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Hellenic Heritage Foundation Podcast "Greece’s Darkest Decade" Wins National Media Award 2026 & Heritage Toronto Nomination

Rooted in oral histories from the Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians archive, the series earns top honors for excellence in public history and journalism. Oral history interviews preserved within the Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s project have achieved significant recognition, demonstrating the power of community archives in expanding both national and international […]

Greek Businesses in Toronto Mapping Project Recognized as Finalist for 2026 Waugh Family Foundation Prize

We are honored to announce that the Greek Businesses in Toronto Mapping Project led by our affiliated researcher Alexandros Balasis, was shortlisted for the prestigious 2026 Waugh Family Foundation Prize (Theme: Public Engagement), administered by the Canadian Business History Association (CBHA/ACHA). While our project did not win the prize, being recognized on a national level […]

The HHF Greek Canadian Archives on ERT Echo

On March 12, Professor Sakis Gekas, holder of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek Studies at York University and director of the HHF Greek Canadian Archives, joined journalist Fouli Zavitsanou on her "Voice of Greece" radio show Apotypoma. The "Voice of Greece" is ERT's global radio, which broadcasts digitally via the platform ERT […]

Launch of the revamped HHF GCA Oral History Collection website

The stories of Greek and Cypriot Canadians have a home, now in digital form. We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the HHF Greek Canadian Archives Oral History Collection. This platform is the culmination of a labour of care: collecting, preserving, and presenting the voices of individuals who journeyed, settled, and built a […]

Launch of the Greek Businesses in Toronto Mapping Project

By: Alexandros Balasis, PhD Candidate in History, York University. In 1922 Hercules Papamanolis, in his Greek-Canadian Guide describing Canada to potential immigrants from Greece, wrote that “the Greeks in Canada are mostly engaged in confectioneries, restaurants, cinemas, billiard halls, small restaurants, and hat cleaning businesses.” Indeed, from the early 20th century, Greek immigrants were active […]

York University and the HHF Greek Canadian Archives are Seeking Interview participants who were born in the 1930s and who wish to share their childhood experiences

Last year marked the eightieth anniversary of Greece’s entry into the Second World War. While the ongoing pandemic tampered commemorations of this anniversary, its memory and legacy are very much alive today. The 1940s was one of the deadliest decades in the history of the Greek state because of the Nazi German and Fascist Italian […]

Faculty and graduate students from York University among a distinguished cohort of presenters at the Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium that took place Oct. 13 to 16 at the Keele Campus

The Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium is considered to be one of the world’s most pre-eminent international conferences on Greece and is held every two years, organized by the Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) at locations across North America. This year marks the 27th symposium and it was held at York University Keele campus for […]