Meet the Kytherians in the 1960’s A beautiful serie of photos by photographer Chris Paul Stapels from the Netherlands, photographer and filmmaker. He visited Kythira in the summers of 1965, 1966 and 1967 and came to the island on request of organization Triangel. He provided this organization with publicity material to support […]
Brief Koksma’s aan de zomerkampers in Paleopolis in 1965
Onderstaande brief van de Koksma’s in Word gezet (Jean Bingen, januari 2021). Brief van Annie en Jurjen Koksma aan de aanstaande zomerkampers in Paleopolis juli/augustus 1965 Kythera 1 juni 1965 Beste kampers, Net vandaag ben ik in staat om jullie iets te schrijven omtrent ons werkkamp in het wonderschone Kythera. Nou, schoon, […]
1966 Technical activities of the Team
1966 Technical activities of the Team (with photos from locals made by Summer Camper Piet Rijken, for more click here) 1966 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1966 Jan / Feb Mr. Prineas, civil engineer in Athens, is going to approve the reinforced concrete calculations for the old […]
1965 Technical activities of the Team
1965 Technical activities of the Team 1965 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1965 January New year’s celebrations. Arrival of young architect Walter Kupferschmid from Switzerland, as a regular team member for two years, on 14 January. He found himself a home […]
1964 Technical activities of the Team
1964 Technical activities of the Team. 1964 Up to and including June unfortunately no work reports are available. *interesting read, letters from Koksma in 1964, Agia Pelagia Two technical students, Gerard Helmink and Wim Rijnberk, from Arnhem Technical High School came to strengthen the Team in the beginning of February. As in […]
1962 Main topics and work of the Team until June
1962 By-weekly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. The 3rd year brings the Team the first feats that everybody hears about: the very first landing stage at Kapsali for the ferry from Piraeus on its trip along the Peloponnese to Kythira and the installation of plastic pipes in Logothetianika, […]
The Arrival Introduction
Mr. Koksma was an architect and civil engineer from the Netherlands who on request of the WCC had been to Kythera the previous year to investigate and discuss this matter with Bishop Meletios. Early 1960 the WCC offered George and Anna Koksma a contract of US $ 30,- each per month living allowance (1 […]
About Mr and Mrs Koksma
Some particulars about George and Anna Koksma who lived at Agia Anastasia, Kythera. I was 52 and my wife some years younger when the World Council of Churches invited us to “go and remake” the island of Kythera (in 1960). We had placed ourselves at the disposal of the WCC a year […]
Mr Koksma letter to the ecumenical team
A letter written in Athens on 20 April 1961 from George Koksma to Mr. Kurtis Naylor of the Ecumenical team of the WCC in Geneva: Dear gentlemen, For our island, Kythera, we should like to ask you for some extra assistance, for non-budgetary openings in order to give a good start to a […]
Daily work report summer camper Bob Scholten 1965
(photos at the end of the text: Chora and Potamos) 1965 Bob Scholten 6 months’ assignment WCC Team Kythera. Daily work report diary. 4 February, Thursday, 1st day at Kythera. Exploring neighborhood, study to use theodolite to make topographies 5 Feb survey airstrip and exploring area 6 Feb survey property B. […]