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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  ==
 
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>
 
== Jurisdictions&nbsp;  ==


==Greece Map==
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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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==Regions (Perifereia) and Counties (Prefectures)==
== Research Tools [[Image:Greece Face in background.jpg|border|right|128x85px]]  ==
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*[http://HellenicGenealogyGeek.com HellenicGenealogyGeek.com] - Greek genealogy resources: &nbsp;Online databases, many links to assist in research, Greek surnames, Free antiquarian books on modern Greek history and much more
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*[http://greekgenealogy.org/ Greek Genealogy – Family History]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"
'''County'''<br>
*[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html Greek Genealogy Home Page]
'''Attica Region'''
*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/GRC/?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Greece Mailing List]
*[[Athens, Greece Genealogy|Athens]]
*[[Greece Websites|Websites]]
**North Athens
 
**West Athens
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**Central Athens
 
**South Athens
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*[[Attica, Greece Genealogy|Attica]]
 
**East Attica
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*[[Islands County, Greece Genealogy|Islands]]
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'''Counties of the Region of''' <br>
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'''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)]]


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'''Counties of''' <br>
== Featured Content  ==
'''Central Macedonia'''
*[[Chalkidiki County, Greece Genealogy|Chalkidiki (Halkidiki)]]
*[[Imathia County, Greece Genealogy|Imathia]]
*[[Kilkis County, Greece Genealogy|Kilkis]]
*[[Pella County, Greece Genealogy|Pella]]
*[[Pieria County, Greece Genealogy|Pieria]]
*[[Serres County, Greece Genealogy|Serres]]
*[[Thessaloniki County, Greece Genealogy|Thessaloniki]]


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


'''Counties of the''' <br>
== Did you know?  ==
'''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]]


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*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.


'''Counties of'''<br>
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'''Epirus Region'''
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*[[Arta County, Greece Genealogy|Arta]]
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*[[Ioannina County, Greece Genealogy|Ioannina]]
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*[[Preveza County, Greece Genealogy|Preveza]]
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*[[Thesprotia County, Greece Genealogy|Thesprotia]]


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'''of the'''<br>
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'''Ionian Islands'''
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*[[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]]


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'''North Aegean Region'''
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*[[Chios County, Greece Genealogy|Chios]]
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*[[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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'''Counties of the''' <br>
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'''Peloponnese Region'''
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*[[Argolis County, Greece Genealogy|Argolis]]
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*[[Arcadia County, Greece Genealogy|Arcadia]]
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*[[Corinthia County, Greece Genealogy|Corinthia]]
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*[[Laconia County, Greece Genealogy|Laconia]]
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*[[Messinia County, Greece Genealogy|Messinia]]
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'''Counties of the''' <br>
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'''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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*[[Greece Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Greece Biography|Biography]]
*[[Greece Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Greece Census|Census]]
*[[Greece Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Greece Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
*[[Greece Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Greece Directories|Directories]]
*[[Greece Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Greece Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Greece Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Greece Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Greece Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Greece Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Greece History|History]]
*[[Greece Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Greece Maps|Maps]]
*[[Greece Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Greece Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Greece Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Greece Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Greece Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Greece Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Greece Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Greece Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Greece Schools|Schools]]
*[[Greece Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Greece Societies|Societies]]
*[[Greece Taxation|Taxation]]


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


'''Counties of''' <br>
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'''Western Greece'''
*[[Achaea County, Greece Genealogy|Achaia]]
*[[Aetolia-Acarnania County, Greece Genealogy|Aetolia-Acarnania]]
*[[Ilia (Elis) County, Greece Genealogy|Ilia (Elis)]]


'''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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Revision as of 20:49, 24 January 2012


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Getting started with Greece research[edit | edit source]

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 feedback are essential!

Jurisdictions [edit | edit source]

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Research Tools
Greece Face in background.jpg
[edit | edit source]

  • HellenicGenealogyGeek.com - Greek genealogy resources:  Online databases, many links to assist in research, Greek surnames, Free antiquarian books on modern Greek history and much more
  • Greek Genealogy – Family HistoryThis 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"
  • Greek Genealogy Home Page
  • Greece Mailing List
  • Websites

Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:


Featured Content[edit | edit source]

When Greece became an independent state, communities began keeping registers of males (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?[edit | edit source]

  • 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.
  • (Your Bullet)
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