Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State

Eastern Washington

200% Greek from Spokane
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Stan Kanellos
AHEPA Church Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Holy Trinity Immigrant Keeping Community Making a Living Nationality Organizations Peloponese Spokane Type of Work Washington State

200% GREEK FROM SPOKANE Stan Kanellos was exceptionally well prepared with photographs, memorabilia and Seven-Star METAXA brandy to tell his story. He and his …

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Spokane’s Thrifty Character
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Argyer “Archie” or “Arch” Cosmos Laloudakis
AHEPA Church Eastern Washington Exhibits Finance First Generation Holy Trinity Keeping Community Military Nationality Organizations Spokane Type of Work Washington State

SPOKANE’S THRIFTY CHARACTER Argyer “Archie” or “Arch” Cosmos Laloudakis was known not just for his tightfisted ways, but also for the devilish humor he …

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A Good Life in Cashmere
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Christos (Chris) Roumeliotis
Athens Church Diner Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Immigrant Making a Living Military Nationality Restaurant Saint Demetrios Type of Work Washington State

A GOOD LIFE IN CASHMERE Christos (Chris) Roumeliotis was born in Athens, Greece, on December 17, 1925. His experiences in Greece during World War …

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“My Life is Like a Fairy Tale”
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Fotini Falbo
Agriculture Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Homemaker Immigrant Making a Home Nationality Northern Greece Thessaloniki Type of Work Uncategorized Washington State

From an orphanage in Thessaloniki, Greece, to Walla Walla, Washington, the story of Fotini Falbo’s life, like Cinderella’s, is similar to that of a fairy tale princess.

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A Rebel from Rodia
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Sophia Dyke (nee Kourkoubas)
Central Greece Church Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Immigrant Making a Living Medicine Nationality Type of Work Washington State

The youngest of four siblings from a small village in Greece, Sophia Dyke (nee Kourkoubas) took an independent route to the United States, her education and her profession.

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An Extraordinary Adventure
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Mike Iliakis
Crete Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Holy Trinity Immigrant Keeping Community Making a Living Nationality Spokane Uncategorized Washington State

In 1966, a feisty, handsome, young immigrant from Crete “took a chance” to come to America at the age of 29 in focused pursuit of his “love at first sight” whom he discovered a year earlier on a Mediterranean cruise. Little did he know at the time that years later, in another country, he’d be a husband, father and rancher in charge of a 100-acre farmstead complete with livestock and hay. Add to this energetic character a love of hunting and fishing with a passion for adding an extra heavy dose of unapologetic bold Greek identity throughout and you have the makings of an extraordinary life. Bernie Iliakis has written the following story about that person, his father Michael.

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NICHOLAS GEORGE LOLOS – HIS LIFE and TIMES
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Nicholas George Lolos
Central Washington Diner Eastern Washington Greece Immigrant Making a Living Nationality Peloponese Restaurant Type of Work Washington State

Greek lmmigrant…Beloved Local American Citizen

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“As Greek as I can Get”
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Pearl Pavlos
First Generation Holy Trinity Keeping Community Peloponese Philoptochos Spokane

With both Belgian and Greek legacies, Pearl Pavlos chose the latter and has always seen herself “as Greek as I can get” with inseparable ties to her Greek Orthodox Church.

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A Sister and Brother Act
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Dina Salagianis Baker and Pete Salagianis
Finance Holy Trinity Making a Living Medicine Spokane

Born just a year apart, Dina (Constantina) Salagianis Baker and Pete (Panagioti) Salagianis recall their early life in Yakama and Spokane while they enjoy retirement in Walla Walla, Washington.

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Making a House a Home
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Sandra Pappas
First Generation Making a Living Northern Greece Real Estate Seattle Spokane

Soap Lake, Washington, had about 2000 people when Sandra (Cassandra Athena) “Sandy” Marlene Pappas (Papaioanos) grew up there. Her parents’ friendships and civic activism led to the family’s success in this small community.

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