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The Kalokerinos Sibling Story By Andrea Kalokerinos (daughter of Dr Emmanuel Kalokerinos) From left to right Dr’s: James, Leo, Emmanuel and Archie Kalokerinos attending a lecture by Archie, in Abt.1970, at Wollongong Uni...
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Steve annually plants from seeds brought over from Kythira, over 125 pots of basiliko. He starts his garden in early April which includes tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, zuchhini, vleta, radikia, as well as basiliko whic...
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Celebrating Steve's 90th Birthday in Calistoga, California.
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Steve George Calligeros, born in 1928, to George Stavros Calligeros and Anastasia Kasimatis Kalligerou in Pitsinianika. Steve married, Panayiota Zacharakis on February 1, 1963 and moved to San Francisco, CA. where they h...
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Hey guys last name of Venardos here for the states. I know that my great *1 grandfather and his brother, John and Peter venardos came to my in 1910. But that's where my search ends, the us doesn't keep records past Ellis...
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Please amend the record I posted for my father Byron Samios and my mother Noela Samios (nee Holding). Byron's date of birth is 2 December 1939 and his date of death is 19 August 1981 (Laidley, Queensland). Noela's date o...
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Interviewed by Joshua Kepreotis After being fed spanakopita and tiropitakia, dipping Karavas’ famous paximathia into Greek coffee and then having a shot glass of tsipouro, we started Joanne’s interview from her house ove...
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Hi fellow Kytherians, I am a Kytherian (1/2 Dutch) who has never been to Greece but strongly feels the pull of a Kytherian adventure as I pass the half century! I did a series of prints of my Great Grandparents Maria and...
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Interviewed by Joshua Kepreotis Sitting in his office in Livadi, wearing his signature suit and tie, Manolis Cassimatis – affectionately known as ‘Lakis’ – is the former Prefect of Kythira. He has a Gough Whitlam poster...
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Interviewed by Joshua Kepreotis (JK) JK: We will start with your name and where you were born. Brettos Kipriotis: Yes, I was born, I didn’t spring from the ground. (Reader, a quick taste of Brettos’ infectious humour.) B...
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Papo's parents were Demetrios Yiannis Gavrilis "Bouikiouros" and Politimi Gavrilis (Hristianos). His siblings were John, Nicolas, and I also believe Panayiotis, Andonis, and Zaharias were brothers. We have photos of the...
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Hello there, I am an author with a book contract to the Australian publisher Allen and Unwin. I've been commissioned to write a memoir about my experience of Kythera, starting 40 years ago as a young woman. Last year, 20...
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Kritharis and Frantzeskakis A story set in Sandstone Places – Karavas, Kythera and Q Station, North Head Sydney. Time – 1914 Ship – RMS Orsova Dramatis Personae – Konstantine Kritharis (1878 -1953) Theodore Frantzeskakis...
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These are some memories of Andreas Kalokairinos' life on Kythera before he moved to Australia. He was kind enough to tell them to me a few years ago for my book The Kytherians. Andreas died in April of 2019 on Kythera. H...
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Man who found luck in the Lucky Country (Transcribed from Australian Women’s Weekly, 30 Jan 1974) Andrew V. Fatseas tells his story. This story for Australia Day (1974) – the day marking European settlement in this count...
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‘Andrew’ Anargyros Vretos Fatseas aka Andrew Victor Fatseas (Andy) 1907 – 1998 “Whether in bliss or in distress, I never forget the land of my birth. After all, it was mother Greece who instilled into me those moral virt...
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Reprinted from the 1974 Franklin High School Yearbook Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Franklin students pay tribute to their Dedicated Friend Go to any school, and there are bound to be teacher...
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ELENI PANARETOU-KOMINOU Family My grandfather, John Panaretos, returned from Australia in 1906. He married my grandmother, Eleni Katsouli, who died a year later, 17 days after the birth of my father, Dimitris. The orphan...
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ANNA LEFTHERIS Family I was born at home, in the village of Potamos, in March 1933, though my birth was registered one year later.My mother suffered from postnatal fever-it was very common back then-and so shetravelled t...
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