Kate Hagan Gallup 4/2/26 Kate Hagan Gallup 4/2/26

Our Greek Heritage: Three Perspectives

The Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State held a panel discussion on October 14, 2018, at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption community hall in Seattle, Washington. Approximately 50 people attended following the fellowship hour where light hors d’oeurves were provided.

Kate Hagan Gallup 1/9/25 Kate Hagan Gallup 1/9/25

Greek Radio Hour

Spiro Savvides is an extrovert. He would go to night clubs, dance at church festivals and get involved in as many activities as possible not only to promote his businesses but to seek variety in his life. Thus, after Pete Farmasonis and Terry Karis began the Greek Radio Hour in 1972 and the station needed someone with a radio engineer’s license, Spiro took over.

Greeks of Washington 6/3/24 Greeks of Washington 6/3/24

Greek Wedding Favors

Is it boubouniera? Or bomboniere? Perhaps bonboniere? What about boboniere? Or maybe bouboniera? Ah, yes also boubounniera. And not to be forgotten, bonbonniere. Having noted these various spellings, what can be said about this favor given as a gift to guests at weddings and baptisms?

Greeks of Washington 11/1/21 Greeks of Washington 11/1/21

Vancouver Island and Victoria in British Columbia Greeks

A short history of Greeks on Vancouver Island and Victoria in British Columbia

Greeks of Washington 5/28/19 Greeks of Washington 5/28/19

The Forgotten Story of Nativism and the Greeks

In an age where discrimination was commonplace, Greek Americans organized to achieve the American dream of success and acceptance. These immigrants were the victims of persecution, yet they were also indomitable. Their story unfolds with the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1900s.