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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 [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records''']]. | *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: | ||
**Fairchild, Henry P. Greek ''Immigration to the United States''. Berkeley, California, USA: Yale University Press, 1911. (FHL film 1760249) | **Fairchild, Henry P. Greek ''Immigration to the United States''. Berkeley, California, USA: Yale University Press, 1911. (FHL film 1760249) | ||
**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=== | ====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: | ||