Search in the US: [http://www.helleniccomserve.com/genealbegingrk2.html#Check%20Orthodox%20Parish%20Records http://www.helleniccomserve.com/genealbegingrk2.html#Check%20Orthodox%20Parish%20Records]
*Greek Obituaries: [http://greekobituary.com/ http://greekobituary.com/]  
*American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA): [http://ahepa.org http://ahepa.org]  
*Foundation of the Hellenic World: [http://www.fhw.gr/fhw/en/projects/geneal http://www.fhw.gr/fhw/en/projects/geneal]
*Lakonia: [http://www.papagiannakos.com/lakonia http://www.papagiannakos.com/lakonia]<br>Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies, Anemi (Greek Almanac of 1837): [http://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/ http://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/]  
*Athens - Ethniki Bibliothiki - Newspapers: [http://www.nlg.gr/digitalnewspapers/ns/main.html http://www.nlg.gr/digitalnewspapers/ns/main.html]
*Library of the Hellenic Parliament: [http://catalog.parliament.gr/#focus http://catalog.parliament.gr/#focus]  
*Library of Chios: [http://www.koraeslibrary.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=1 http://www.koraeslibrary.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&amp;cnode=1]
*Vikelaia Municipal Library, Heraklion: [http://vikelaia-epapers.heraklion.gr http://vikelaia-epapers.heraklion.gr]
*Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: [http://digital.lib.auth.gr/ http://digital.lib.auth.gr/]
*The Press Museum, Patra: [http://www.mouseiotipou.gr/arxeion-xml/pages/esiepi/internet/intro http://www.mouseiotipou.gr/arxeion-xml/pages/esiepi/internet/intro]
*Heraldic &amp; Genealogical Society of Greece: [http://www.idtg.org/archive/1791-the-heraldic-genealogical-society-of-greece/ http://www.idtg.org/archive/1791-the-heraldic-genealogical-society-of-greece/]
*Greek Archive Film Foundation: [http://www.tainiothiki.gr/v2/index/index/ http://www.tainiothiki.gr/v2/index/index/]
*Hellenic Communication Service: [http://www.helleniccomserve.com/genealogy.html http://www.helleniccomserve.com/genealogy.html]
*My Parea: [http://www.facebook.com/myparea http://www.facebook.com/myparea]
*Kythera-Family.net: [http://kythera-family.net/ http://kythera-family.net/]  
*Foundation of the Hellenic World: [http://www.fhw.gr/fhw/index.php?lg=2 http://www.fhw.gr/fhw/index.php?lg=2]<br>


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'''Counties of'''<br>  
'''Crete'''
*[[Chania County, Greece Genealogy|Chania]]
*[[Heraklion County, Greece Genealogy|Heraklion]]
*[[Lasithi County, Greece Genealogy|Lasithi]]
*[[Rethymno County, Greece Genealogy|Rethymno]]


<u>'''Books:'''</u>
'''Counties of the''' <br>
'''Eastern Macedonia and Thrace'''
*[[Drama County, Greece Genealogy|Drama (Dramos)]]
*[[Evros County, Greece Genealogy|Evros]]
*[[Kavala County, Greece Genealogy|Kavala]]
*[[Rhodope County, Greece Genealogy|Rhodope (Rodopi)]]
*Thasos
*[[Xanthi County, Greece Genealogy|Xanthi]]


Family History Research in Greece. Catsakis, Lica Hariclea. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2003. (purchase from author's website, www.greekgenealogy.org)
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Greek Gazetteer, 3 volumes. Catsakis, Lica Hariclea. Salt Lake City, Utah: 1997. (purchase from author's website, www.greekgenealogy.org)
'''Counties of'''<br>
'''Epirus Region'''
*[[Arta County, Greece Genealogy|Arta]]
*[[Ioannina County, Greece Genealogy|Ioannina]]
*[[Preveza County, Greece Genealogy|Preveza]]
*[[Thesprotia County, Greece Genealogy|Thesprotia]]


Greek Immigrant Passengers 1885-1910, A Guide to and Index to Researching Early Greek Immigrants. Three Volumes. Voultsos, Mary. 1992: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. (FHL Book 973 W2vm). First volume includes an indexed list of Greek passengers to New York 1885-1910, and to Boston 1900-1910 listed alphabetically. Second volume is arranged by date of arrival, and third volume is arranged by destination. This list is not complete as it refers only to certain vessels.
'''Counties of the Region''' <br>
'''of the'''<br>
'''Ionian Islands'''
*[[Cephalonia or Kefalonia County, Greece Genealogy|Cephalonia or Kefalonia]]
*[[Corfu County, Greece Genealogy|Corfu]]
*[[Ithaca County, Greece Genealogy|Ithaca]]
*[[Lefkada County, Greece Genealogy|Lefkada]]
*[[Zakynthos County, Greece Genealogy|Zakynthos]]


Greek Immigration to the United States. Fairchild, Henry Pratt. 1911: Yale University Press; 278 pages. Excellent book - free on Google books:[Http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=VkGOAAAAMAAJ&amp;dq=inauthor: http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=VkGOAAAAMAAJ&amp;dq=inauthor%3A%22Henry%20Pratt%20Fairchild%22&amp;as_brr=0&amp;ei=cKc6T969AsLaUJKR3JcH&amp;authuser=0&amp;source=webstore_bookcard]  
'''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]]


The Greek Americans. Monos, Dimitris. Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. (Part of series, The Peoples of North America).
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A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America. Rouvelas, Marilyn. Attica Press, P.O. Box 34008, Bethesda, MD 20827, 1993. [An excellent resource for general information.]  
'''Counties of the''' <br>
'''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]]


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'''Counties of the''' <br>
'''South Aegean Region'''
*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Cyclades]]
**Andros County
**Kea-Kythnos County
**Milos County
**Mykonos County
**Naxos County
**Paros County
**Syros County
**Thira County
**Tinos County
*[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|former prefecture of the Dodecanese]]
**Kalymnos County
**Karpathos County
**Kos County
**Rhodes County


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'''Counties of'''<br>
'''Thessaly'''
*[[Karditsa County, Greece Genealogy|Karditsa]]
*[[Larissa County, Greece Genealogy|Larissa]]
*[[Magnesia County, Greece Genealogy|Magnesia]]
*[[Sporades County, Greece Genealogy|Sporades]]
*[[Trikala County, Greece Genealogy|Trikala]]


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*[[Achaea County, Greece Genealogy|Achaia]]
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*[[Aetolia-Acarnania County, Greece Genealogy|Aetolia-Acarnania]]
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'''Counties of''' <br>
'''Western Macedonia'''
*[[Florina County, Greece Genealogy|Florina]]
*[[Grevena County, Greece Genealogy|Grevena]]
*[[Kastoria County, Greece Genealogy|Kastoria]]
*[[Kozani County, Greece Genealogy|Kozani]]
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When Greece became an independent state, communities began keeping registers of males ([[Greece Civil Registration- Vital Records|Mitroon Arrenon]]), which list all the males born in a particular community. They were kept for voting and military purposes. Male registers were created for all communities in Greece. As new areas became part of Greece, their communities also began keeping male registers. In some areas male registers were reconstructed from other records back to 1825.
 
== Did you know?  ==
 
*Most people leaving Greece in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries went to the United States, Egypt, Australia, South America, or South Africa. By 1910, an estimated one quarter to one fifth of the total labor force of Greece had left.
 
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*[[Greece Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Greece Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Greece Schools|Schools]]
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