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submitted by Angela Panaretos on 09.09.2022

Kythera has lots of very old houses which all must experience the same as ours ... rising damp? Am wondering if anyone has foud a real and cost effective solution? What product? Where was it sourced? How did it get to K? Cost?...

submitted by Linda James on 11.04.2022

Looking for any information about Spero Roberts. Fish monger Sydney early 1900s Greek name written as Rothermenon Spero

submitted by PROINSIAS MCB on 28.02.2022

My wife's grandmother was from Kythera. Her name was Eleni Kaligeri. She married Georgios Vomvaris from Mytiline. They lived near Izmir Turkey. Her husband was killed by the Turks. She came from Izmir to Crete and then on to Athens...

submitted by Leanne R on 11.02.2022

John travelled to Melbourne in 1923 as a 10 year old accompained by ? Cassimatis ( so the family were told) He was in Castlereagh St Sydney in 1939 and informed authorities that he was moving to Tasmania with the new address as "Kassimatis Eliza...

submitted by Michael Alexandratos on 17.01.2022

Hi there,    I am currently researching the life and work of singer and recording artist Kostas Masselos (or Marselos) Nouros, who was born in Kythera to a Kytheran father in 1892 and died in the suburb of Kokkinia in Athens in 1...

submitted by Con Aroney on 01.12.2021

I am completing an historical novel on Kythera which I have been working on for the past five years. I was wondering if anyone knew of any publishing houses associated with Kythera which are interested in books such as this, or should I use the ...

submitted by Vikki Vrettos Fraioli on 16.09.2021

Dear Kytherians and Phylo-Kytherians,   The KSOCA is pleased to invite you to participate in our GLOBAL "ZOOM" Panigyri 2021 ! During the last year, the Kytherian Society of California hosted FOUR...

submitted by MARIA CAPSANIS on 09.05.2021

Would like to be in contact with the Georgopoulos family as I have original studio portrait of Bill (Vasili) Georgopoulos aka Poulos and his sons Theo and George from 1923 that I wish to give them. Bonnie (Panayotitsa) and Bill were godparents to my...

submitted by Tracey Burridge on 19.02.2021

Hello. I am looking to find out any information about my grandfather Peter Melittas who came from Kythera. He had a brother by the name Andy and two cousins by the name Con and Theo Trifyllis. They all came out to Australia to live. Thanking you in a...

submitted by MARIA CAPSANIS on 19.01.2021

Thank you to the Kytherian community for supplying me with the name of the father of my gg grandmother Panagiota b. 1816. Would appreicate any infromation on Stavros Mavromatis. At a guess his birth date might be c1790+. Maria

submitted by MARIA CAPSANIS on 26.12.2020

CAN YOU PUT US IN TOUCH -  with family of Mr and Mrs Andrew Galakatos Am seeking to reconnect with the Galakatos family in the USA. Our families were once very close and my mother Frosso (nee Calopedis) Lianos Kolantgis corresponded by letter...

submitted by MARIA CAPSANIS on 25.12.2020

CAN YOU HELP? Am seeking descendants of Stamata (nee Mavromati) B. 1845 Pitsinades, D. 1921 Logothetianika, who married Dimitrios Kombis B. 1840 Logothetianika D.1884 Logothetianika. Can you help with tracing back the maiden name of Stamata&rsq...

submitted by Eric Blomquist on 03.10.2020

My Papou is Evriades Gavrelis from Logothetianika who came to America before WWI. Evriades and his cousin Agamemnon Sophias had a restaurant In Medford Mass. I would love to connect with any of my Greek relatives. 

submitted by Grace Porter on 12.09.2020

My maternal grandparents were Greek . I believe they were born in Smyrna  & emigrated to Egypt. My grandmother Angela Diacopoulou was born in 1883 & had 2 brothers Yianni & Anastassios & 2 sisters Eleni & Konstantina. She mar...

submitted by Michaela Griffiths on 12.09.2020

Hello Everyone, my name is Michaela. I'm searching for my mother's real father's family. I don’t really know much, as my mum didn’t find out her dad wasn’t her father until just before he passed away. My Grandmother...

submitted by Lori Gavrilis on 20.08.2020

Paop's parents were Demetrios Yiannia Gabrilis "Boukiouros" and Politimi Gavrilis (Hristianos).  His siblings were John Demitrios, Nicolas Demitrios, and I also believe Panayiotis, Andonis, and Zaharias were his brothers. ...

submitted by Stephen Porter on 10.05.2020

Hi All   I am trying to find out some information about my grandfather Dimitri Frelengus born 18 Aug 1890. In a marriage certificate I have it listing him as being born in Cythyia Greece which I am guessing is Kythira.  ...

submitted by Argyris Karavis on 16.04.2020

Hi. I am wondering if I can seek your assistance. I am undertaken a PhD in history at the University of Melbourne. Looking at the culinary culture of Melbourne and Sydney in the late 19th and early 20th century through the emergence of restaurants in...

submitted by Cynthia DeCarlo on 18.01.2020

I'm looking for information on the Kontoleon's. Demetrius, Horalambus, Kosta, Stella, Arho were siblings.   

submitted by James Anderson on 11.01.2020

Hi there,   I am seeking information about Charalambos and Panayiota Zantiotis, they were my great grandparents and were parents of a large family in the 1920s.   They came from Potamos in Kythera.   My grandmother is...