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The Bristol Press
April 24 2014
Armenian commemoration
Friday, April 25, 2014 1:05 AM EDT
Ruth Thomasian, a photo archivist and historian, will be the keynote
speaker at the annual 99th Armenian Genocide Commemoration which will
be held in the House Chambers at the State Capitol on Saturday, April
26, 2014, starting at 11 a.m.
"The April 26th ceremony will be held to remember our martyrs and
honor our survivors," said state Rep. Christopher Wright (D-Bristol),
chairman of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration event. "We invite
everyone to join us and following the commemoration event all
participants are invited to gather in the Hall of the Flags for
refreshments."
For 39 years Ruth Thomasian, a photo archivist and historian, has
dedicated herself to saving the photographic heritage of the Armenian
community as Founder (1975) and Executive Director of Project SAVE
Armenian Photograph Archives, Inc. During the 1970s, while pursuing a
career as a theatrical costume designer in New York City, she became
aware that visual material to research costumes for Armenian plays set
in Historic Armenia was extremely scarce.
During the horrific period of the Armenian Genocide, between 1915 and
1923, over 1.5 million people suffered and perished at the hands of
the Turkish Government.
Five hundred thousand others were driven from their homes into exile.
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20140424/armenians-say-never-forget-on-99th-anniversary-of-genocide
From: Baghdasarian
April 24 2014
Armenian commemoration
Friday, April 25, 2014 1:05 AM EDT
Ruth Thomasian, a photo archivist and historian, will be the keynote
speaker at the annual 99th Armenian Genocide Commemoration which will
be held in the House Chambers at the State Capitol on Saturday, April
26, 2014, starting at 11 a.m.
"The April 26th ceremony will be held to remember our martyrs and
honor our survivors," said state Rep. Christopher Wright (D-Bristol),
chairman of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration event. "We invite
everyone to join us and following the commemoration event all
participants are invited to gather in the Hall of the Flags for
refreshments."
For 39 years Ruth Thomasian, a photo archivist and historian, has
dedicated herself to saving the photographic heritage of the Armenian
community as Founder (1975) and Executive Director of Project SAVE
Armenian Photograph Archives, Inc. During the 1970s, while pursuing a
career as a theatrical costume designer in New York City, she became
aware that visual material to research costumes for Armenian plays set
in Historic Armenia was extremely scarce.
During the horrific period of the Armenian Genocide, between 1915 and
1923, over 1.5 million people suffered and perished at the hands of
the Turkish Government.
Five hundred thousand others were driven from their homes into exile.
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20140424/armenians-say-never-forget-on-99th-anniversary-of-genocide
From: Baghdasarian