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Kytherians sail into controversy and history onboard the MISR in 1947
Carrying out research into Australian immigration as part of my university degree, I was amazed to learn about the plight of the first...

Kalie Zervos
Sep 14, 20222 min read


Antonios Aronis Lagonaris – Considered one of Greece’s largest mass murderers
This blog is very personal to me as my family history was directly shaped by the actions of this man. My great grandmother was one of his...

Amalia Samios
Aug 31, 20227 min read


Peter Flaskas 1879-1945
Peter Flaskas was born on 22 October 1879 in Christoforianika to Haralambos Christoforos (Flaskas) of Andrea, a cooper, and his second...

Amalia Samios
Aug 17, 20223 min read


Emmanouil Mavromatis, a story told mainly through pictures
Sometimes it is not just the documentation that tells a story, but more the images found. The old saying “a picture tells a thousand...

Amalia Samios
Aug 3, 20222 min read


Smaragdi Panaretou, most children born to one woman
A very common question we are asked is “what is the greatest number of children any one person had?” In all our research that spans over...

Amalia Samios
Jul 20, 20224 min read


Ioannis Kasimatis, a very successful Canberra immigrant
Ioannis Kasimatis was the eldest of the nine children of Theodoros Kasimatis and Sofoula Samiou. He was born at 10am on 10 November 1903...

Amalia Samios
Jul 6, 20224 min read
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