Blog | Kytherian Genealogy

Flying from Sydney to Athens in 1947 – how things have changed

Narrabri’s local newspaper, The North Western Courier, ran a series of six stories in their 27 May 1948 to 14 June 1948 editions. These...

Short lives of a few Kytherian emigrants

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

Giorgachi Travassaro- a gentle man encouraged to kill

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

Kytherian Graves Project – recording and sharing this vital resource

If you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you will see that we have been doing some major work with cemeteries and graves, including...

Boggabri - its history and Kytherian presence

Most people know what country town in Australia their ancestors settled in, but have you ever wondered what was happening in the town to...

Ioannis Prineas - a simple life

This is all that is known about Ioannis Prineas. So far, not a lot of the information has been found about him, and what has been found...

Niagara Cafe, Gundagai - feels like being in the shoes of my grandparents

Recently my husband and I had an overnight road trip to Wagga Wagga in regional New South Wales, Australia, about 460km southwest of...

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...

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...