HONIOTES    

 FAMILY HISTORY

 

 

From Crete and Mykonos to Joliet, IL USA    
ALL SAINTS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
 
 
 

JOLIET BECOMES "LITTLE MYKONOS"

According to local joliet historian Dr. Robert Sterling's research. George Policandriotes was the first "Mykoniati" to settle in Joliet. After that Joliet became a magnet for immigrants from Mykonos.The photo to the left is Dimitri Z Xaniotis - first of the Xaniotis family to arrive in Joliet.

This photograph was taken at Dellwood Park in Joliet around 1915.

L-R Dimitris Z Xaniotis, unknown, Thomas Calamaras , Theodore Policandriotes,

John Z Xaniotis, Zouganes Policandriotes, Anthony Vrakas.