My colleague, Georgia Stryker Keilman of Hellenic Genealogy Geek and I have embarked on a new venture: a series of short videos to address the most common research questions that people ask. Each video will address a specific topic and have an accompanying handout.

“Bite-Sized Greek Genealogy” videos are being produced and uploaded to the Hellenic Genealogy Geek YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HellenicGenealogyGeek-sp4pf

Our first videos are available now. The first is “Tips about Names and Villages” with information that we wish we had known when we started our research.

The second is “How to Find Your Grandfather’s Greek Name” which shows a wide variety of records that will give you this information. Trying to find ancestors in Greece without the original Greek surname is virtually impossible.

The third is “How to Find Your Ancestor’s Village of Birth.” This can be tricky, as many people gave just a county (prefecture) or the nearest city, rather than their exact village.

Be sure to download the handout for each video, which can be found in the Description area below the video.

We will be announcing more recordings over the next few weeks. We hope they will be helpful to you!