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==The Most Important Records for Greece Genealogy== | ==The Most Important Records for Greece Genealogy== | ||
*'''Civil Registration:''' Government birth, marriage, and death records, beginning in 1925, kept at the municipality | *'''Civil Registration:''' Government birth, marriage, and death records, beginning in 1925, kept at the municipality | ||
*'''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/Δημοτολόγιο (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/Οικογενειακή κατάσταση (Family Status):''' Similar to a Family Group Record, listing members of a family with birth dates and birth places | ||
*'''Mitroon Arrenon (Male Registers):''' Records of births of males: name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes | *'''Mitroon Arrenon/Μητρώο αρρένων (Male Registers):''' Records of births of males: name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes | ||
*'''Electoral Registers, 1870s''' | *'''Electoral Registers/Εκλογικοί Μητρώοι, 1870s ''' | ||
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/index.html?cid=586603 Election Collection John | **[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/index.html?cid=586603 Election Collection John Vlachogiannis] (1864-1925) | ||
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721Electoral Archive Hellenic Parliament] (1844-1893, 1915) | **[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13721Electoral Archive Hellenic Parliament] (1844-1893, 1915) | ||
**[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13477 Ladas Collection Election Collection George Lada] (1843-1873) | **[http://arxeiomnimon.gak.gr/browse/resource.html?tab=01&id=13477 Ladas Collection Election Collection George Lada] (1843-1873) | ||
*'''Diocese Church Records''' | *'''Diocese Church Records/Μητρώα της Ενορίας:''' | ||
*'''Local Church Records''' | *'''Local Church Records/Τοπικά εκκλησιαστικά αρχεία''' | ||
*'''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/Απογραφές (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''' ( | *'''Dowry Contracts/Προικοσύμφωνα''' (Notarial Records) | ||
*'''Wills''' ( | *'''Wills/Διαθήκες''' (Notarial Records) | ||
*''' | *'''School Records/Σχολικά:''' Names and ages of children; some give father’s names | ||
*'''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 | ||