"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity."
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Pro Publio Sestio
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Please note! There are dozens of historic and fascinating photographs to be found in the Kythera Cultural Archive section of this site.
My name is Georgios Haros tou Nikolao, Vlastos is my family’s Parapitheto/parastoukili. The term Vlastos refers to the spring time when the flowers blossom they are called Vlastadia. We have no idea how that relates to u...
Katina’s Story Nobody understands better than Katina about the gift of life. To have beaten the odds and reached a ripe old age is quite an accomplishment. In keeping with a time-honoured tradition Katina was born in the...
As told to George C Poulos, Friday 4th November, 2005. I was born on the 22nd January, 1921, in Cumnock, in New South Wales. My father was Bill Johnson. Our family moved to the Gilgandra district when I was 4 years of ag...
