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The Makridis
Family Archive

Four generations. Two continents. One unbroken thread.

4
Generations
22
Family members
100+
Years of history
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Where it began

Panayioti & Despina

The story of the Makridis family begins with Panayioti and Despina — a couple whose children would carry their name across borders, through hardship, and into the lives you see recorded here. Their daughter Maria and son George represent two very different paths this family would take.

"A family's story is not just who was born and who died — it is everything in between."

— A note from the archive

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What you'll find here

Everything in one place

From the interactive family tree to handwritten letters, this archive is built to hold and share the full story of the Makridis family.

Key moments

A century in brief

The events that shaped who we are.

1900s
Panayioti and Despina Makridis establish the family. Maria and George are born.
1920s
Maria marries Yianni Papas. The next generation begins — five children follow.
1932
Haralambos Papas is born and passes in 1934. A brief, cherished life remembered.
1950s+
The third generation spreads outward — marriages, new families, new cities.
Today
The archive opens. For the first time, the whole story lives in one place.

Meet the family

The people behind the names

Every name in this archive is a full life. Click any person to read their story.

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Are you a Makridis?

Family members can log in to access the private archive — add your own stories, upload photos, and help fill in the gaps. Everything shared privately stays private.