The postwar village · Village life
Vervena still winters "as far as Myloi"
22 November 1956 Proven
In 1956 a letter "from wintry Vervena" says that all its people have again settled in their winter quarters, "from Karakovouni, Meligou and Astros as far as Myloi of Argos and Skafidaki". The writer complains that the census counted them there, so that Vervena officially had only 351 inhabitants instead of more than 1,500.
Note: The winter migration helps explain why Kalamaki jumped from 50 inhabitants in 1940 to 206 in 1951 (the 1940 census was held in mid-October, before the flocks came down, the 1951 census in early April, while they were still there), but this link is not proven.
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- Myloi (the village), Skafidaki
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- Village life
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- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Κυνουρία, 01-12-1956, σ. 1, «ΑΠΟ ΧΕΙΜΕΡΙΝΑ ΒΕΡΒΑΙΝΑ» (22-11-1956) Open (opens in a new tab)
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