"Reconstructing family history using Greek records" by Gregory Kontos (1/30/2022)

2nd International Greek Ancestry Conference (Jan. 29-30, 2022) - Session III: Research Tips and Developments

Apart from names of ancestors, old Greek records include precious information about our family history and allow us to reconstruct it. What your great-grandfather received as a dowry from his wife offers insights into the family’s economy. The value of your ancestors’ property indicates their social status. A notarial record can even tell you how an ancestor’s house was decorated back in the early 19th century, while student absences found in school registers show you how much time your ancestors spent working during their childhood.

Gregory Kontos was born in Brussels in 1996. He holds degrees in history from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Leiden. He currently is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Athens. He has an expertise in the history of migration, nationalism and religion. A genealogy fan from a young age, in 2020, Gregory founded Greek Ancestry, a Greek genealogy business based in Patras, Greece. Greek Ancestry’s goal is twofold: on the one hand, it aims at contributing to records preservation and accessibility through digitization and indexing projects, while on the other hand, it also focuses on educational initiatives, such as the International Greek Ancestry Conference, webinars, articles etc. Gregory has led all the Greek projects run by MyHeritage, and has a long list of co-operations with genealogy companies and projects, including, among others, Ancestry ProGenealogists, Trace.com, Legacy Tree Genealogists, PBS show “Finding your Roots”, BBC show “A House Through Time”.

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