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== Getting started with Greece research  ==
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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  
*[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.
*[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"  
*Hellenic Genealogy Resources Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/101120679980726/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/101120679980726/]. Post questions for assistance.
*Spartan Roots blog: [[spartanroots.wordpress.com/|spartanroots.wordpress.com/]]. Focuses on research in Lakonia, Peloponnese.
*[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"  
*[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html Greek Genealogy Home Page]  
*[http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html Greek Genealogy Home Page]  
*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/GRC/?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Greece Mailing List]  
*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/GRC/?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Greece Mailing List]  
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*My Parea: [http://www.facebook.com/myparea http://www.facebook.com/myparea]  
*My Parea: [http://www.facebook.com/myparea http://www.facebook.com/myparea]  
*Kythera-Family.net: [http://kythera-family.net/ http://kythera-family.net/]  
*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]
*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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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.]  
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.]  


HellenicGenealogyGeek.com [http://web.me.com/hellenicgenealogy/Site/Welcome.html http://web.me.com/hellenicgenealogy/Site/Welcome.html],&nbsp;scroll to the bottom of the page to see books and resources.
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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!

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Books:

Family History Research in Greece. Catsakis, Lica Hariclea. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2003. (purchase from author's website, www.greekgenealogy.org)

Greek Gazetteer, 3 volumes. Catsakis, Lica Hariclea. Salt Lake City, Utah: 1997. (purchase from author's website, www.greekgenealogy.org)

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.

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&dq=inauthor%3A%22Henry%20Pratt%20Fairchild%22&as_brr=0&ei=cKc6T969AsLaUJKR3JcH&authuser=0&source=webstore_bookcard

The Greek Americans. Monos, Dimitris. Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. (Part of series, The Peoples of North America).

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.]


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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.

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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.
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