Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State

SW Washington

“All the Live-Long Day”
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Kostandinos (Gus) Soterios (Sam) Melonas
Central Greece Church Exhibits Greece Hobbies Holy Trinity Making a Living Nationality Puget Sound Railroad Seattle Second Generation SW Washington Type of Work Uncategorized Washington State Western Washington

Like the song, “I’ve been working on the railroad…,” Kostandinos (Gus) Soterios (Sam) Melonas has been with the Railroad for over 40 years.  As …

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Proud to Be Greek
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Maria (Mary) Doxanis (Docsanes) Erickson
Education Evia Exhibits First Generation Greece Keeping Community Restaurant Second Generation SW Washington

The story that follows was written by Maria (Mary) Doxanis (Docsanes) Erickson in April of 2014 and has been reformatted and edited for this exhibit.

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Only From the DNA
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John Skimas
AHEPA law Making a Living Military Peloponese SW Washington

John Skimas has found relatives with the original family name of Skamnias, a derivation of the Greek word for sycamore or mulberry tree. This discovery was made while visiting Greece and using a DNA kit to determine that there was a 99% match with his relative.

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