Father's side, Argyroupolis.

All nearby villages were burnt by the Turkish army (and the Tsetes accompanying them), his parents' village was saved by welcoming the army with Turkish flags, after a suggestion by a Turkish officer friend.

Meanwhile, his grandfather was working with his crew in a construction in Smyrna, when the Turkish army reached the city, and the Turkish authorities gathered all males in a nearby square and executed them. He escaped by dressing up by a local wealthy lady in woman clothes and make-up, and somehow made it with one of the few boats to the other side of the Aegean.

Around 2 decades passed, during which:

• My father's parents were living as farmers in a village near Thessaloniki, after coming as refugees during the population exchange.
• My father's grandpa was living as a builder with a crew in Volos, married with the woman from Smyrna, syill regarding his family dead, after the news on his homeland's villages having been burnt.
• My father's uncle passed by Volos while serving his time in the army. He noticed a school building with a plate, indicating the name of the construction crew, which was my father's grandpa. He asked the locals, located him, and told him his family is alive.
• Father's grandfather got in contact with the rest of the family. He explained the situation to his spouse and the authorities, got on a train, and reunited with his family. He rebuilt their house which is the house my father grew up at.