Greece in the late 1800’s was very different from the country that we know today. The northern part of the country was still under the rule of the Ottoman Turks.

John Doganges Christo and Martha Williams Christo Nicholas Doganges, father of John Christo and Helen Dezes  Garifalia Pavleros Doganzes Christo, Mother of John, Helen, Betty, Stella, and Nick  Thomas “Tom”

Joanne Siomporas Brew I am the third child of Thomas and Evangeline (Samaras) Siomporas, born in 1948 in Annapolis, MD. My early family life was certainly easy; I was close

This is an overview of the Cypriot community in Annapolis. I have used my own recollection and information contained in the stories below which can found on this website. Savvas

Thomas John Siomporas was a Greek immigrant who was a restaurateur. Evangeline was American-born and raised as an Annapolitan by Greek immigrants. Both Tom and Vangie were very active in the Annapolis Greek Community

Theodore Siomporas, named after his grandfather Theodore Samaras, was known to most Annapolitans as “Teddy” or “Ted”. He met his future bride Linda Hall at the University of Maryland Golf Course.

Embracing the American Dream Savvas and Magdalena Pantelides 1981 We are all sitting around the large dining room table with relatives. Our father, Savvas Pantelides once again insists that we

Alexandra “Alice” nee Peters fka Petrogiannis (1901 to 1970) married James “Jim” Fotos nee Dimitrios Fotopoulos (1894 to 1960) in 1917, Murray, Utah. IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES The Martha