The local Kytherian newspapers contain many stories of politics, finances and trivialities, but not so often you find an amazing story.  ...

Georgios Maselos was born at 6am on 13 Jan 1888 to Dimitri Maselos, a servant, and Aggeliki Mavromati, He was the tenth of their 13...

The ΚΥΘΗΡΑΪΗ newspaper, dated 15 March 1928, featured an article titled ΤΟ ΘΑΥΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑΣ ΜΥΡΤΙΔΙΩΤΙΣΗΣ – The Miracle of the Panagia...

Panagiotis Korones (Belo) was born 5am on 5 November 1877 in Potamos, Kythera and was the 11th out of the 14 children of Konstantinos...

Minas Kiprios (Kipriadis) was born at 1 a.m. on June 3, 1845, in Karavas, and was baptized on June 8, 1845, in the same town. He was the...

Vasilios Tambakis was born on 23 October 1889 in Areoi, the youngest of the three children of Panagiotis Tambakis and Eleni Karidi. He...

The Stathis Cup was played for by local NSW Rugby League teams in the 1920's and 1930's.

Betty Trefilis engagement portrait c. 1926 Earlier in the year I attended a presentation titled ‘The Greek–Australian Milk Bar: A...

Sometimes in my family history research I come across a piece of information that really surpises me, and that is exactly what happened with

Many Kytherians never married or had children and they have possibly already been lost to history. Twice a year we ill remember a chosen few

Michalis Firos was born circa 1895 in Mitata, Kythera. He was the son of Nikolaos Firos and his wife Vasilou. He had a younger sister...

Grigorios Kominos was born on 4 November 1896 in Katsoulianika and was baptised on 14 November 1896 in the Agios Dimitrios church in the...

Panagiotis Protopsaltis was born in Mitata to Manolis Protopsaltis and Elena Sklavou on 15 January 1884 and was baptised on 20 January...

Vretos Koronis, also known as Victor Coronis, was born on 14 October 1917 in the small village of Viaradika, Kythera. However, he...

Efstratios Notaras was the eldest of five children born in Frilingianika to Manolis Notaras, a farmer, and Kali Aroni. He was born on 10...

Vasilios Karidis was born on February 21, 1911, in Milopotamos, Kythera. However, he believed his birth date was March 17, 1911. He was...

A family portrait holds pride of place on a grave in Potamos cemetery. In the photograph are a husband, wife and his extended family. The...

Timelines can be a wonderful way to present family histories. It makes it very clear what happened and when and the facts are easily...

Many Kytherian men emigrated to Australia for a better life for themselves and the families they left behind, but this was not always the...

According to early census records, Giorgachi Travassaro (Veloni) was born about 1782 in Chalepkai, a district of Chora, in Kythera. His...