submitted by Lafcadio Hearn Files on 03.11.2015
BY DAMIAN FLANAGAN SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES OCT 10, 2015 Photograph: An age before Japan Hearn lived with his Irish great-aunt during the 1850's The Greek island of Lefkada, rising from the Ionian Sea south of Corfu, is famed for its white beaches and vertical cliffs from which the poet Sappho is said to have leaped to her death. The island is also claimed as the one of the potential sites of Homer’s Ithaca, home of the great wandering ...
submitted by Alexandra Dapontes on 23.12.2008
Dapontes 2 kytherians WEDDING Nick Dapontes ( Hora ) and Manty ( aka Daimanti ) Hastas( Kapsali ) year 1958 Port Moresby papua new guinea
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 13.02.2005
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 services to the British by keeping British spies in their house.
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 02.02.2005
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. Eventually he was murdered by Greek political parties. My mother had a shocking accident in Kythera in 1962 and was killed by a truck while walking my blind father towards Kapsali.
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 yesterday.
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 had no children and she was treated like their own daughter.
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 09.01.2005
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 and the late taxi driver in Kythera Yiannis Samios Kotsifos
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 22.09.2004
With my mother 1935
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 05.08.2004
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 teacher)
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
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 31.07.2004
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 eikonostasi is just below the public school in Hora.
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 18.07.2004
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 them. Can anyone please add to this?
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 24.09.2004
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 Cassimatis, who lives now at NSW Central Coast and enjoys good health.They had no children.
Second from left my grandfather Yiannis whom I never met.He died 1931,born in Alexandrades.
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 22.07.2004
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, Hristos.
submitted by Spyro Calocerinos on 14.07.2004
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 I was only two years old. I met her in Sydney for the first time. Left to right: My father Valerios, Mother Maria, Brother Yiannis, grandmother Eleni nee Leondaraki, Spyros, Christos, Nina
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 restaurant at Temora. They had Four children, Fotis(Philip),Katerina married to Eustace Alfred, Valerios married to Katina and Petros(Peter) After her husband's death she married Antonis Cassimatis(Vouros)
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 accident in Hora while walking with my blind father to Kapsali 1962. Her eikonostasio is just below the Hora public school.She was born in the year 1900 .In the photo with my sister Pipitsa(later Semitecolos,Semos) from Temora.
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
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