The second Agelasto family reunion was held on Chios 20-26 September 2009.
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The Byzantine church referred to as old [archangel] Michael church. While we visited a film crew from Turk Sky TV was taping a program. |
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detail with war damage |
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detail. Rumor says that the eyes of the icons were gourged out by Muslim invaders |
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detail - its height prevented destruction |
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dinner at Mesaionas Restaurant |
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dinner at Mesaionas Restaurant |
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 | 3rd day, Chios family reunion: Mesta
dinner at Mesaionas Restaurant |
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 | 3rd day, Chios family reunion: Mesta - "Palaios Taxiarchis"
a non-imposing exterior |
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 | 3rd day, Chios family reunion: Mesta Old Michael Church
exterior detail |
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 | 4th day, Chios family reunion: Kampos
sun drying tomatoes |
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 | 4th day, Chios family reunion: Chios Fortress
The entrance to the Chios Fortress is literally a hole in the wall. |
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Exterior parking prevents interior congestion |
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entrance through the tunnel |
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The museum was not open |
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We walked around the residential areas of the Fortress |
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Negreponte Street |
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Street sign: Negreponti Street |
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Many structures are abandoned and in ruins; others are lived in. |
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View from the Fortress down to the harbor |
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marking the spot where, on 23 April 1822, Chiot hostages were hanged by the Turks |
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 | 4th day, Chios family reunion: Memorial to the Hanged
Between the Fortress and downtown, near at Vounaki Square, is the Memorial to the Patriots hanged by the Turks on 23 April 1822 |
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Memorial obelisk |
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Memorial plaque |
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Memorial obelisk - detail side 1 |
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Memorial obelisk - detail side 2 |
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Memorial obelisk - detail side 3 |
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Memorial obelisk - detail side 4 |
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 | 4th day, Chios family reunion: Visit to Chios town
Siege of the Agelastos |
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Agelasto Street, obscured by other signs of intelligence |
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still obscured |
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unobscured |
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 | 4th day, Chios family reunion: Korais Library gathering
The common thread that ran through the three hour event was the Diaspora |
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George Agelastos, convenor, opens the meeting |
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About 25 Chiots attended, in addition to our group |
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Pavlos Kalogerakis, mathematician, director of the Secondary Education Board of Chios, president of the Administration Board of Korais Library. As our host at the Library reunion, he officially welcomed us.
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Ms Isabella Bournia, academic on International Relations and politician, president of the "Union of emigrant Chiots" and party leader of "Chios-New Age-New Force" in the local parliament. Author of the article "Chiots of the Diaspora as Benefactors of the Greek Nation: The Ralli, Rodocanachi and Scaramanga Families," Aulaia, n 6, March 2009 (special issue dedicated to Chios). |
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Lambros Filippidis, the current owner of an Agelasto property that includes The Holy Church of Aghios Trifonas of Agelasto, welcomed the returning Agelastos |
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Ioannis Kolakis, a historian associated with the Library, presented slides from a recent trip to Constantinople/Istanbul, where he had visited some of our ancestor’s graves in Sisli Cemetery and The Holy Church of St John of the Chiots. |
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Demetrios Melachrinoudis, author Notices on the Hygiene Services of Chios in the Second Half of the 19th Century, a collection of articles from newspapers such as Amalthia of Smyrna and Neologos of Constantinople. |
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Dr Anastasios Tripolitis, vascular surgeon, editor of the book Contribution to the Knowledge of the Island of Chios and its History by Dr Ernst Friedrich Poppo, Frankfurt 1822 (Greek translation from the German original). |
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Parker Agelasto gave a PowerPoint presentation that laid out his line: from Chios to Norfolk Virginia USA, via Syros, Bombay, New York, New Orleans and Memphis |
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Tony Ralli explained some of the Rallis ended up in Australia, via England |
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