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== Greece Research Strategies  ==
== Greece Research Strategies  ==
===Top Records===
===Top Records===
*''Dimotologion'' (Town Register): Lists of families in each village; information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations
*''Oikogeneiaki Katastasis'' (Family Status): Similar to a Family Group Record, listing members of a family with birth dates and birth places
*Ektheseis [Reports] recordings by families.  Sometimes they include four generations.
*Mitroon Arrenon [Male Register] is the one kept in hand at the Dimarheion  [town hall].  They can also be found in Nomarheion [office of nomos (county)], and Eparheion [office of eparhia (district)]. Usually they start from 1830, but the ones of 1830-1860 are retrospective (constructed on a later date).
*Mitroon Arrenon [Male Register] is the one kept in hand at the Dimarheion  [town hall].  They can also be found in Nomarheion [office of nomos (county)], and Eparheion [office of eparhia (district)]. Usually they start from 1830, but the ones of 1830-1860 are retrospective (constructed on a later date).
*Dimotologion [Town Register] is a list of residents by families, similar to a census. Available in town halls are of 1887, of 1914, and of more *Ektheseis [Reports] recordings by families.  Sometimes they include four generations.
*Apografai [Census] the ones conducted by the Greek government start from 1828, 1836-1845 yearly, then every 3 or 5 years, and finally every 10 years. There was one done retrospective for 1821.  In previous years censuses in Greece were performed by other countries.
*''Mitroon Arrenon'' (Male Registers): Records of births of males:  name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes
*''Mitroon Arrenon'' (Male Registers): Records of births of males:  name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes
*''Dimotologion'' (Town Register): Lists of families in each village; information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations
*''Oikogeneiaki Katastasis'' (Family Status): Similar to a Family Group Record, listing members of a family with birth dates and birth places
*''Arheia Scholeiou'' (School Records): Names and ages of children; some give father’s names
*''Arheia Scholeiou'' (School Records): Names and ages of children; some give father’s names
*Dowry Contracts--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
*Wills--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
*Land transfers--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
*''Stratiotika Arheia'' (Military Archives): found in local Conscription Offices in capitals of districts
*''Stratiotika Arheia'' (Military Archives): found in local Conscription Offices in capitals of districts
*'''Electoral Registers, 1870s'''
*'''Electoral Registers, 1870s'''
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*Diocese Church Records
*Diocese Church Records
*Local Church Records
*Local Church Records
*Apografai [Census] the ones conducted by the Greek government start from 1828, 1836-1845 yearly, then every 3 or 5 years, and finally every 10 years. There was one done retrospective for 1821.  In previous years censuses in Greece were performed by other countries.
*Dowry Contracts--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
*Wills--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
*Land transfers--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
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