Discovering an Old Photo and with It, Some Family History
by Janine Tegu I always thought that there weren’t that many Greeks/Vlachs in the Vermont area (I guess my mistake). I always thought that there were a lot more in the Massachusetts and the New Hampshire area. Well, some time ago, I found this photo taken July 26, 1931 at Lake Hortonia, Vermont. It would ...
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Dr. Margaret Felis on Icon Painting
In March I was able to interview SF member Dr. Margaret Felis about icon painting. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Thanks to Margaret for her generosity of time and editing help. elissa mondschein elissa: Tell me where you were living at the time you started painting the icons, and how did ...
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Discovery: an Amazing Family Odyssey
L to R: Shuka, Vangele, Cosmachi, Ahilea, Licha (Nick) Fatsy (missing: Thanas) By Rebecca M. Townsend A first cousin, twice removed, “was a true modern day hero,” and I was amazed to learn more about him. My husband Tom is the genealogist in our family, and, having documented his own family thoroughly, took on the ...
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HARALAMBIE GEORGE CICMA Autobiographie Part V
A Vlach’s Life in His time PART V NEW YORK CITY We were subjected to a severe inspection and intensive interrogation at the immigration office; everyone was trembling, afraid that they would be rejected. We were sent through a gate, where two physicians examined us, paying special attention to our eyes, another person there made ...
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An exhibit of handwoven tapestries in Samarina
By Maria Psomiades During my visit to Samarina village in Greece last summer, I visited a fascinating exhibit with hand-woven tapestries. They were temporarily lent for the exhibit by the residents, who preserve them and pass them from one generation to another. Although I was familiar with the art of weaving, I was blown away ...
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Haralambie George Cicma Autobiographie part IV
A Vlachs’s Life in His Time (Continued from last issue) In an attempt to avoid a confrontation with Uncle Dimitri regarding my feelings towards Pusha, as well to avoid family pressure to choose Maritsa, I decided to spend the 1912 summer vacation at the Lyceum. Ten days into my vacation, I was aston- ished to ...
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Haralambie George Cicma Autobiographie Part III
PART III (Continued from last issue) Student George Cicma in Turkish Lyceum’s uniform On the tenth of September, 1908, five girls and I started for Monistir- Bitolia; the girls were to attend the Romanian Normal School there; we traveled by horse in a caravan. We rode all day, spent the night at Grebena, the following ...
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Transhumants and Rural Change in Northern Greece Throughout the Nineteenth Century
This article examines the sedentarization of transhumants in northern Greece within the context of the political, legal, social, and economic transformation of the region that occurred throughout the nineteenth century. Based on a wide range of primary sources, this research conducts a chronological survey of the local actors, events, and institutions with reference to a ...
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Ethnic Identity of Aromanians/Vlachs in the 21st Century
This article traces various forms of Aromanian’s identity, an ethnic group/nation of the Balkan region. It considers disputes and discussions around the desired directions of community development, political and cultural strategies. It highlights different ways of expressing the sense of ethnic bonds – relationships between Aromanians as an ethnic group, the ways of setting the ...
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Haralambie Cicma Autobiographie Part II
We had a large garden at home, a wooden rail fence surrounded it. Part of my duties was to keep this mended;I would find the tallest, straightest trees in the forest, cut them, trim them, and drag them home. The size and weight of these rails aroused the curiosity of the townspeople—no one could understand how ...
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Haralambie Cicma Autobiographie part 1
A Vlach’s Life in His time Part I. Family My grandfather, Costa Cicma and his wife, Despina, had eight children; four sons—Dimitri, George, Nicholas and John, also four daughters— Maria, Kiratsa, Theodora and Hrisa. He was not wealthy, his pay as a leader of the Armatoli (protectors of the town) was not sufficient to support ...
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The Vlachs in Macedonia in the 19th and 20th Centuries
THE VLACHS IN MACEDONIA IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES* By Nikola MiNov ABSTRACT: This article summarizes the known data about the localization and numerical distribution of various Vlach groups in Macedonia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Each Vlach group’s (Moscopolitan; Grammoustian; Farsherot and Moglenite Vlachs) migrations are analyzed separately, following them from their ...
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The Ethnic Composition of Medieval Epirus
The Ethnic Composition of Medieval Epirus by Brendan Osswald ABSTRACT Medieval Epirus was the melting pot of many migratory inluxes, whether Slav, Vlach, Jewish, Albanian or Italian. Some Greek refugees also found asylum in this province during hard times. The best documented period is that from 1200 onwards. During the last three centuries of the ...
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Aromanian Zoonymica from Kleisoura (prefecture of Kastoria)
Aromanian Zoonymica from Kleisoura (prefecture of Kastoria) by Nikolaos Siokis The animal denominations of Kleisoura remained uninvestigated up till the present times and we should seek the causes of that in the difficult rendering from the Aromanian language that is spoken in the townlet even today. We should also seek causes in the weakness of ...
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The Vanishing Aromanian – Table of Contents
Page Numbers: 330 Publication Date: 2018 Publication Name: The Vanishing Aromanian The table of contents for this book is available from Academia.edu To view the full article, sign up for a fee account at Academia.edu If you already have an account, use the following link to sign in and download the article: https://www.academia.edu/35823773/The_Vanishing_Aromanian_CONTENTS?email_work_card=view-paper
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The Memoirs of Cola Nicea: A Case-Study on the Discursive Identity Construction of the Aromanian Armatoles in Early 20th Century Macedonia
The Memoirs of Cola Nicea by Vladimir Creţulescu ABSTRACT: The article begins with a general presentation of Cola Nicea’s Memoirs – the document which is to be investigated using methods drawn from Critical Discource Analysis. The paper continues with a study of the ethnonyms used by Nicea throughout his account, which leads into a discussion ...
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The Role of the Vlachs in the Bogomils’ Expansion in the Balkans
The Role of the Vlachs in the Bogomils’ Expansion in the Balkans by Octavian Ciobanu The paper approaches an old idea about the contribution of Vlachs to the spread of Bogomilism in the Balkans. Vlachs and Slavs had the greatest contribution to the expansion of Bogomilism. To explain the role of the Vlachs, the article ...
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Aromanian Language and differentiated geographic varieties
Aromanian Language and differentiated geographic varieties: A teaching approach, problems and propositions by Evegenia Ntasiou ABSTRACT: This contribution discusses a project to strengthen Aromanian. Aromanian or Vlach is an Eastern Romance language spoken in South-eastern Europe. Its speakers are called Aromanians or Vlachs. Aromanian has three main dialects; Pindean, Fãrshãrot and Gramustean. It is spoken ...
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Vlachs and their own History
by Basil Gounaris To view the full article, sign up for a free account at Academia.edu If you already have an account, use the following link to sign in and download the article: https://www.academia.edu/29765681/Vlachs_and_their_own_History
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Multipart Singing among the Aromanians (Vlachs)
By Thede Kahl Abstract: Similar styles of multipart singing are common among the Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in the south of Albania and the northwest of Greece. The Aromanians – called Vlachs by their neighbors – live as minorities throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, southern Albania and the Republic of Macedonia. ...
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