Vintage Portraits/ People

This photograph has been on this site many times before. It is not very well known, that the youngster next to his mother on the left (Manolis) born 1910, is the boy who later became Bishop Gavriil Kalokairinos . He was...

These are the three daughters whose father was murdered.(See entry 2/2/05) From left: Popi Elpida and Nina Zervoulakou. After their father's death, they received a letter from the King of England with medals for their se...

My mother with her sister Titika Zervoulakou. My aunt Titika was married to Leonidas and had three daughters. During the war they were hiding in their house British spies and had many close encounters with the Germans. E...

In this photograph, which was taken 1937 my grandmother Eleni with, from left late brother Giannis,sisster Nina,at the back late brother Hristos and in front Spyros as a five year old. This photograph was found only yest...

This photograph was taken in 1921. In the photo,my sister Nina Petroheilos nee Kalokairinou (well known in Kythera in the supermarket in Hora) Her Godparents were Panagiotis (Mpompos) Karatzas and Evanthia Karatzas.They...

In 1951,this was the first photograph sent to me from Greece,when my parents went to Myrtidia From left to right: My mother Maria, my father Valerios, my grandmother Eleni, my sister Nina Petroheilou a lady called Ismini...

Photo provided by Mr. Emmanuel Casimatis. This was one of the first Soccer Clubs in Kythera. The people in the photo are: From Left to right, Kostas Cassimatis (Papadopoulos) Theodoros Casimatis(Bakalis and captain of th...

Photo Provided by Mr.Emmanuel Casimatis. 1936 From left to right: E.Casimatis,J.Calligeros and G.Calligeros

With my mother 1935

Walking in Hora outside of "Estavromenos" church after a service held in that church.His next stop was the Scouts Hall in Hora.Scoutmasters were Andreas Fatseas(Maths teacher at high school) and Georgos Masselos (Physics...

King Paul wished to drive the jeep that was owned by Dr.Marselos M.P. on the way to Myrtidia. Dr. Marselos warns him about Kytherian roads 1948

Can anyone identify?Photographer unknown

Michael was born in Symi 1912 while the island was still Italian, therefore arrived in Australia with an Italian passport. He was my wife's (Sadie's) father. Died 18/12/1961 in Sydney. Was a professional fisherman. Had m...

My father Valerios was well known in Kythera with his shop in Hora. Born 1893 died 1969.He was blind the later part of his life. His wife Maria met a tragic death while walking with him to Kapsali in 1962.The eikonostas...

This photo was held by Pipitsa Semitecolos nee Kalokairinou(Calocerinos) from Hora.It is possible that the girl on the left was Pipitsa,but I never knew her until I met her in Sydney in 1950,so I can't recognise any of t...

Pipitsa Calocerinos (Kalokairinou),was married to Peter Semos from Temora NSW.Peter,died 1949.Pipitsa was born 1919 and died 1986.They had four children.Philip,Valerios,Katerina and Peter. Later she married Anthony Cass...

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

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...