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Albany Times Union, NY
April 7 2013
Troy to dedicate Armenian monument
By Kenneth C. Crowe II
Troy: After years of work, the Armenian Heritage Monument will be
dedicated Sunday in the north end of the city's Riverfront Park.
The dedication resolves the issue of whether the memorial would be
placed in the park as promised by former Mayor Harry Tutunjian, who is
of Armenian descent.
"There was some question about whether it would go there. The land was
blessed," said Mayor Lou Rosamilia about the resolution.
Some residents of Turkish descent took issue with the mention of the
Armenian genocide in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed. The
monument's language refers to this but also marks the settlement of
Armenians in Troy.
Tutunjian said the monument is a statement about an important ethnic
group that has contributed to the community. The monument, he said,
also speaks to what brought them here.
"This event is the culmination of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan
effort to recognize the Armenians who settled in and around the city
of Troy at the turn of the last century, as survivors from the
Armenian Genocide of 1915," the fraternal organization said in a
statement.
Armenian clergy will hold a Monument Dedication Service at 1 p.m., Sunday.
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Troy-to-dedicate-Armenian-monument-4415260.php
April 7 2013
Troy to dedicate Armenian monument
By Kenneth C. Crowe II
Troy: After years of work, the Armenian Heritage Monument will be
dedicated Sunday in the north end of the city's Riverfront Park.
The dedication resolves the issue of whether the memorial would be
placed in the park as promised by former Mayor Harry Tutunjian, who is
of Armenian descent.
"There was some question about whether it would go there. The land was
blessed," said Mayor Lou Rosamilia about the resolution.
Some residents of Turkish descent took issue with the mention of the
Armenian genocide in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed. The
monument's language refers to this but also marks the settlement of
Armenians in Troy.
Tutunjian said the monument is a statement about an important ethnic
group that has contributed to the community. The monument, he said,
also speaks to what brought them here.
"This event is the culmination of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan
effort to recognize the Armenians who settled in and around the city
of Troy at the turn of the last century, as survivors from the
Armenian Genocide of 1915," the fraternal organization said in a
statement.
Armenian clergy will hold a Monument Dedication Service at 1 p.m., Sunday.
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Troy-to-dedicate-Armenian-monument-4415260.php