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  • Knirig Torikian son

    Hi my mother told me that her mothers was Kaloustian before she was married to a Torikian, I wonder if we are related. Diana Bantel I don’t recognize any of the faces, but then I would never have seen those relatives. The older lady holding the young boy in front of her, does bear a…

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  • Alice Bazovsky

    Feb 21, 2020 I missed this as I graduated in 1964 It is wonderful to be able to see Egyptian Armenians ; what a wonderful idea and so welcome to all of us from Egypt…. Aug 30, 2023 I am trying to get in touch with old friend and school friends!!

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  • An-su Aksoy

    Front row, 3rd from left, is Onnik Akçeli (1911-2009), physics teacher back then at Getronagan.

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  • Denise Chuchian

    I’m Denise Chuchian. My grandmas fathers name was Nerses Parseghian , he was a Hysurp in Van Turkey and was Tricked by the ottoman empire and the sultans change him he escaped and gathered his family to start the journey away I have many stories just wondering if you are in relation

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  • Grace Nazarian

    My mother-in-law lived in Erzerum and started on the march with her cousins. They were separated near a fork in the road. She was all alone at this time she ran into a village when darkness came. Her name was Shushanig Gulessian, and I found her on the list of orphans from the Gomidas Institute.…

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  • Srbuhi Genjoyan

    Hi. My grandmother’s family name is also Donabedian (Donereng) Mushkinaz Donabedian and she was from Sebastia (Sevaz Yarasar or Yarahisar) . She had three brothers .Arshag, Hovagim and Miridjan..father’s name was Kirkor or Krikor. Her uncle’s name was Toros agha.. If you have any information, please contact me. Thank you.

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  • Ara Kiledjian

    Any more info on Arshag Kiledjian? We are Kiledjian’s and my grandfather (Minas) was born in Ourfa. My great grandfather and great grandmother were from Ourfa as well (Stepanos “Panos” & Vartuhi Kiledjian”.

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  • Vahé Achikian

    Note: this village is called Khaskoeuy or Hasköy and was situated about 20km east of Moush [Mu?] mostly Armenian-populated and the scene of savage forced deportations and massacres in Apr-May 1915.

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  • Vahé Achikian

    S’il y a des descendants de Lévon Achikian, frère de mon grand-père Vartevar en France (Marseille , Lyon ou le région de Grenoble) merci de me contacter avec un message. Mon grand-père m’a dit que son jeune frère Lévon (né à Zeitoun vers 1899) a survécu au génocide arménien de Zeitoun en Avril / Mai…

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  • Christine Agopian-Taylor

    I have an original photograph taken after death of my great great Uncle Matthew II.He was my Granny Agopian nee Tevian Christine born in Smyrna around 1860 married in Smyrna 1897 to Balthazar Garabed Agopian. I went a few years ago to Istanbul with the photograph and his picture was on the Vestry wall, nobody…

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