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The Somme remembers: An Armenian son lost in the First World War
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (438+ words) In 1916, during the First World War, the fields of northern France were no longer fields at all, but a terrifying wasteland of mud, broken trees and endless shell holes. Day after day, gunfire cracked through the cold air as exhausted…...
Sample from 1903 Providence Armenian census.
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Arisdages Tivekjian household in the 1930 U.S. census.
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Arisdages Tivekjian household in the 1932 Racine Armenian census.
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1897 Worcester baptism for Sahag Sahagian.
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Armenian church registers and the reconstruction of immigrant lives in America
2+ week, 5+ day ago (449+ words) Over the years, my interest in genealogy and my desire to assist those seeking to learn more about their Armenian heritage have led me to explore the sacramental records maintained by Armenian churches. These records possess features that make them…...
Fundraising campaign to establish Richard G. Hovannisian Library in Yerevan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) YEREVAN, Armenia June 4, 2026 — A global fundraising campaign has officially launched to support the creation of the Richard G. Hovannisian Library in the heart of Yerevan. Dedicated to honoring and extending the monumental legacy of the late professor Richard G. Hovannisian…...
An acquired American: The contributions and patriotism of Moses Hadji Gulesian
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (955+ words) Caprice Erickson is the Collections Manager at the Armenian Museum of America in Watertown, Massachusetts. She obtained her BA from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas in History with a concentration in Irish Studies and Russian Studies. In…...
Late Garabet K. Moumdjian’s book on ARF constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire published
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (607+ words) LONDON/NEW YORK — Bloomsbury Press has announced the publication of the late Dr. Garabet K. Moumdjian’s “The Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire, 1895-1908.” The book is part of the series “Armenians in the Modern and Early Modern…...
An original parchment
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (717+ words) A khachkar hid behind a minaret. It was carved into the wall of what was once the church of Surb Prkich, or Holy Savior. Unlike countless other khachkars erased from countless other churches, someone allowed this one to remain. The…...