Migrants- Agia Paraskevi
Life Story: Electra Sarika
Family Name: | Sarika |
Name: | Electra |
Life: | 1914- 2009 |
Father' Name: | Ioannis (Agia Paraskevi) |
Mother's Name: | Efterpi Papadopoulou (Agia Paraskevi) |
Siblings: | Anna (Karakonstanti), Georgios, Panagiotis, Maria (Raptelli), Dimitrios |
Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1939 |
Sponsor: | Dimitrios Sofianos (her husband) |
Married: | Dimitrios Sofianos (Agia Paraskevi) |
Children: | Anna, Efterpi (Effie), Ekaterina (Kathleen) |
City of Residence: | Barraba (New South Wales), and Sydney, Australia |
Livelihood: | Small Business- Monterey Cafe, Barraba |
Above: My parents, Ioannis and Efterpi, with my siblings, Maria, Dimitrios, Panagiotis and Anna. I was already in Australia whenn the photograph was taken.
Above Right: My mother, Efterpi, with her children, Maria, Anna, Georgios, myself and Panagiotis, Dimitrios is in the front.
Above: A school photograph. Our teacher is Kalliope Koulmanda. I am in the front row, second from the bright. Some of my friends are also in the front row: Eleni Stefani (second from left), Elli Giannakidou (fifth from left) and Eleni Dimitraka (third from the right).
Above Right: With my fiance, Dimitrios Sofianos, at the panygiri of Agios Haralambos.
Above: With my husband, Dimitrios, and our daughters, Effie, Anna and Kathleen.
Above Right: Barraba, 1963. With my sister-in-law, Mary Sarika (nee: Koulmanda) at the counter of the Monterey Cafe.
Above: Easter Celebrations. With my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.