"Finding an ancestor's original surname & village of origin" by Carol Kostakos Petranek (1/29/2022)

2nd International Greek Ancestry Conference (Jan. 29-30, 2022) - Session I: Greeks in Foreign Lands
Research in Greek records cannot begin unless you have an ancestor’s original surname and village of origin. Many who emigrated changed their surnames, but it is the original name which is found in the documents kept by the churches and municipalities. Records in Greece are kept at the village level, and there are many villages with the same name. So, where do you start? This presentation will provide strategies for finding these two key pieces of information in the country where the immigrant settled.
Carol is an active member of the Greek genealogy community, participating in Greek online associations, writing articles, and teaching at local and national conferences. She blogs about her Greek research at SpartanRoots and Agios Ioannis, Sparta.
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