shirley | July 22, 2009
The caption reads: REUNION – Mrs. Mary Herogian, left and Mrs. Paul Boghosian, right, both of Fresno, compare notes with their sister, Mrs. Methiye Pamukcu of Istanbul, Turkey, whom they had not seen for 49 years. Sisters Enjoy First Meeting in 49 Years Three sisters, two of them from Fresno and the third from Istanbul, [...]
shirley | July 22, 2009
The Okoomian Story – Part II After Markarit loses touch with her sister, Mariam, in the U.S., she puts an ad in an Armenian language newspaper looking for her. Mariam’s son, Sarkis, sees the ad and they immediately send a message to Markarit. On March 3, 1955, Markarit sends her fist letter to her sister, [...]
shirley | July 22, 2009
The Story of the Okoomian Family – Part 1 OKOOMIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS John Okoomian – 1893-1962 Methiye (Markarid) Pamukcu – Unknown Mariam (Mary Herogian) – 1892-1972 Elizabeth Bogosian – 1896-1986 Mariam arrived in the U.S. as a young bride of 15 years old in 1907. She married Bagdasar Kalashian. It appears that she, brother [...]
