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Family
The lives of Greeks revolved around the family, church and community. Marriage outside
of one's faith became more common as it did with other ethnic groups. English, not Greek, was the primary language at home. College, work opportunities and retirement led many to leave the area and family. New immigrants arrived with their culture and quickly integrated into the established community.

The marriage of Greek Americans to those of other ethnicities and faiths became increasingly more common in this era. Photo is of Eve Panagopoulos and Max Soroken on their honeymoon, 1953.

Vasiliki Karas (left) reunites with her three sisters in Greece after 55 years. She emigrated from Greece in 1917, and returned for a visit in 1972.

After WWII, a new wave of immigrants came to the U.S. Georgia Tsiousi (pigtails) and her daughter Effie (being held) came to Lowell from the village of Kamara, Megalopolis,
Greece, 1950.

Among Greek families, grandparents were often part of the household. Shown are three generations of the Relias family, 1945.

The Bariahtaris family and friends break into a spontaneous dance at a get-together at their home on Riverside Street, Dracut Massachusetts, 1947.