Tracing Greek Ancestry: The Chopelas Chronicles

07/11/23 • 27 min

Ever wonder how your newly arrived immigrants tackled the new land? Join us for a fascinating journey as we trace the Greek ancestry of our neighbor and guest, Stephanie Holthaus. Stephanie captivates us with tales of her maternal grandfather, Pete Constantine Chepolas. We aid Stephanie through a maze of Greek related ancestral records to trace her family from Greece to Texas with a few stops along the way. Plus, we explore an unexpected twist in Stephanie's ancestry — a DNA cousin of Turkish descent!
Tune in for this engrossing exploration into family history and DYI Greek genealogy!

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Hittin' the Bricks with Kathleen - Tracing Greek Ancestry: The Chopelas Chronicles

Transcript

John Brandt00:00:00.462

Ladies and gentlemen from the depths of flyover country in the heartland of America , the Kansas City , on the other side of the mighty Moe , welcome to Hittin' the Bricks with Kathleen , the genealogy show that features your questions and her answers . I am John , your humble hubby host , and on this episode we'll be talking to Stephanie Holthouse of the Show Me State , via the