shirley | July 28, 2009
Newspaper Article from 1910, printed in the Newburyport Morning Herald (Author’s note: Asdoor was the cousin of Bagdasar - the author’s grandfather) Excerpts of a speech by Harriet Coleman at an Immigration Symposium sponsored by the Women’s Club of Newburyport February 9th, 1910 – Newburyport Morning Herald February 10, 1910 “Persecuted for the sake of [...]
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, [...]
