Anna Drania donated to the small museum of the ‘Nea Sinasos’ Association the horse decorations, the whip and the hat belonging to her great-grandfather Andreas Chatzitheofanous, who arrived in Greece as an exchangeable refugee in 1924. He was accompanied by his entire family and they all settled in Hydra, leaving behind their wealth and a comfortable life which Andreas tried to rebuild in Greece.
Among the objects he brought with him were his horse’s decorations, his whip and his hat, a choice which demonstrates his love for his horse which he could not bring with him; even if shipping the horse had been possible, it was not allowed by the terms of the population exchange agreement. For Anna, these objects, along with an array of others she keeps in her possession, carry sentimental value as they are a piece of her family’s history.
