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Passion for science and cultural diversityManuel James Aroney AM, OBE 1932–2011Originally published in O Kosmos, News in English, Friday 18 February 2011, p. 27; reproduced in The Kytherian, March 2011, p. 9. Reproduced...
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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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I’ve been researching my ancestor Ioannis Venardos (John Peter Venardos), and I thought people here might appreciate his story because it really feels like the classic Kytherian immigrant experience. John was born on 10...
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I am visiting Kythira, home of my grandparents, for the first time. I am looking for my Grandfather's home. He left Kythira in, I believe, 1914, but maintained his home until his death. It then went to his daughter. His...
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Prof. Vasilis Peter Leftheris, PhD. Civil Engineering Researcher Prof. Vasilis P. Leftheris passed away on November 28, 2021 at the age of 91 from complications due to the COVID virus. Prof. Leftheris was born on May 11,...
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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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Nicholas and Mottee Bubonic Plague 1900 Two Greeks, George Nicholas and Peter Motis(Mottee) contracted the bubonic plague while working in oyster saloons during the outbreak of 1900 in Sydney. Until recently, the outbre...
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Looking for information about my late father-in-law Peter Victor Kepreotis, who migrated to Australia from Kythera, he had a Cafe in Penrith NSW, called Aronis cheers Wendy
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