{"id":23470,"date":"2026-10-13T06:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/over-100-women-raise-funds-to-digitise-melbournes-greek-archives-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:28:38","slug":"over-100-women-raise-funds-to-digitise-melbournes-greek-archives-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/over-100-women-raise-funds-to-digitise-melbournes-greek-archives-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 Women Raise Funds to Digitise Melbourne\u2019s Greek Archives \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"


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More than 100 women gathered at The Hotel Windsor on 9 October for a High Tea supporting the Greek Community of Melbourne\u2019s Archives Digitisation Project.<\/p>\n

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More than 100 women gathered at The Hotel Windsor for a High Tea supporting the Greek Community of Melbourne\u2019s Archives Digitisation Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event raised funds to digitise the first five of 30 hard-copy volumes held in the GCM archives, marking the start of a longer effort to make the records publicly accessible.<\/p>\n

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Archivist Dr Juliana Charpantidou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Organised by a volunteer committee including Paula Konidaris, Maria Pirpiris, Spiz Demetriou and Simela Stamatopoulos, the afternoon featured a raffle with prizes from sponsors such as the Hellenic Museum, Mary Di Carlo and local businesses.<\/p>\n

Archivist Dr Juliana Charpantidou spoke about the fragility of key records, including the community\u2019s first Minute Book from 1898 and early registers from Evangelismos church.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are preserving the handwriting, the names, the decisions and the family stories of those who came before us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Consul General Dimitra Georgantzoglou and guest speaker Helen Mantzis also addressed the gathering. GCM Board Member Simela Stamatopoulos described the turnout as a strong start for the project.<\/p>\n

Donations remain open via the Antipodes Centre Trust (tax-deductible over $2): https:\/\/donate.greekcommunity.com.au\/archivesproject<\/a><\/p>\n

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