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*Most Greek immigrants to the United States '''arrived at the port of New York.''' | *Most Greek immigrants to the United States '''arrived at the port of New York.''' | ||
== Finding the Emigrant’s Town of Origin == | == Finding the Emigrant’s Town of Origin == | ||
The objective of immigration/emigration research is to determine the place of origin in Greece. Once you have traced your family back to your immigrant ancestor, you must determine the '''city or town the ancestor was from'' in order to continue any research. Greece has no nationwide index to birth, marriage, or death records. These records were kept locally. There are several sources, however, that may give your ancestor’s place of origin. | The objective of immigration/emigration research is to determine the place of origin in Greece. Once you have traced your family back to your immigrant ancestor, you must determine the '''city or town the ancestor was from'' in order to continue any research. Greece has no nationwide index to birth, marriage, or death records. These records were kept locally. There are several sources, however, that may give your ancestor’s place of origin. Many research strategies for finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|'''Tracing Immigrant Origins''']]. | ||
===Family Sources=== | ===Family Sources=== | ||
You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have some of the following documents that might name the city or town: | You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have some of the following documents that might name the city or town: | ||
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===Types of Records=== | ===Types of Records=== | ||
====Church Records=== | ====Church Records==== | ||
Greeks established Greek Orthodox churches wherever they had sufficient numbers. Before they could establish a Greek parish, they often associated with other Eastern Orthodox churches such as the Russian Orthodox Church. Consult church records for these churches if you expected to find your ancestor’s records in the Greek Orthodox church and didn’t. The church was the cultural and social heart of the community. The church helped the Greek people maintain their cultural identity wherever they settled. In America, for instance, they even offered Greek language classes for American-born children. | Greeks established Greek Orthodox churches wherever they had sufficient numbers. Before they could establish a Greek parish, they often associated with other Eastern Orthodox churches such as the Russian Orthodox Church. Consult church records for these churches if you expected to find your ancestor’s records in the Greek Orthodox church and didn’t. The church was the cultural and social heart of the community. The church helped the Greek people maintain their cultural identity wherever they settled. In America, for instance, they even offered Greek language classes for American-born children. | ||
====Greek Passports==== | ====Greek Passports==== | ||
Records of passports and other such documents are located in Athens and Nauplion, the capital and former capital of Greece. Such records from the county of Argolidos have been microfilmed and can be searched through the Family History Library. | Records of passports and other such documents are located in Athens and Nauplion, the capital and former capital of Greece. Such records from the county of Argolidos have been microfilmed and can be searched through the Family History Library. | ||
===Passenger Arrival Lists=== | ====Passenger Arrival Lists==== | ||
The two primary ports of departure from Greece were Piraeus and Patras. Although no passenger lists from Greece have been microfilmed, there are several other sources for tracking your immigrant ancestor’s place of origin. If the family came to the United States, the '''passenger arrival lists''' can be of great help in finding the town where the family last resided in Greece and an ancestor’s birthplace, especially in the records of the early twentieth century. | The two primary ports of departure from Greece were Piraeus and Patras. Although no passenger lists from Greece have been microfilmed, there are several other sources for tracking your immigrant ancestor’s place of origin. If the family came to the United States, the '''passenger arrival lists''' can be of great help in finding the town where the family last resided in Greece and an ancestor’s birthplace, especially in the records of the early twentieth century. | ||
*Links to many online records of New York passenger arrival lists can be found at | *Links to many online records of New York passenger arrival lists can be found at [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records''']]. | ||
===Books on Greek Immigration== | ===Books on Greek Immigration== | ||
*Books specifically about Greek immigration are available at the Family History Library on this subject: | *Books specifically about Greek immigration are available at the Family History Library on this subject: | ||
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**Burgess, Thomas. ''Greeks in America''. Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Shermon, French, 1913. (FHL book 973 B4ai ser. 2 vol.2) | **Burgess, Thomas. ''Greeks in America''. Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Shermon, French, 1913. (FHL book 973 B4ai ser. 2 vol.2) | ||
*Voultsos, Mary. Greek Immigrant Passengers, 1885-1910. Privately published by (754 Pleasant St, Worcester, MA 01602), 1991, 4 volumes. These four volumes document the arrivals of approximately 15,000 Greek passengers at the ports of New York and Boston from 1885-1910. | *Voultsos, Mary. Greek Immigrant Passengers, 1885-1910. Privately published by (754 Pleasant St, Worcester, MA 01602), 1991, 4 volumes. These four volumes document the arrivals of approximately 15,000 Greek passengers at the ports of New York and Boston from 1885-1910. | ||
===Refugee Records=== | |||
Significant numbers of ethnic Greek refugees were removed to Greece following World War I. Some of the registers of refugees, identification lists, and certificate records of those who moved to Greece have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library: | Significant numbers of ethnic Greek refugees were removed to Greece following World War I. Some of the registers of refugees, identification lists, and certificate records of those who moved to Greece have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library: | ||
*''Register of Refugees from Marmara, Turkey. Halkis, Greece''<nowiki>: General Archives of Greece, n.f. (FHL film 1792803 items 26–27)</nowiki> | *''Register of Refugees from Marmara, Turkey. Halkis, Greece''<nowiki>: General Archives of Greece, n.f. (FHL film 1792803 items 26–27)</nowiki> | ||
*''Refugee Records, 1921–1984''. Thessaloniki, Greece: Armenian Orthodox Archives, n.f. (FHL films 1038672 items 6–7 and 1038674 item 2) Includes census of Armenian refugees to Thessaloniki (1923) and other records of the refugees from 1921–1937, annotated through 1984. | |||
*''Liste préparatoire pour le répatriation des Armeniens de Grèce, 1947 (List for the Repatriation of Armenians of Greece''). Athens, Greece: Armenian Orthodox Archives, n.f. (FHL films 1038668 items 3–9, 1038669 items 1–2, 1038672 item 1). | |||
[[Category:Greece]] | [[Category:Greece]] | ||