Those with ancestral ties to the modern municipality of Farida, Lakonia (villages include Xirokampi, Palaiopanagia, Anogia and several others) are immeasurably enriched by the writings of scholars from the area. The publication, The Faris, History, Folklore, Archaeology (‘Η Φαρις), has been produced semi-annually since 1966 and contains many hundreds of articles about the people, history, folklore, archaeology and culture of the region.  An appendix in each issue includes notices of births and deaths of local residents.

All issues of The Faris can be accessed here. This link is to an index of articles from 1966-2001. This link is to the  e.faris website.

I (Carol Kostakos Petranek) am honored to receive permission from the Katsoulakos family to translate and share articles from The Faris. Translation verification and corrections have been made by GreekAncestry.net.

The translated articles on this blog are below. Click on title to access.

Perhaps the Solutions of the Future are Hidden in Tradition

The “Remedies” and the “Good Doctors” for Teeth Before Medicines and Dentists in our Villages

Three Old Stories of Barter Economy

Summer, harvest, war, and “slab casting”

The Smells of Parcels from America

The Field Guard

“Light-Water-Telephone in Xirokampi; Part Three: Telephone)

“Light-Water-Telephone in Xirokampi; Part Two: Water

“Light-Water-Telephone” in Xirokampi; Part One: Light

The Shoemakers of Xirokampi

Solomos Family of Laconia

The First Cart in Kaminia

Local Childbirth and Puerperium Customs

Marriages at the Beginning of the Last Century

Women’s Costumes of the Old Times

The Endings in -akis and -akos of the Surnames of our Region