Evangelia Nionaki (Ikonomaki)
Evangelia was born in Kasteli Fournes, Merabelo in Crete right at the end of the war in 1944. She talks about her family and her father’s occupation as a carpenter who worked hard to provide for the family, often building schools and churches. She mentions how her father visited New Zealand and was amazed by the infrastructure there. Evangelia talks about her mother’s weaving on a loom, the village’s abundance of looms, and the production of knitwear. She mentions that her mother sold the woven items for money.
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Oral History Project – Audio interview transcript
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