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Jul 313 min read

Mills and Millers - the bygone flour industry of Kythera

The rich history of mills and millers in Kythera.

Apr 35 min read

Baltimore Kytherian Ball tickets - what a wonderful story they tell

Whilst browsing through listings on eBay looking for Kytherian memorabilia I stumbled across a listing that caught my attention. I...

Nov 29, 20235 min read

First Female Kytherians to Register to Vote in Elections – a list of the trailblazing women

So much of the information we find in our research is about the men of the island and it was wonderful to find some information that was...

Oct 4, 20233 min read

English Searchable Databases on our website

We are very excited to announce that our website now has searchable databases for family history research. These will be invaluable for...

Sep 6, 20234 min read

Kytherian Genealogy Project Rewrites Australia’s Kytherian History?

It has been believed for years that the first Kytherian to enter Australia was Manolis Kritharis born 8 July 1831 to Georgakis Kritharis...

Jul 12, 20234 min read

Kytherian Photographic Archives - our involvement and contribution

Kytherian Digital Archives in Kythera - our involvement and contribution

May 11, 20233 min read

Peter Cassimatis - survivor of the 1914 Exeter train disaster

Not a lot is known about Peter Cassimatis, but what is known is that he was lucky to survive his first few days in Australia. It is...

Feb 1, 20235 min read

Catrastrophe - explosion in a factory in Athens kills multiple Kytherians

According to KYΘΗΡΑ newspaper. 17 July 1895, the worst catastrophe to affect Kytherians occurred on the morning of Friday, 12 July 1895...

Jun 22, 20222 min read

Matina – More than a popular Kytherian female name!

Often while researching it is not hard to get off track and make unexpected discoveries which inspire you to keep on going in a different...

Jun 1, 20223 min read

Kytherian Society of California's Global ZOOM meeting

Kytherian Genealogy Project by Amalia and Kalie are proud to support the Kytherian Society of California (KSOCA). In April 2022 Amalia...