Western Hellenic Ancestry and Museum
Preserving the Ancestry of Greeks in the West
When completed, this website will include a portal to the family histories of
Greeks who immigrated to the West in the early 1900s. Many initially
worked in the mines and on the railroads of the Western U.S. before they
or their posterity spread throughout America.
For example, US Census reports 3 Greeks in Utah in 1900. The number
jumped to 3,500 in 1910. Members can currently view information on
2,500 Greek descendants by visiting the "Greeks in the West" tree on
Ancestry.com. Free access to just the lineage data is available on
RootsWeb WorldConnect, but without the photos and other attachments.
We hope to provide free access to all of the content in the future.
Assistance in identifying other descendants is welcome.
This site is part of the Western Hellenic Museum to be housed within the
Magna Ethnic and Mining Museum in Magna, Utah, in Salt Lake County.
*The Magna Ethnic and Mining Museum will showcase artifacts collected
from the heyday of the mining industry and will serve to preserve the rich
history of those who fashioned this economy through mining. Visitors will
learn the culture, customs, and histories that grew from the diverse ethnic
groups who helped build the West.
Greeks who immigrated to the West in the early 1900s. Many initially
worked in the mines and on the railroads of the Western U.S. before they
or their posterity spread throughout America.
For example, US Census reports 3 Greeks in Utah in 1900. The number
jumped to 3,500 in 1910. Members can currently view information on
2,500 Greek descendants by visiting the "Greeks in the West" tree on
Ancestry.com. Free access to just the lineage data is available on
RootsWeb WorldConnect, but without the photos and other attachments.
We hope to provide free access to all of the content in the future.
Assistance in identifying other descendants is welcome.
This site is part of the Western Hellenic Museum to be housed within the
Magna Ethnic and Mining Museum in Magna, Utah, in Salt Lake County.
*The Magna Ethnic and Mining Museum will showcase artifacts collected
from the heyday of the mining industry and will serve to preserve the rich
history of those who fashioned this economy through mining. Visitors will
learn the culture, customs, and histories that grew from the diverse ethnic
groups who helped build the West.
Contact Information
Email :
Phone :
801-230-0636
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