Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Ithacan picnic family group, c1940s
The group were at an annual Ithacan Club picnic at a country location outside of Melbourne.
The adults in the photograph are all from the village of Kioni. Most have been identified and they are:
Standing at the back - Nick Vasilopoulos and Loula Ventouras.
Back row kneeling L-R: Tatsi and Thalia Pappas, . ? . , Mando Raftopoulos
Middle row L-R: Alkino Paizis, Poppy Vasilopoulos, Eleni Raftopoulos, ...?.., Vasili Raftopoulos, Hariklia Paizis (Dellas), ..?.., Kalypso Sofianos, Themistokli Paizis.
Children in front row L-R: Tasia Paizis (Tsilimidos), Stella Karanges (Dimopoulos), Lula Vasilopoulos (Psiliakos), Nina Sofianos (MIlls)The Ithacan picnics were a popular annual event on the club's calendar and gave families and friends the chance to socialise and relax away from the arduous work of their shops and cafes. Attendees would gather with the fellow villages and share their picnic lunches.
A black and white photograph of twenty people having a picnic in the country . A house and hills are visible in the background as well a some trees.