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- What surnames are you interested in researching?
- vichos,kiritsi
- What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
- milos,greece
- What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
- Beginning Family History Researcher
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You may have to contact a notary public [symvolaiografo] to find out where these documents are kept and who you need to contact. Documents that are not archived in a public facility can only be accessed by a legal representative so it helps if you are a lawyer or if you have one in your family that has some free time to spare.
I wish you the best of luck and would love to hear about your experience.
best of luck
It is always a pleasure to lend a helping hand to first-time family researchers. I take it you are interested in developing a family tree and would like to know how to get going.
Firstly, there are a number of ways to begin your search but generally it's a good idea to start with the oldest members of your family and gather as much information as you can. The most useful information include marriage dates, dates of birth & death. The KEP (Municipal Help Center) usually have the information you seek on computer and their records can sometimes include the family registry [Oikogeneiaki Merida] of [Mitro Arenon]. It often depends on your community are how far they have come in computerizing the village registry [Dimotologio].
If you seek older information then the best place to search are the church registries [Lixiarchikes Praxeis Ekklision] of your family's church. These registries are often kept in the National State Archives [Γενικών Αρχείων του Κράτους] http://www.eae.org.gr/links_Gr.htm
To my knowledge Milos has no public facility that allows access to the public and you may have to go directly to your local diocese and fill out an application to do genealogical research. The old town was completely abandoned during the early 1800's many of the documents you seek may not be available to you, however, some bishops had these registries copied in lists [Mitropolites] with the names of couples that received certificates of marriage from the local bishop. continues ...