Mardiros Family Keeps It All Together

PEABODY, Mass.—Each day, inside an imposing machine plant that serves the industrial world, Aurelian and Anahid Mardiros are living the American dream.

Aurelian and Anahid Mardiros stand before the genocide sculpture they manufactured with sons Gary, left, and Vartan, right.

In so doing, they are fulfilling the Armenian dream.
Together with their three engineering sons, the family owns [...]

New Exhibition at ALMA Celebrates 500 Years of Printing

‘Bound for Glory: 500 Years of Armenian Printing’ Opens May 20
WATERTOWN, Mass.—This year marks the 500thanniversary of the first Armenian printed book (published in Venice in 1512), and museums and libraries around the world, including the Library of Congress, are celebrating with exhibits and symposia. Drawing on the Armenian Library and Museum of America’s (ALMA) [...]

Papken Suni ‘Agoump’ Enjoys New Look

As memory recalls, some of my most productive and meaningful days as a teenager were spent at the Papken Suni Agoumpin Watertown, Mass., attending AYF gatherings with the Somerville “Nejdeh” Chapter.

Kevork and Mania Boyajian get ready to serve up a meal at the Papken Suni ‘Agoump’ in Watertown.

To get downstairs to the meeting room, you [...]

Hometown Hye-Lite: Hejinian Turns Artwork into Action

CHELMSFORD, Mass.—Anyone with a prominent Armenian name like Daniel Varoujan might be adding poetic justice to the Armenian Genocide.

Daniel Varoujan Hejinian

Not necessarily Daniel Varoujan Hejinian. This talented expressionistic is sending his message through art. All you have to do is lift your eyes while driving along Watertown to see samples of his work on billboards.
He’s [...]

Jeknavorians to Present Armenia Travelogue in North Andover

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—A travelogue featuring striking scenes of Armenia, Moscow, and Dubai will be shown to a luncheon gathering at noon on Thurs., June 7, at St. Gregory Armenian Church, on 158 Main St. in North Andover.

Ara and Milka Jeknavorian of Chelmsford pose outside the ancient pagan Garni Temple in Armenia.

Speakers will be Dr. Ara [...]

Peabody Commemorates Genocide

On Thurs., April 26, Peabody Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt led the flag-raising ceremony in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on the front lawn of Peabody City Hall.

A scene from the commemoration in Peabody

The late Mayor Peter Torigian, who began the ceremony in Peabody in the early 1990’s, and whose mother survived the genocide, had said, [...]

Elaborate Genocide Memorial Planned for Lowell

LOWELL, Mass.—A mother’s hands weaving the history of her people.

Displaying an artist’s rendition of genocide memorial for Lowell (L-R) Mayor Patrick Murphy; Daniel Varoujan-Hejinian, artist/designer; and Armen Jeknavorian, committee chairman.

Such is the theme of an elaborate genocide memorial approved by city officials during a meeting with organizers from the Merrimack Valley Armenian community.
Plans for the [...]

ANC-RI Commemorates Genocide

Flag Raising in N. Providence
On Fri., April 20, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Rhode Island hosted the annual North Providence flag raising. A crowd of close to 100 gathered to pay respect to our martyrs. North Providence was the first town in the state of Rhode Island to officially raise the flag in memory of [...]

Elbrecht to Explore New York Times Genocide Coverage

On Thurs., May 17, Anne Elbrecht of Davis, Calif., will give a lecture entitled “Telling the Story: The Armenian Genocide in The New York Times and Missionary Herald,” at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Center in Belmont, Mass.
Elbrecht’s Telling the Story: The Armenian Genocide in The New York Times and Missionary [...]