Most Greeks know that trying to build a #FamilyTree that goes back further than 2 generations is a bit of a lost cause. We had no central registers of births and deaths outside of churches. So usually, we rely on living memory.
Unless you have family from #Elounda in #Crete it turns out, where the locals wrote a book capturing the history of the families in the area, enabling me for the first time to uncover the names and stories of my Great Great Great Grandparents. A🧵 👇