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==Tutorial== | ==Tutorial== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgnuo4xVM6Q&feature=youtu.be | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgnuo4xVM6Q&feature=youtu.be '''Research in Greece: Using Civil and Church Records'''] by Gregory Kontos (2015 Hellenic Genealogy Conference) | ||
::This presentation covers Civil Records found in Town Halls, records at the General Archives of Greece (GAK) and Church records. Learn about each record collection, what they contain and how to access them. | ::This presentation covers Civil Records found in Town Halls, records at the General Archives of Greece (GAK) and Church records. Learn about each record collection, what they contain and how to access them. | ||
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[[Media:Death Certificate Greece 1.pdf|'''Click here''']] for another visual example of a death certificate and its translation. | [[Media:Death Certificate Greece 1.pdf|'''Click here''']] for another visual example of a death certificate and its translation. | ||
=== | ===Municipal Records (Unique to Greece)=== | ||
After the establishment of the Greek Kingdom, local governments were responsible for various types of record keeping. Because there was no separation of church and state, information was often gathered by the Greek Orthodox priest and reported to the town clerk. The extent of municipal record keeping varied. Therefore, records described in this section may not exist for all towns and may be incomplete or contain gaps. In many towns, municipal clerks recorded births, marriages, and deaths (likely obtained from the priest). Towns and cities were also supposed to maintain registers of males, females, or both. Population lists were also kept. Additionally, lists of families were kept in each community, including Town registers (''dimotologion''), Reports (''ektheseis''), and the family status records (''oikogeneiaki katastasis''). Other records beneficial in genealogical research includes: lists of employees (''katastasis ypalilon''), relatives of deceased, passports, and certificates of residency. | |||
Some records begin as early as 1825, but most date to the 1840s and 1850s.<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Records Profile: Greece,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | |||
==== Male Registers (''Mitroon Arrenon'')==== | ==== Male Registers (''Mitroon Arrenon'')==== | ||
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. | 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.<ref>Greg Kontos, Research in Greece Using Civil and Church Records, HELLENIC GENEALOGY CONFERENCE. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgnuo4xVM6Q&feature=youtu.be Video]</ref> Male registers list: names of male individuals, parents' names, birth year (later registers list full date of birth), place of birth, residence, and sometimes death date. Entries are often listed chronologically and alphabetically. Information for these registers often came from birth registers.<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Records Profile: Greece,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | ||
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====Female Registers (''Mitroon | ====Female Registers (''Mitroon Thileon'')==== | ||
Some areas also kept a female register (''Mitroon | Some areas also kept a female register (''Mitroon Thileon''), which usually started at a later date than the male register. These registers were created retrospectively and therefore may be missing some people. Female registers list: name of female individuals, parents' name, birth year (later registers list full date of birth), place of birth, and residence. The entries are listed chronologically by the date of birth. Information for these registers often came from birth registers.<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Records Profile: Greece,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | ||
==== Town (Resident) Registers (''Dimotologion'')==== | ==== Town (Resident) Registers (''Dimotologion'')==== | ||
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This is a certificate that can be provided by the archives, taking the data from the dimitologion. Information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations. <br> | This is a certificate that can be provided by the archives, taking the data from the dimitologion. Information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations. <br> | ||
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====Other Records==== | |||
Registers of births, marriages, and deaths were kept by the municipal government. The content of these registers is similar to the information provided in church registers and likely came from the same source, the priest. | |||
==Accessing the Records== | ==Accessing the Records== | ||
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*The Library’s collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and added to the collection from numerous sources. Don’t give up if records are not available yet. Check [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=150&query=%2Bplace%3AGreece '''Places within Greece'''] in the FamilySearch Catalog from time to time to see if new records have been acquired from your area of Greece. | *The Library’s collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and added to the collection from numerous sources. Don’t give up if records are not available yet. Check [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=150&query=%2Bplace%3AGreece '''Places within Greece'''] in the FamilySearch Catalog from time to time to see if new records have been acquired from your area of Greece. | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Greece]] | [[Category:Greece]] | ||
[[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||