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Websites, Articles, Books, Databases/Records, Films/Videos
WEBSITES
Greek Canadian History Project
ARTICLES
Virtual Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada Opens – published in The National Herald, June 8, 2019
‘This lost chapter’: Greek community commemorates 100th anniversary of Toronto riots – War veterans and supporters targeted Greek residents, businesses in downtown mayhem by Ryan Patrick Jones – published in CBC Canada – Aug 02, 2018
Sculpture of the Greek Immigrants Unveiled in Montreal – 2017
Greek Immigration to Quebec: The Process and the Settlement by Efie Gavaki, published in the Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora, Vol. 17/1, 1991.
BOOKS
The Straits of Chimera – True story of first (Greek) European in West Canada – by Eyridiki Livada Duca
The Canadian Odyssey: The Greek Experience in Canada by Peter D. Chimbos, published in 1980 by McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Canada. (includes 62 Greek names)
DATABASES/RECORDS
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 – Research your family’s roots and browse our online collections – added July 18, 2021
CENSUS
Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926 – 631 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
1921 Census of Canada – 3,537 born in Greece – FREE through Library and Archives of Canada
1851-1921 Canadian Census Records – thousands of records available FREE through FamilySearch.org and Library and Archives of Canada
DEATH
Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989 – Canada – 98 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
Ontario Canada Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 – 445 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
Death Registrations, British Columbia, Canada, 1901-1986 – 930+ born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
British Columbia, Canada – Death Registrations, 1877-1900 – 6 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
MARRIAGE
Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index 1800-1999 – 254 born in Greece – Ancestry.com – $
British Columbia, Canada Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932 – 319 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
Ontario Canada Marriages 1857-1924 – 1042 born in Greece – Surnames A – L – Ancestry.com – $
Ontario Canada Marriages 1857-1924 – 1042 born in Greece – Surnames M – Z – Ancestry.com – $
MILITARY
World War I – Canada – CEF Personal Files, 1914-1918 – 130 born in Greece – Ancestry.com – $
Soldiers from Canada in First World War, 1914-1918 – 484 born in Greece – Ancestry.com – $
NATURALIZATION
Online Canadian Naturalization Records 1915-1932 – 2,650+ born in Greece – available through The Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
PASSENGER LISTS / BORDER CROSSINGS
Canada, Immigrants Approved in Orders in Council, 1929-1960 – 532 born in Greece – Ancestry.com – $
Canada, Passenger Lists, 1881-1922 – 6,871 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956 – 7,206 born in Greece – FamilySearch.org – FREE
Records of Aliens Pre-Examined in Canada, 1922-1954 – 39 born in Greece – Ancestry.com – $
FILMS/VIDEOS
Film – FORTUNATE SON – The Pappas Post Beloved Documentary About Greek Diaspora Family from Montreal Gets Much-Anticipated DVD Release – The Pappas Post – added July 18, 2021
Director Asimakopoulos Shoots Film on Neighborhood of Greek Immigrants, article by Konstantinos Menzel, published in Greek Reporter, April 7, 2014
“Violent August – 1918 Anti-Greek Riots in Toronto – YouTube video of preview to documentary
