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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 Registers): Records of births of males: name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes
Arheia Scholeiou (School Records): Names and ages of children; some give father’s names
Electoral Registers, 1870s
- Vlachogiannis Collection: http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13808
- Collection of the Parliament: http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721
- Ladas Collection:
Diocese 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)
Stratiotika Arheia' (Military Archives): found in local Conscription Offices in capitals of districts

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 == Greece Research Strategies  ==
 ===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
+*'''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
+*'''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.
+*'''Ektheseis (Reports):''' recordings by families.  Sometimes they include four generations.
-*''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
-*''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
 *'''Electoral Registers, 1870s'''
-**''Vlachogiannis Collection'': <nowiki>http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13808</nowiki>
+**Vlachogiannis Collection: <nowiki>http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13808</nowiki>
-**''Collection of the Parliament'': <nowiki>http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721</nowiki>
+**Collection of the Parliament: <nowiki>http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721</nowiki>
-**''Ladas Collection'':
+**Ladas Collection:
-*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.
+*'''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)
+*'''Dowry Contracts''' (Symvolaiografika Arheia--Notarial Records)
-*Wills--''Symvolaiografika Arheia'' (Notarial Records)
+*'''Wills''' (Symvolaiografika Arheia--Notarial Records)
-*Land transfers--''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
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