Archives, Libraries & Web

  1. Andritsaina Library http://www.andritsainalibrary.gr/collections/archive/revolutionaries/
  2. Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος | National Library of Greece
    1. https://www.nlg.gr
    2. Leof. Andrea Siggrou 364, Kallithea 176 74
    3. M-F 9:00 to 2:00 reading room, only Greeks can access, need to register first and must be a Greek citizen, should have an AMKA card and Greek Identification and passport. Once registered for library access, must upgrade in the Reading Room, for access to the reading room collection.  
    4. Materials should be ordered at least the day before through your online account. 
    5. Once registered, materials are available until 7:45 pm.
    6. The Digital Newspapers Collection is here  http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ 
  3. GAK: General State Archives Greece (Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους)  https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/index.php/
  4. Greek National Archives Directory https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/ 
  5. Holy Metropolis of Gortynos and Megalopolis Archive,  Αρχείο Ιεράς Μητροπόλεως Γόρτυνος και Μεγαλοπόλεως https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/index.php/t4se-qzrm-r3pp 
  6. Stamiris Collection for Stemnitsa (Ypsous) Collection: http://www.elia.org.gr/visit-research/visit-research/  The historical archives department, Stamiris Collection for Stemnitsa (Ypsous)., Agios Andreou 5, Location Athena, Area Attica, Postal code 10556, Phone 210 3211149, E-mail info@elia.org.gr. Catalogue description https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/index.php/w3ew-es6b-zbsr 
  7. Tripolis Archives Αρχείο Δήμου Τρίπολης https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/index.php/u-5360 
  8. University of Athens Archives:
  9. War Museum Archives (Πολεμικού Μουσείου) https://warmuseum.gr/en/archive/  
  10. Hellenic Library of Parliament, newspapers, there are no newspapers specific to Karytaina, however, there are Gortynas newspapers as follows in microfilm:
    • 12420, Γορτινια, Τριπολι, 06/10/1902, 10/02/1908 – 02/03/1908
    • 11344, Γορτινια, Τριπολι, 16/01/1911 – 25/12/1911
    • 18618, ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΟΣ ΑΓΩΝ, 11/1984 – 02/1985 11/1985 – 01/1989,Περιοδική Ορθόδοξος Χριστιανική εφημερίς. Διανέμεται δωρεάν. Εκδόται- Υπεύθ. Συντάξεως: Ιερ/χος Αντώνιος, Μοναχός Νικόδημος.
    • 17102, ΦΩΝΗ ΤΗΣ ΓΟΡΤΥΝΙΑΣ (Η), ΑΘΙΝΑ, 1935 – 15/12/1936
  11. Hellenic Library of Parliament Digital Library
  12. The Tripolis Public Library (see this catalogue)
  13. The Public Historical Library of Dimitsana
  14. National Archives of France digitized resources, search using “Caritène” the French spelling of Karytaina. Included is an enumeration of Karytaina (during 1805-1816) by François-Charles-Hugues-Laurent Pouqueville (1770-1838).
  15. Digital Library of the Academy of Athens
  16. The Digital Library of the Communities of Constantinople
  17. Register of Greek citizens of Constantinople

Websites & Articles on Karytaina:

  1. http://history-pages.blogspot.com/2012/09/blog-post_22.html (accessed 4 Apr 2023)
  2. http://karytaina.blogspot.com/2015/# (last posting 2018 accessed 4 Apr 2023)
  3. Facebook Page KARYTAINA GORTINIAS (Το Τολέδο της Ελλάδας)
  4. Facebook Group ΚΑΡΥΤΑΙΝΑ
  5. Facebook Group Karytaina
  6. Facebook Group Karytaina Ancestors
  7. Gortyna Journal (Local news in Greek) https://www.e-gortynia.gr/
  8. Gortiniaka Blog, extensive Karytaina and area resources, including:

Useful General Resources:

  1. Index of Greek names, searchable – http://clas-lgpn5.classics.ox.ac.uk:8080/exist/apps/lgpn1-search/index.html
  2. Overview of Greece Genealogical Research Tools – https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Greece_Genealogy 
  3. Catsakis, Lica. Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition. Phoenix, Arizona: 2010. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Family_History_Research_in_Greece,_3rd_edition
  4. Greek Ancestry Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/GreekAncestry
  5. Greek Ancestry’s Facebook Users’ Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1109396046213605 
  6. Hellenic Genealogy Geek Blog https://hellenicgenealogygeek.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR0vX3kXNOxApabWrxoZ1WwjAo2KMNvvc67Svj9xwQJqA8C5RDtCvaJXU4c
  7. Hellenic Genealogy Geek Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/118224528189671
  8. Hellenic Genealogy Geek Research Links https://hellenicgenealogygeek.com/ 
  9. Research Greek records using Google Chrome Extension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTefAcZoSNM 
  10. For a good overview of the History of Greek castles (including Karytaina), open the following website in Chrome and it will auto-translate to English. The main page is http://ecastles.culture.gr/istoria. The Karytaina Castle is here http://ecastles.culture.gr/mobilecontent/-/asset_publisher/XHdEYy6aof01/content/karytaina.
  11. Greek Language Resources & Dictionaries
    https://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/index.html.