What is your connection to Politsani?

Please post your connection to Politsani.  How did you hear about this site?  Did your family grow up in Politsani?  Are you from a neighboring village?  Please do tell!  

my name is Alexandra Photinatos Farella. Both my maternal grandparents were from Aryrokrasto...and I grew up among the Iperioti community in New York and visited them also in Brockton,Mass.  Both my grandparents died a long time ago, but I have photos to remind me of them. They both raised me until I was a teenager...as my parents owned a restaurant.  I grew up in Queens, NY.....I would like to get some history about both my grandfolks. They left Albania in the early 1900's.....I have a little info on my grandma's family and some on my grandfathers too...but anxious to know if anyone grandparents knew mine....Eleni Liabis Koustas and Haralambos Koustas.  Eleni's mother's maiden name was Gribizis. 

Hi ! My name is Egla and my parents are :my father from Schoriades a village near Politsani and my mother from Politsani. I lived in Tirana capital city of Albania. Now I live in Israel. My cousin from Schoriades  told me about this site. You've done a great job opening this site. Mike, congratulations.

Kala re ekei kolises; Polous Schoriadites exei? Kai pio ine to problima sou diladi? Afou Imaste pio kompiuterades apo tous politsanites, IDA na kanoume?

Hello everybody! My name is Yannis Economides and my great grand parent on my dad's side was from Politsani. His name was Miltiadis Economides and apparently he was a prominent person, as well as his father Athanasios who was aslo from Politsani. Miltiadis was a writer, I have also seen some of his novels published. It seems that the original name was Economou but changed to Economides at some point.

Dear Yannnis,

My name is Bessie (Christou/Christie) Liponis and I am related to you.  Miltiadis Economides was my great granduncle.  His sister, Hariklia (Economides) Iasonides was my grandmother and she brought me up here in the States. 
In Greek my name is Vasiliki, named for Hariklia's mother, I believe.
Your English is just great; congratulations.  I wish I could say the same for my Greek.
I was in Politsani in Sept./Oct. of 2009. I found it very emotional. 
My husband, now deceased, had Politsani roots also.  His mother, Madeline Kitsos Liponis, and his father, Demetrios Liponis, were all from the horio.
I am doing the family genealogy and there is a lot of information I would like to clarify - for starters, could you give me the names of Miltiadis' and Hariklia's siblings?
I would be so very happy if you would answer this post or to my personal email of CharlieandBess@verizon.net
I hope it won't take long; I anxiously check the Politsani web site regularly.
Efharisto para poli.

Bessie Liponis