Project: Greece/Resources
Resources for Greek Research
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Resources
Archives and Libraries
- Greece Archives and Libraries
- General State Archives
- Greek State Archives
- Library of Congress: Greece and the Modern Greek Collections
Browser Extensions and Apps
- WikiTree Browser Extension, which was developed by the WikiTree Apps Project, is a downloadable tool that integrates with your browser to improve your experience while browsing, reading, and editing on WikiTree.
- WikiTree BEE, another browser extension that shares some features with the WikiTree Browser Extension, but it also includes its own distinct functionalities.
- WikiTree Sourcer, a browser extension which helps users in searching for sources outside of WikiTree and building a citation of the WikiTree profile.
- WikiTree Plus, a website which uses advanced data analysis to identify potential errors and research opportunities, allowing members to help improve the health of our shared tree.
- More Apps, developed by WikiTree members, enable users to explore genealogy from various angles and enhance their research and editing capabilities.
Cemeteries and Memorials
Emigration and Immigration
- Greece Emigration and Immigration
- Ellis Island Records
- Ellis Island Database
- AMYNA News: Find your refugee relatives from Pontus, Asia Minor and Thrace
Genealogy Websites
- Ancestry.com - Greece Family History Research Page
- Greek Ancestry - Discover your Greek ancestors
- My Heritage - Greece genealogy vital records
- WorldGenWeb - Greece GenWeb
History
Holocaust
- Yad Vashem
- The JewishGen Holocaust Database
- Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
- European Holocaust Research Infrastructure - Greece
- European Holocaust Research Infrastructure - Bulgaria
- European Holocaust Research Infrastructure - Germany
- European Holocaust Research Infrastructure - Italy
- European Holocaust Research Infrastructure - Macedonia
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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- Search examples: Bulgaria, Bulgaria Greece, Bulgaria Greek, Bulgarian Greek, Bulgarian Greece
- Search examples: Germany, Germany Greece, Germany Greek, German Greek, German Greece
- Search examples: Italy, Italy Greece, Italy Greek, Italian Greek, Italian Greece
- Search examples: Macedonia, Macedonia Greece, Macedonia Greek, Macedonian Greek, Macedonian Greece
Images
- Greece Project Images - WikiTree Free Space Page created to house images that can be used by members of the Greece Project.
Jewish
- JewishGen, the free, global home for Jewish genealogy.
- SephardicGen: Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans, a free website that provides tools and databases to help researchers discover their Sephardic genealogy.
Languages and Translation
- Greece Languages
- Greek Genealogical Word List (Modern Demotic)
- Turkish Genealogical Word List
- Greece Handwriting
- DeepL Translator
- Google Translate
- Transliterating Greek to English in One Step
Maps and Geography
- OpenStreetMap, the project that creates and distributes free geographic data for the world.
- Old Maps of Greece, slowly move the dial across the timeline at the bottom of the page, and watch the map change through history.
- Atlas of Greece
- FamilySearch: Greece Map
- FamilySearch: Greece Maps
- FamilySearch: Greece Gazetteers
- FamilySearch: Greece Historical Geography
- '"Chapter 6 LOCATING PLACES IN GREECE", by Lica Catsakis
- Map of Historical Ethnic Macedonia
- How to use the EETAA website to learn about village name changes
- EETAA
Military
Names
- Behind the Name: Greek Surnames
- Behind the Name: Greek Given Names
- FamilySearch: Greece Naming Customs
- Wikipedia: Greek name
Newspapers
- Digital Newspaper Archives of National Library of Greece (free)
- ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ (1883–1884)
- ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ (1944–1967)
- ΕΜΠΡΟΣ (1896–1969)
- ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ (1911–1981)
- ΡΙΖΟΣΠΑΣΤΗΣ (1917–1983)
- ΣΚΡΙΠ (1893–1963)
- ΤΑΧΥΔΡΟΜΟΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΙΑΣ (1958–1977)
- The Ancestor Hunt: Greece Free Online Historical Newspapers (free)
- Public Central Library of Veria (1924-2019) (free)
- Greek Newspapers Online
- Online Newspapers: Greek Newspapers
Project Reports
- Coming soon
Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki - Greece Genealogy
- FamilySearch: Greece Research Page
- Greece Record Finder
- Greece Church Records
- Greece Civil Registration
- Greece Census
- Greece Online Genealogy Records
Reference
- Greece Wikipedia pages
- Cyndi's List
- Greece Getting Started
- Greece Online Learning
- Greece Research Tips and Strategies
- Greece Websites
- Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition
- Hellenic Genealogy Geek Research Links
- Greek Genealogy Websites, Books and Organizations
- Greek Genealogy Research Tips
- Clues in Greek Last Names and Other Genealogy Resources
- Greek to You
- Macedonian Resources: Websites, Organizations and Books
- Macedonia Maps
- Overcoming Challenges in Your European Genealogy Research
Regional Resources
- British colonial records - for Ionian Islands (1815-1864)
- Italian state archives - for Dodecanese islands (1912-1947)
Research Tips
- Know the original Greek spelling of family names
- Be aware that names may be spelled differently
- Search using both Greek and Latin alphabets
- Identify the specific village or town of origin
- Be aware that borders and place names have changed over time
- Many records aren't digitized yet
- Several key factors explain why Greek records are limited online:
- Many records were destroyed during World War II (1939-1945) and the Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
- Many records were also destroyed due to natural disasters and fires at local archives
- Turkish occupation led to gaps in record-keeping
- Strict Greek privacy regulations
- Many records considered too recent to publish
Social Media
- Greek Ancestry on Facebook
- Hellenic Genealogy Geek on Facebook
- Hellenic Genealogy Geek Blog
- Hellenic Genealogy Geek YouTube Channel
- Spartan Roots (Σπαρτιατικές Ρίζες) Blog
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