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The archive includes the General State Archives of Greece and its regional offices. Information on addressing the letter and a form letter in Greek, with its English translation, found in this .pdf: | The archive includes the General State Archives of Greece and its regional offices. Information on addressing the letter and a form letter in Greek, with its English translation, found in this .pdf: | ||
{{Block indent|[[Media:Lica Catsakis Form Letters to the Greek National Archives (GAK).pdf|'''Form Letters to the General State Archives of Greece (GAK)''']]}} | |||
**Requesting Birth information | **Requesting Birth information | ||
**Requesting Marriage information | **Requesting Marriage information | ||
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Military archives include various types of information, including pension, recruiting, and so on. The recruiting records are particularly valuable as they include a register of all males by year of birth. You may need to write to the recruiting office of the Ministry of Defense main office for information as to the location of these records in local archives: | Military archives include various types of information, including pension, recruiting, and so on. The recruiting records are particularly valuable as they include a register of all males by year of birth. You may need to write to the recruiting office of the Ministry of Defense main office for information as to the location of these records in local archives: | ||
{{Block indent|Stratologiko Grafeio <br>Ag. Paraskeuis <br>Grafeio Koinou <br>Ag. Paraskeui, Athens <br>Greece}} | |||
The Greek Government Gazette (Efimeris tis Kyverniseos) has recruiting lists with information for each person, such as birthplace, father's name, and year of being responsible for duty. Serving in the armed forces was and still is mandatory in Greece. All male Greek citizens, aged between 19 and 45, are required to serve in the Armed Forces. Many issues of the Government Gazette have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library, and are listed under locality search - Greece, at FamilySearch.org. | The Greek Government Gazette (Efimeris tis Kyverniseos) has recruiting lists with information for each person, such as birthplace, father's name, and year of being responsible for duty. Serving in the armed forces was and still is mandatory in Greece. All male Greek citizens, aged between 19 and 45, are required to serve in the Armed Forces. Many issues of the Government Gazette have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library, and are listed under locality search - Greece, at FamilySearch.org. | ||
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Greek Orthodox church records of marriages are kept in bishops’ offices (episkopi). A church officer called a metropolite is over a diocese (metropolis). There are 77 dioceses in Greece. Besides these, there is an archdiocese in Athens and in Crete, and an Exarchate on Patmos. You should write any request for information directly to the metropolite of the local diocese. For best results, keep the request simple. See [[Greece Church Records]]. The address for the archdiocese in Athens is: | Greek Orthodox church records of marriages are kept in bishops’ offices (episkopi). A church officer called a metropolite is over a diocese (metropolis). There are 77 dioceses in Greece. Besides these, there is an archdiocese in Athens and in Crete, and an Exarchate on Patmos. You should write any request for information directly to the metropolite of the local diocese. For best results, keep the request simple. See [[Greece Church Records]]. The address for the archdiocese in Athens is: | ||
{{Block indent|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese <br>21 Agias Filotheis Street <br>Athens <br>Greece}} | |||
For addresses to other dioceses, you do not need a street address. Addressing the letter to the city where the diocese is located will be sufficient. See [[Greece Gazetteers]] and [[Greece Genealogy]] for more information. | For addresses to other dioceses, you do not need a street address. Addressing the letter to the city where the diocese is located will be sufficient. See [[Greece Gazetteers]] and [[Greece Genealogy]] for more information. | ||
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Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in major libraries in Greece and in other countries. Contact these libraries and ask about their collections, hours, services, and fees. | Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in major libraries in Greece and in other countries. Contact these libraries and ask about their collections, hours, services, and fees. | ||
{{Block indent|National Library of Greece <br>Odos Eleftheriou Venizelou <br>Athens <br>Greece}} | |||
The National Library has a collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. | The National Library has a collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. | ||
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