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TSHS prom of 1943
In 1943, Tarpon Springs High School’s annual Prom was celebrated at The Manor on Country Club Drive. Those attending included Lula Christodoulou, Mary Stavropoulos, Pete Tsourakis, and Augustine Paskalakis.
1928 AHEPA Convention
This panoramic view of the convention of AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association) includes both members as well as local residents in front of the Tarpon Springs City Hall in 1928. Many AHEPA members wear a fez with AHEPA and…
GAPA female members
Dressed for a special event, the women of GAPA include, front row Foto Lerios, Mary Gianneskis Manticos, Catherine Gonatos Bouchlas; second row Sofie Stamas Athas, Despina Smirlis; top row Dikea Nicholas Arfaras, Assimina Velousis, Mrs. Christou. The…
Kalymnian Society Ladies in church
Ladies Kalymnian Society members gathered with Father Theofilos Karaphillis in front of the altar inside the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in 1944. After the initial influx, Kalymnians gradually became the largest regional group within the Greek…
Symian Society members 1930
Members of the Symian Society and children gather with Father Theofilos Karaphillis in 1930. Another of the major island groups represented in the Greek community is from the island of Symi. Symians were the first to adopt the skafandro, or the heavy…
Symian Society picnic 1946
Members of the Symian Society attend a picnic at the beach in 1946. Front, sitting George Cladakis, Agapitos Megaloudis; front children, Michael Faklis, Sylvia Tsangranis, Irene Zouroudis, Nikki Zouroudis, George Giannaras, Margo Filis; 2nd row,…
Men's Halki Society c.1950s
Members of the Men’s Halki Society pose in front of the Philoptochos Society building on Hope Street in the early 1950s. In the front row are, left to right, George Pappas, John Nefton, Costas “Dinio” Klimantos, Diamantis Leonis; in the second row,…
Halki Society dinner c. 1950s
The Halki Society celebrates an occasion with dinner and music in the early 1950s. Celebrants in the first row were Arvanou Christou, unidentified woman, unidentified man, Pasithea Christou playing the mandolin; second row, Dinio Klimantos, Katherine…
March 25 parade c.1940s
The Greek community observes many types of festive secular occasions. The successful Greek Revolution against 400 years of Ottoman rule is celebrated on March 25 throughout the Greek diaspora. In this parade down Tarpon Avenue during the 1940s, men…
Greek Independence Day parade c.1943
In Tarpon Springs, Greek Independence Day is usually celebrated with a parade and glendi (party) that include dance groups, children in regional costumes, community organizations, church officials, and dignitaries from Greece. This image shows Greek…