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.

US Census reports 3 Greeks in Utah in 1900. The number jumped to 3,500 in 1910. Members can currently view information on 1,900 Greek descendants by visiting the "Greeks in the West" tree on Ancestry.com. Free access is planned from this site 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 : bob@westernhellenicancestry
Phone : 801-230-0363