Stavros (Steve) Lovachis

INTERVIWE DATE:

July 9, 2022

Interviewer:

Angelo Laskaris

language:

Greek

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:

Toronto, ON

OCUPATION:

Butcher, Cook, Dishwasher, Waiter

Interview Summary:

Interview Quotes

Stavros (Steve) Lovachis

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Participants

Stavros (Steve) Lovachis

Intervieweer(s)

Angelo Laskaris

Date and Location

July 9, 2022

Toronto, ON

Languages

Greek

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Project

Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s

Reference ID

40SREF025

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Economy

Entrepreneurship

Greek Civil War

Macedonia Naming Dispute

Marriage

Post-WW2 Migration

Pre-WW2 Migration

Remittances

WW2

Decades Referenced

1910s

1920s

1940s

1950s

Locations Referenced

Kraniona (Drenoveni), Florina, Grant City (Montana, U.S.A.), Κotas, Kastoria, Thessaloniki, Volos, Trikala, Gramos, Mesopotamia, Chionato, Toronto

Occupation(s)

Butcher, Cook, Dishwasher, Waiter

Parents Occupation(s)

Names Referenced

[00:00:28] His childhood and his family's move to the U.S.

[00:05:59] His grandfather's return and death

[00:09:45] His father’s life in the U.S. and his marriage

[00:15:30] His father’s migration to Canada in 1930

[00:22:40] His enlistment into the Democratic Army in 1947

[00:27:10] The German army's arrival in his village

[00:38:08] Grandfather's experience during the Macedonian struggle

[00:42:43] His school years; speaking the native Slavic idiom

[00:45:34] The German occupation

[00:49:26] The Italians in Kraniona and the Albanian front

[00:54:00] Fighting with the Democratic Army and his escape

[01:14:30] Surrendering to the National Army; Thessaloniki

[01:21:11] Ηis military service in Volos, Trikala and Gramos

[01:26:40] Transfer to Mesopotamia

[01:35:06] The Civil War's last battle in Tserno

[01:43:14] Living on the mountain & the end of the Civil War

[01:46:28] His migration to Canada and bringing his family

[01:52:00] Meeting his wife; his butcher shop

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Speaker Background:

INTERVIEW LOCATION:

OCUPATION:

Interview Summary:

Interview Quotes

Stavros (Steve) Lovachis

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Participants

Stavros (Steve) Lovachis

Intervieweer(s)

Angelo Laskaris

Date and Location

July 9, 2022

Toronto, ON

Languages

Greek

Permalink

Project

Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s

Reference ID

40SREF025

Categories

Economy

Tags

Entrepreneurship

Greek Civil War

Macedonia Naming Dispute

Marriage

Post-WW2 Migration

Pre-WW2 Migration

Remittances

WW2

Decades Referenced

1910s

1920s

1940s

1950s

Locations Referenced

Occupation(s)

Parents Occupation(s)

Names Referenced