These are Armenian and Latin catholic students of the Lycee du Freres Jesuites of Harpouth in Kharpert area. The photograph is most likely from 1911-1912.
The correct name of this town is Mezre, not Mezire. It was one of the main deportation route concentration stations in Ottoman Turkey 1915-1916 during the Armenian Genocide.
CSW, could you please contact me. I am under the impression that my family, the Mouradians, were from Chunkush and Pazmashen. Bekkah Morris Long shot, but Hagop & Mary – I’m looking for more information on my Mooradian & Attarian family from Chunkush then later Harput & Malatya. If ...
I am from Kurkdjian Family from Brasil, and this is a photo of the silk factory that belonged to my grand father family – Kevork Kurkdjian-Kharpert I would like to know how this photo come to this page, and would like to share photos from Kharpert that belonged to the family album.
Pazmashen was founded in the 14th C. by 7 families who were originally from Ani. My ancestors, the Muradyan/Mooradian family was one of them. ogün I am from pasmashen(sar?çubuk),my family here turkey elazig Hagop Mouradian CSW, could you please contact me. I am under the impression that my ...
Thank you for this wonderful informative page. I am searching for my husbands’ paternal grandmother who was a teacher of English at Yeprad College. We only know her first name “Mariam” she married “Hagop Kazandjian” who went on a ship to the United States and returned during the massacre and was ...