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MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. MAPS | VILAYET OF DIYARBEKIR :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Diyarbekir: general view of the town (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 2) Diyarbekir: the German orphanage (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Diyarbekir, Dagh Kapu: one of the town gates (Source: Hugo Grothe, Geographische Charakterbilder, Leipzig, 1909) 4) Diyarbekir: general view of the town ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | KAZA OF AGN a) The lor mulberry is juicy and is used to make shira (must). The juice is used to make mulberry merugh (roub – syrup).b) Two seedless varieties – khagig and sheker – are valuable for drying and exporting. They are also canned for winter use. c) The kltig is large like a strawberry.; d) A sweet drink (sherbet) is made from the sour khar mulberry. When unripe and red, it turns to a dust ODA | AMERICAS | MAMIGONIAN COLLECTION Translation: “The local National Provincial Committee’s council for education, charged with the duty of judging the suitability to instruct and the virtuousness of conduct and morals of Hmayag K. Mamigonian, born in Yerzenga on December 27 in the year of our Lord 1878, grants him this certificate of Assistant Teacher, qualifying him for a position in the National Schools to teach Armenian ODA | AMERICAS | KAREN BEDROSIAN COLLECTION The family information and photographs, which tell the story of the family of Reverend Sahag Der Bedrosian and his wife, Zabel (née Chorbajian), her ancestors (the Kalpakian family of Ayntab/Marash), and the couple’s 4 children, come from the individuals themselves, their records, writings and various articles written about them as well as from the invaluable memoir of Harry Charkoudian ODA | TURKEY | MISCELLANEOUS Wedding photograph, Haiganoush Asdvadzadourian (nee Mnatsaganian) and her husband Aram Asdvadzadourian, in Tokat, circa 1923. The pendant hanging from Haiganoush’s neck is her husband’s wedding gift to her, and was crafted in Aleppo.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

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MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. MAPS | VILAYET OF DIYARBEKIR :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Diyarbekir: general view of the town (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 2) Diyarbekir: the German orphanage (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Diyarbekir, Dagh Kapu: one of the town gates (Source: Hugo Grothe, Geographische Charakterbilder, Leipzig, 1909) 4) Diyarbekir: general view of the town ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | KAZA OF AGN a) The lor mulberry is juicy and is used to make shira (must). The juice is used to make mulberry merugh (roub – syrup).b) Two seedless varieties – khagig and sheker – are valuable for drying and exporting. They are also canned for winter use. c) The kltig is large like a strawberry.; d) A sweet drink (sherbet) is made from the sour khar mulberry. When unripe and red, it turns to a dust ODA | AMERICAS | MAMIGONIAN COLLECTION Translation: “The local National Provincial Committee’s council for education, charged with the duty of judging the suitability to instruct and the virtuousness of conduct and morals of Hmayag K. Mamigonian, born in Yerzenga on December 27 in the year of our Lord 1878, grants him this certificate of Assistant Teacher, qualifying him for a position in the National Schools to teach Armenian ODA | AMERICAS | KAREN BEDROSIAN COLLECTION The family information and photographs, which tell the story of the family of Reverend Sahag Der Bedrosian and his wife, Zabel (née Chorbajian), her ancestors (the Kalpakian family of Ayntab/Marash), and the couple’s 4 children, come from the individuals themselves, their records, writings and various articles written about them as well as from the invaluable memoir of Harry Charkoudian ODA | TURKEY | MISCELLANEOUS Wedding photograph, Haiganoush Asdvadzadourian (nee Mnatsaganian) and her husband Aram Asdvadzadourian, in Tokat, circa 1923. The pendant hanging from Haiganoush’s neck is her husband’s wedding gift to her, and was crafted in Aleppo.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe.

INTRODUCTION

Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | AMERICAS | KITABJIAN COLLECTION 1) Garabed Kitabjian (1859-1915) married Antigone Jamgotchian and had four children: Harutune G. Kitabjian (1895-1936) who married Nargiz Minassian and had six children. Alice Kitabjian-Arakelian (1901-2005) who married Hagop Arakelian from Iraq and had two children. Nazar Kitabjian (1907-1980) who married Araksi Sarafian and had four

children.

ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | ZEYTUN TOWN | HOUSHAMADYAN'S There are locations that have come to represent something emblematic in a people’s collective memory. The location and the name stop merely denoting a place, a city, a village, and start representing historic moments, or symbolic images closely associated with a

people’s history.

MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | AYNTAB | ECONOMY | TRADES Overview In the Ottoman Empire, Armenian photographers were pioneers in their field. They practiced their art in all corners of the country, from the famous Abdullah(ian)s and Pascal Sebah of Constantinople, to those working in the provinces: the Dildilians (Sivas/Sepasdia, Merzifon/Marzvan, Samsun/Samson, and Kastamonu/Kastemonu), the Soursourians (Harput/Kharpert), Garabed

Solakian

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | KAZA OF MOUSH The City of Moush was the heart of the Kaza of Moush in the Vilayet (Province) of Bitlis. Consequently, the city was the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moush (Daron). According to the Armenian Patriarchate, in 1913-1914, on the eve of the Armenian Genocide, the city was home to 7,435 Armenians (1,146 households) . ODA | ARAB IMAGE FOUNDATION | AIF/NEF The photographs presented on this page are cared for by the Arab Image Foundation and are part of the Nigol Bezjian Collection. The collection consists of 92 paper prints. ODA | TURKEY | MISCELLANEOUS Wedding photograph, Haiganoush Asdvadzadourian (nee Mnatsaganian) and her husband Aram Asdvadzadourian, in Tokat, circa 1923. The pendant hanging from Haiganoush’s neck is her husband’s wedding gift to her, and was crafted in Aleppo.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | KAZA OF MOUSH The City of Moush was the heart of the Kaza of Moush in the Vilayet (Province) of Bitlis. Consequently, the city was the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moush (Daron). According to the Armenian Patriarchate, in 1913-1914, on the eve of the Armenian Genocide, the city was home to 7,435 Armenians (1,146 households) . ODA | ARAB IMAGE FOUNDATION | AIF/NEF The photographs presented on this page are cared for by the Arab Image Foundation and are part of the Nigol Bezjian Collection. The collection consists of 92 paper prints. ODA | TURKEY | MISCELLANEOUS Wedding photograph, Haiganoush Asdvadzadourian (nee Mnatsaganian) and her husband Aram Asdvadzadourian, in Tokat, circa 1923. The pendant hanging from Haiganoush’s neck is her husband’s wedding gift to her, and was crafted in Aleppo.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in

INTRODUCTION

Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.

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How to navigate the ODA: On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the “Open Digital Archive (ODA)” icon or on ODA. In the column on the left, you will find a list of geographic areas (Americas, Armenia, Europe, etc.) If you would like to access a collection location in in the United States, use the cursor to hover over “The Americas.”. ODA | AMERICAS | ASLANIAN COLLECTION We know that Hrant Aslanian was an educated young man, presumably a graduate of the Jaranakavorats School of the monastery in Jerusalem. In 1895, he was arrested by the Ottoman authorities as a member of the Hunchak Party and was tortured to death in the Marash prison. ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. ODA | AMERICAS | MAMIGONIAN COLLECTION Translation: “The local National Provincial Committee’s council for education, charged with the duty of judging the suitability to instruct and the virtuousness of conduct and morals of Hmayag K. Mamigonian, born in Yerzenga on December 27 in the year of our Lord 1878, grants him this certificate of Assistant Teacher, qualifying him for a position in the National Schools to teach Armenian ODA | AMERICAS | ASHEKIAN/IYNEDJIAN/BAKALIAN/BOHDJELIAN 3 The Second Generation Haji Harutiun Iynedjian (born in Kayseri circa 1825—died in Constantinople circa 1915) had a silk threads business and was the chief of the Armenian quarter in Kayseri/Gesaria.. Harutiun Iynedjian married Mariam the daughter of Bedros Uzun Ashekian, the son of the patriarch. This marriage—Iynedjian-Ashekian—created one of the branches of the

Ashekian Clan of

MAPS | VILAYET OF ERZURUM :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) An engraving of Erzurum (Source: Chesney, The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, London, 1850) 2) A scene from the city of Erzurum 3) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Robert Curzon, Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, 1854, London) 4) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Eberhard MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | SANDJAK OF Thanks to its location right on the silk road, Malatya had always been a commercial hub. Among the local commercial products were cotton, opium, tobacco, hemp, rice, poppy seeds and poppy oil, fresh and dried fruits, dairy, honey, grape and mulberry molasses, fruit leather, arak, wine, etc. Malatya also exported lumber, furniture, wooden and clay tableware, ladles, textile, yazmas (headscarves MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | KAZA OF AGN a) The lor mulberry is juicy and is used to make shira (must). The juice is used to make mulberry merugh (roub – syrup).b) Two seedless varieties – khagig and sheker – are valuable for drying and exporting. They are also canned for winter use. c) The kltig is large like a strawberry.; d) A sweet drink (sherbet) is made from the sour khar mulberry. When unripe and red, it turns to a dust MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | KAZA OF HARPUT For the villages recorded in both the 1834 and 1840 censuses, there was a 7.5% decline in the Armenian male population. Surely, the population was much more mobile than possibly imagined and a good number of men were away from their hometown for significant periods of time working in Adana and Istanbul, for example. HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

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ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | SANDJAK OF Thanks to its location right on the silk road, Malatya had always been a commercial hub. Among the local commercial products were cotton, opium, tobacco, hemp, rice, poppy seeds and poppy oil, fresh and dried fruits, dairy, honey, grape and mulberry molasses, fruit leather, arak, wine, etc. Malatya also exported lumber, furniture, wooden and clay tableware, ladles, textile, yazmas (headscarves ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. ODA | AMERICAS | MAMIGONIAN COLLECTION Translation: “The local National Provincial Committee’s council for education, charged with the duty of judging the suitability to instruct and the virtuousness of conduct and morals of Hmayag K. Mamigonian, born in Yerzenga on December 27 in the year of our Lord 1878, grants him this certificate of Assistant Teacher, qualifying him for a position in the National Schools to teach Armenian ODA | EUROPE | ONOSSIAN COLLECTION Stanos, 1910, an Armenian band. In the center of the back row is Boghos Balabanian, holding the saz. He was a renowned minstrel in Stanos. His musical talent saved his life during the years of the

Genocide.

ODA | AMERICAS | KAREN BEDROSIAN COLLECTION The family information and photographs, which tell the story of the family of Reverend Sahag Der Bedrosian and his wife, Zabel (née Chorbajian), her ancestors (the Kalpakian family of Ayntab/Marash), and the couple’s 4 children, come from the individuals themselves, their records, writings and various articles written about them as well as from the invaluable memoir of Harry Charkoudian

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

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ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | SANDJAK OF Thanks to its location right on the silk road, Malatya had always been a commercial hub. Among the local commercial products were cotton, opium, tobacco, hemp, rice, poppy seeds and poppy oil, fresh and dried fruits, dairy, honey, grape and mulberry molasses, fruit leather, arak, wine, etc. Malatya also exported lumber, furniture, wooden and clay tableware, ladles, textile, yazmas (headscarves ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. ODA | AMERICAS | MAMIGONIAN COLLECTION Translation: “The local National Provincial Committee’s council for education, charged with the duty of judging the suitability to instruct and the virtuousness of conduct and morals of Hmayag K. Mamigonian, born in Yerzenga on December 27 in the year of our Lord 1878, grants him this certificate of Assistant Teacher, qualifying him for a position in the National Schools to teach Armenian ODA | EUROPE | ONOSSIAN COLLECTION Stanos, 1910, an Armenian band. In the center of the back row is Boghos Balabanian, holding the saz. He was a renowned minstrel in Stanos. His musical talent saved his life during the years of the

Genocide.

ODA | AMERICAS | KAREN BEDROSIAN COLLECTION The family information and photographs, which tell the story of the family of Reverend Sahag Der Bedrosian and his wife, Zabel (née Chorbajian), her ancestors (the Kalpakian family of Ayntab/Marash), and the couple’s 4 children, come from the individuals themselves, their records, writings and various articles written about them as well as from the invaluable memoir of Harry Charkoudian

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in

INTRODUCTION

Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

ODA | AMERICAS | KITABJIAN COLLECTION 1) Garabed Kitabjian (1859-1915) married Antigone Jamgotchian and had four children: Harutune G. Kitabjian (1895-1936) who married Nargiz Minassian and had six children. Alice Kitabjian-Arakelian (1901-2005) who married Hagop Arakelian from Iraq and had two children. Nazar Kitabjian (1907-1980) who married Araksi Sarafian and had four

children.

ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO :: HOUSHAMADYAN We present, in this section, pictures taken in the Aleppo vilayet (province), the majority of which are photographs and engravings relating to the Ottoman era. We have presented the province with its relevant various sub-sections with the object of making them more

easily accessible.

MAPS | VILAYET OF ERZURUM :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) An engraving of Erzurum (Source: Chesney, The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, London, 1850) 2) A scene from the city of Erzurum 3) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Robert Curzon, Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, 1854, London) 4) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Eberhard MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

ODA | AMERICAS | ASHEKIAN/IYNEDJIAN/BAKALIAN/BOHDJELIAN 3 The Second Generation Haji Harutiun Iynedjian (born in Kayseri circa 1825—died in Constantinople circa 1915) had a silk threads business and was the chief of the Armenian quarter in Kayseri/Gesaria.. Harutiun Iynedjian married Mariam the daughter of Bedros Uzun Ashekian, the son of the patriarch. This marriage—Iynedjian-Ashekian—created one of the branches of the

Ashekian Clan of

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | SASSOUN | RELIGION “Sassoun is a vortex of lofty mountains and deep valleys crisscrossing and interlaced, violently bisecting and cutting into each other. Like a single looming mass, the city rises above the Earth in the south of the Moush Valley, about halfway up the Taurus

Mountains.

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | BITLIS | RELIGION Two young and attractive American sisters, Charlotte and Mary Ely who had graduated in 1861 from the prestigious and fashionable Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, arrived in the remote mountain town of Bitlis, a city in the eastern part of the

Ottoman Empire.

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | BITLIS | RELIGION Two young and attractive American sisters, Charlotte and Mary Ely who had graduated in 1861 from the prestigious and fashionable Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, arrived in the remote mountain town of Bitlis, a city in the eastern part of the

Ottoman Empire.

THEMES :: HOUSHAMADYAN 1. On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the “Themes” icon or on Themes. 2. On the left, you will see a list of various themes (Economy, Religion, Local characteristics, Education and sports, etc.) 3. Use the cursor to hover over a theme (for example, Economy). A new window will open to the right, with a list of sub-themes, such as MAPS :: HOUSHAMADYAN On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the map or on Maps. 2. You will see a general map of the Ottoman Empire, with each vilayet (province) presented in a different color (for example, the province of Adana is in yellow). Click on the desired province. 3. You will see a new map, which is an enlarged and detailed view of the province you selected. ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

ODA | AMERICAS | KITABJIAN COLLECTION 1) Garabed Kitabjian (1859-1915) married Antigone Jamgotchian and had four children: Harutune G. Kitabjian (1895-1936) who married Nargiz Minassian and had six children. Alice Kitabjian-Arakelian (1901-2005) who married Hagop Arakelian from Iraq and had two children. Nazar Kitabjian (1907-1980) who married Araksi Sarafian and had four

children.

MAPS | VILAYET OF ERZURUM :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) An engraving of Erzurum (Source: Chesney, The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, London, 1850) 2) A scene from the city of Erzurum 3) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Robert Curzon, Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, 1854, London) 4) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Eberhard MAPS | VILAYET OF DIYARBEKIR :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Diyarbekir: general view of the town (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 2) Diyarbekir: the German orphanage (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Diyarbekir, Dagh Kapu: one of the town gates (Source: Hugo Grothe, Geographische Charakterbilder, Leipzig, 1909) 4) Diyarbekir: general view of the town MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | SANDJAK OF Thanks to its location right on the silk road, Malatya had always been a commercial hub. Among the local commercial products were cotton, opium, tobacco, hemp, rice, poppy seeds and poppy oil, fresh and dried fruits, dairy, honey, grape and mulberry molasses, fruit leather, arak, wine, etc. Malatya also exported lumber, furniture, wooden and clay tableware, ladles, textile, yazmas (headscarves MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | SASSOUN | RELIGION “Sassoun is a vortex of lofty mountains and deep valleys crisscrossing and interlaced, violently bisecting and cutting into each other. Like a single looming mass, the city rises above the Earth in the south of the Moush Valley, about halfway up the Taurus

Mountains.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | BITLIS | RELIGION Two young and attractive American sisters, Charlotte and Mary Ely who had graduated in 1861 from the prestigious and fashionable Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, arrived in the remote mountain town of Bitlis, a city in the eastern part of the

Ottoman Empire.

HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | BITLIS | RELIGION Two young and attractive American sisters, Charlotte and Mary Ely who had graduated in 1861 from the prestigious and fashionable Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, arrived in the remote mountain town of Bitlis, a city in the eastern part of the

Ottoman Empire.

THEMES :: HOUSHAMADYAN 1. On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the “Themes” icon or on Themes. 2. On the left, you will see a list of various themes (Economy, Religion, Local characteristics, Education and sports, etc.) 3. Use the cursor to hover over a theme (for example, Economy). A new window will open to the right, with a list of sub-themes, such as MAPS :: HOUSHAMADYAN On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the map or on Maps. 2. You will see a general map of the Ottoman Empire, with each vilayet (province) presented in a different color (for example, the province of Adana is in yellow). Click on the desired province. 3. You will see a new map, which is an enlarged and detailed view of the province you selected. ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

ODA | AMERICAS | KITABJIAN COLLECTION 1) Garabed Kitabjian (1859-1915) married Antigone Jamgotchian and had four children: Harutune G. Kitabjian (1895-1936) who married Nargiz Minassian and had six children. Alice Kitabjian-Arakelian (1901-2005) who married Hagop Arakelian from Iraq and had two children. Nazar Kitabjian (1907-1980) who married Araksi Sarafian and had four

children.

MAPS | VILAYET OF ERZURUM :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) An engraving of Erzurum (Source: Chesney, The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, London, 1850) 2) A scene from the city of Erzurum 3) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Robert Curzon, Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, 1854, London) 4) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Eberhard MAPS | VILAYET OF DIYARBEKIR :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Diyarbekir: general view of the town (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 2) Diyarbekir: the German orphanage (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Diyarbekir, Dagh Kapu: one of the town gates (Source: Hugo Grothe, Geographische Charakterbilder, Leipzig, 1909) 4) Diyarbekir: general view of the town MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | SANDJAK OF Thanks to its location right on the silk road, Malatya had always been a commercial hub. Among the local commercial products were cotton, opium, tobacco, hemp, rice, poppy seeds and poppy oil, fresh and dried fruits, dairy, honey, grape and mulberry molasses, fruit leather, arak, wine, etc. Malatya also exported lumber, furniture, wooden and clay tableware, ladles, textile, yazmas (headscarves MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | SASSOUN | RELIGION “Sassoun is a vortex of lofty mountains and deep valleys crisscrossing and interlaced, violently bisecting and cutting into each other. Like a single looming mass, the city rises above the Earth in the south of the Moush Valley, about halfway up the Taurus

Mountains.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

village life

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | BITLIS | RELIGION Two young and attractive American sisters, Charlotte and Mary Ely who had graduated in 1861 from the prestigious and fashionable Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, arrived in the remote mountain town of Bitlis, a city in the eastern part of the

Ottoman Empire.

HOME :: HOUSHAMADYAN Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and

village life

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Vahé Tachjian, Project director and chief editor, Berlin. Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. ODA | IDENTITY(IES) :: HOUSHAMADYAN Baptism certificate, belonged to Elmon Chaderjian, it is dated: December 1, 1891 and was issued in Sivas/Sepasdia. Elmon was the daughter of Aghayeg Chaderjian, she was baptized in the Cathedral (Holy Virgin) of Sivas by the priest Yeghishe. MAPS | VILAYET OF SIVAS :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Amasya (Source: John G. C. Anderson, A journey of exploration in Pontus, Bruxelles, 1903) 2) Panorama of the town of Amasya (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) 4) The entry to Amasya (Source: W.J. Childs, Across Asia Minor on Foot, Edinburgh/London, 1917) ODA | AMERICAS | MISCELLANEOUS Woman’s bag: Tarsus, 22cm x 20.5cm It belonged to Bahar Torosian from Tarsus. In the early 1920’s the Armenians of Cilicia were forced to leave their native villages and towns and Bahar, like many others, resettled in Lebanon. ODA | EUROPE | ABADJIAN/ARSLANIAN COLLECTION The collection of photographs that belongs to the Arslanian/Abadjian family is very rich. This visual heritage was lent to us by Anelga Arslanian (born Abadjian). ODA | AMERICAS | BABIGIAN COLLECTION In 1890, Garabed Babikian and his wife, Mariam Sarkissian were the head of the Babikian family. They had a son, Karaken, on January 1,

1890, and a

ODA | AMERICAS | MONA SELYAN COLLECTION II Mona’s paternal grandfather, Haroutune “Artin Agha” Selyan, was born in 1888 in Bardizag. A graduate from the American High School in Bardizag, Haroutune immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the US Navy during World War One. MAPS | VILAYET OF ALEPPO | SANDJAK OF MARASH The journey that Houshamadyan began with Palu continues with Marash. We will present, under this general heading, the district (sandjak) of Marash during the Ottoman era.The chief centre for the Armenians of the district was the town of Marash itself (today known as Kahramanmaraş), where the greatest number of the district’s

Armenians lived.

MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | BITLIS | RELIGION Two young and attractive American sisters, Charlotte and Mary Ely who had graduated in 1861 from the prestigious and fashionable Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, arrived in the remote mountain town of Bitlis, a city in the eastern part of the

Ottoman Empire.

THEMES :: HOUSHAMADYAN 1. On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the “Themes” icon or on Themes. 2. On the left, you will see a list of various themes (Economy, Religion, Local characteristics, Education and sports, etc.) 3. Use the cursor to hover over a theme (for example, Economy). A new window will open to the right, with a list of sub-themes, such as MAPS :: HOUSHAMADYAN On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the map or on Maps. 2. You will see a general map of the Ottoman Empire, with each vilayet (province) presented in a different color (for example, the province of Adana is in yellow). Click on the desired province. 3. You will see a new map, which is an enlarged and detailed view of the province you selected. ODA | EUROPE | KEVORKIAN COLLECTION In 1918, after the end of the First World War, he was appointed principal of the Tbrotsaser School. The school closed in 1922, at which point Kevorkian emigrated to Greece, and from there proceeded to

France.

ODA | AMERICAS | KITABJIAN COLLECTION 1) Garabed Kitabjian (1859-1915) married Antigone Jamgotchian and had four children: Harutune G. Kitabjian (1895-1936) who married Nargiz Minassian and had six children. Alice Kitabjian-Arakelian (1901-2005) who married Hagop Arakelian from Iraq and had two children. Nazar Kitabjian (1907-1980) who married Araksi Sarafian and had four

children.

MAPS | VILAYET OF ERZURUM :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) An engraving of Erzurum (Source: Chesney, The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, London, 1850) 2) A scene from the city of Erzurum 3) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Robert Curzon, Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, 1854, London) 4) A scene from the city of Erzurum (Source: Eberhard MAPS | VILAYET OF DIYARBEKIR :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 1) Diyarbekir: general view of the town (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 2) Diyarbekir: the German orphanage (Source: Ferdinand Brockes, Quer durch Klein-Asien, Gütersloh, 1900) 3) Diyarbekir, Dagh Kapu: one of the town gates (Source: Hugo Grothe, Geographische Charakterbilder, Leipzig, 1909) 4) Diyarbekir: general view of the town MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT | SANDJAK OF Thanks to its location right on the silk road, Malatya had always been a commercial hub. Among the local commercial products were cotton, opium, tobacco, hemp, rice, poppy seeds and poppy oil, fresh and dried fruits, dairy, honey, grape and mulberry molasses, fruit leather, arak, wine, etc. Malatya also exported lumber, furniture, wooden and clay tableware, ladles, textile, yazmas (headscarves MAPS | VILAYET OF MAMURATUL AZIZ-HARPUT :: HOUSHAMADYAN Captions and sources 7) The students of the Kharpert/Harput Euphrates college (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 8) A scene from the town of Kharpert/Harput (Source: Rev. Edwin M. Bliss, Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities, London, 1896) 9) Mezre (Mamuratul-Aziz/Elazig), 1910. MAPS | VILAYET OF BITLIS/PAGHESH | SASSOUN | RELIGION “Sassoun is a vortex of lofty mountains and deep valleys crisscrossing and interlaced, violently bisecting and cutting into each other. Like a single looming mass, the city rises above the Earth in the south of the Moush Valley, about halfway up the Taurus

Mountains.

THE TOROSIAN FAMILY

1 The Torosian family Bernard (Haroutyoun) Torosian was born in Everek-Fenese in 1858. Married Miriam B. Jerahian (date unknown). She was born in Jerusalem in 1858, she may have immigrated in 1912 since she came with John’s wife to be and they were married in This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our

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