Vintage Portraits/ People

Second from left my grandfather Yiannis whom I never met.He died 1931,born in Alexandrades.

My Uncle Theodore Gavrilys on one of his many trips back to Kythera with some unknown relatives Maybe someone can identify ?

Not sure where this photo was taken?? maybe someone more familiar with the island can identify location?

Left to right: Unknown lady, My grandfather Yiannis whom I never met. He passed away soon after this photo was taken, my sister Pipitsa, my grandmother Eleni nee Leondaraki my mother expecting me. Front: Nina,Yiannis, Hr...

I left Kythera for Australia in 1950 and this photograph was taken with the family that was still in Kythera. Please note: Our family have never had a photo with all of us together as my sister Pipitsa left Kythera when...

Pipitsa was married in Kythera to Petros(Peter) Semitecolos(Semos) in 1934. Peter was in Australia for a number of years before his marriage and worked at Barmedman NSW with Greg Samios(Kotsifos) then he owned a restaura...

My mother was born in Kythera. Her maiden name was Nikolopoulou and her parents were from Gytheon. She was educated at the Naxos Girls Catholic School and received her degree in French. She was killed in a horrific acci...

King Paul and Queen Friderika visited Kythera 1948. They landed in Kapsali and the boyscouts had laid branches of myrtle on the ground.As we had no electricity in Kastro, we had arranged empty tins with diezel in them at...

This photo was taken in Athens in 1922. My father Valerios Kalokairinos born Alexandrades 1893,died 1969,my mother Maria was born 1900 and died 1962

Unknown Kytherian family picture. Found amongst my Father's old pictures. Maybe someone can identify this family?

John Cavallini - second husband of Rosa Cassamaty/Hearn. Amongst other positions/titles - Governor of Kythera during the British Adminstration. The story behind the posting of this photograph to kythera-family.net. By en...

Kosmas P Galakatos (seated) with his son Nikolas K Galakatos, daughter-in-law Elena Alafouso Galakatou, and grandchildren Kosmas & Panagiota Natasa. Photo from 1920s, probably in Piraeus after Nikolas and family returned...

Kosmas P Galakatos & wife (Panagiota Gavrili or possibly Calliope Zandioti?) Children L-R: Ekaterini, Alexandros, Nikolas, Evphrosini. Photo taken in Smyrna 1908

Father Dimitrios Galakatos & his son Polychronis Father Dimitrios was priest at Agios Theodorus, Kythera; he died before 1916.

Kosmas P Galakatos. Born about 1857 in Christoforianika, Kythera; died 5 February 1942 in Piraeus, Greece. A trader, importer, exporter in Smyrna with business in Turkey, Russia & Greece. Son of Polychronis Galakatos & F...

Alexandros N Galakatos. Born 14 October 1894 in Smyrna; died 1 February 1988 in Miami, Florida USA. Migrated to USA in 1912. Initially lived in Detroit, later Miami. Changed his surname to Milkton. Married Theodosia Wies...

Australian woman (married to a Kytherian) dressed in a Greek national costume. Photograph taken in Kythera, circa 1939. The identity of the woman is unknown. Can anybody help to identify her? To view a larger collection...

Photo believed to have been taken Lismore, Warwick or Goondiwindi 1907-1910. George, born 1880 Potamos, son of Spyro Ioannis and Maria (nee Tzouanakis/Pavlakou), landed Sydney 1905 and died Brisbane 1954. For other stuff...

"Douris" Petropoulos, from Dourianika, was a stone mason and builder. He and his brothers help build many of the islands churches, including Ag. Giannis in Dourianika and Ag. Elessa, aswell as churches off the island, as...