Diaspora Communities – U.S.A. – LOUISIANA

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Articles, Online Databases

ARTICLES

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, – The First Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America Established in 1864 – added June 26, 2021

Greek-American History for sale : THE HISTORIC LANDMARK BENACHI-TORRE HOUSE OF NEW ORLEANS – by Steve Frangos, published in The National Herald, September 17, 2016

Presenting Nicholas Marino Benachi: American South’s Lost Hellene, by Steve Frangos, published in The National Herald, August 27, 2016

Oldest Greek Orthodox Church in Western Hemisphere Celebrates 150 Years – published in the Pappas Post, October 9, 2014

ONLINE DATABASES

Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952 – 1,818 born in Greece and 794 born in Turkey – FamilySearch.org – FREE

U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 – Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina – 214 born in Greece – Ancestry.com

300 Greece Born – Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists – 300 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE

Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875 , 1894-1956 – 164 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE