Moments and Memories
From My Family Past and Community
The story of my grandfather, father and uncle working in public labour in 1949 leaving their home from Kilkis (Dipotamos) to Serres (Vrontou).
The story provides insight into the lives of ordinary people and workers who struggled to make a living, offering a personal perspective on the social and economic conditions that shaped their lives and experiences in a particular time and place. At the same time, it also highlights the joyful side …
Because the story is closely connected to my community and its local history, it provides a personal connection to the past and helps preserve the memories and experiences of the people who lived there during a historically difficult period.
Work, migration and family
This family-history project follows Eirini Anastasiadou’s grandfather, father and uncle, who left Dipotamos in the Kilkis region for public-works employment near Vrontou in Serres in 1949. Their journey places the experience of ordinary workers within the difficult aftermath of war and the Greek Civil War.
Everyday life in a difficult decade
The story attends to the conditions of work, the movement between communities, and the ways families made decisions about where to live. It also preserves moments of companionship and humour, reminding us that family memories contain more than hardship alone.
The family as an archive
Family photographs, documents held in the Kilkis archive and an interview with the author’s aunt recorded on 25 September 2026 help connect personal recollection with public history. The project asks what local and family knowledge can reveal that formal historical narratives leave aside.
Sources & Credits
Original project references, visual sources and creator credits are collected here in one place.
- Creator & project
Eirini Anastasiadou. Short video. Who Owns Memory? Digital Public Exhibition, First Cycle 2026.
Family Photographs that are situated in my personal and family archive in the General Archives of Kilkis. And an interview from my aunt taken place in her home on the 25th September 2026.
- Visual and media material
Photographs, documents, illustrations, video and audio are attributed through the project text, captions and contributor documentation wherever that information was supplied. This exhibition page does not grant additional reuse permissions.
- Digital exhibition edition
Web presentation adapted for Who Owns Memory? (2026), with layout and language editing. The original contributors retain authorship of their research, interpretation and creative work.