Father George Mastrantonis’ Enduring Works
- Steve Frangos
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- January 12, 2012
Part I
In recollections about Father George Mastrantonis shared with me by one priest after another over a period of many years, all remembered him as a good priest and a tireless worker. It is in te...
A Greek-American Tradition: Holiday Greeting Cards
- Steve Frangos
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- December 22, 2011
I have seen Greek-American holiday cards throughout my life. On many occasions I have sent and received such holiday mail from friends and relatives here in the United States, Greece, and Australia. ...
Greeks in the Catskill Mountains
- Steve Frangos
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- December 08, 2011
From the early 1900s on, Greek vacationers, bed-and-breakfast owners, hotel owners, and entertainers all met annually in the New York State’s Catskill Mountains. To understand how Greeks sought to rel...
Recalling Delmar Gardens
- Steve Frangos
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- November 23, 2011
In 1903, when Delmar Gardens opened in Oklahoma City, OK it was the greatest amusement park in the entire Oklahoma Territory. Some writers even insist that when Delmar Gardens opened it was the premie...
The Return of Odysseus: 1899 Theater
- Steve Frangos
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- November 17, 2011
On December 6, 1899, “The Return of Odysseus” was the first theatrical production in which native Greeks, speaking in Modern Greek, appeared on a North American stage principally for a non-Greek audie...
Solon Vlasto: A Study in Temperament
- Steve Frangos
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- November 10, 2011
In the pages of Greek-American history Solon J. Vlasto as both an editor and political figure is always featured prominently. As the publisher of the Atlantis newspaper, Vlasto unquestionably held a p...
Cartoons Depict Attitudes Toward Greek Diaspora
- Steve Frangos
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- October 28, 2011
World press coverage of the Greek resistance – namely, the Italian invasion and then the German Blitzkrieg – was among the most detailed and sensational of the entire Second World War. When the Greeks...
Tribute to Iakovos, He Would Have Turned 100
- By V. Rev. Dr. Cleopas Strongylis, Dean/Annunciation Cathedral of N. England
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- October 20, 2011
It is an honor for me to pay a tribute to our beloved hierarch, Archbishop Iakovos of blessed memory, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, whose great personality and highly significant contribution...
American Monuments of Greeks
- Steve Frangos
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- October 20, 2011
The monuments of Greek America are all around us. Not all of them, however, were established by Greeks. Instead, many were created by local American communities in recognition of some individual Helle...
A Return to Swords and Sandals
- Steve Frangos
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- September 29, 2011
CHICAGO - Many years ago I wrote an article proposing the idea that most Americans only know about Greeks by watching old toga movies. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I grew up hearing the most out...
A Study: The Life & Death of Anton The Greek
- Steve Frangos
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- September 16, 2011
CHICAGO - After more than eighty-five years the life and murder of Theodoros Antonopoulos remains, surprisingly enough, largely unknown and still very much an unsolved mystery. Public documents exist ...
Two Intrepid Hellenes: Theodoros & Evangeline Antonopoulos
- Steve Frangos
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- September 08, 2011
Here is another life sketch of an immigrant couple whose descendants now attend St John the Theologian in Tenafly, New Jersey. As before I urged those I spoke with and who shared memories and various ...
George Dilboy: Our First Medal of Honor Winner
- Steve Frangos
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- September 01, 2011
CHICAGO - We know little of the personality and aspirations of the first Greek-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. He fought in at least two major fronts of the wars that raged acros...
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