Armenian Genealogy Forum

Annie, I have a suggestion. Would you do a Google search for your surname? If so, go to www.google.com and type in Daghelian under Google Search. You will find all of the Daghelian hits on the internet, including yourself as a student. Try it just for fun! Jack

Harry, I do not have first hand knowledge of the vlilage of Dzovk, but I know that info can be found on the website. www.armeniapedia.org with keyword Dzovk. It was a very historical area in the past, I believe. Hope his helps. The website started late 2004 and does include maps and has a descriptio...

Sandra, another clue possibly...could the P. middle name be for PARTAMIAN? I looked up Elizabeth PARTAMIAN on Ellis Island database and found an Elisabeth Partamian, age 24, single, female, Armenian, place of residence Chypre/Armenia. She arrived 14 June 1921 on the ship ADRIATIC, port of departure ...

Hi, Sandra, I found Elizabeth P. Kaloostian born 15 May 1895 Died 31 Dec 1980 Fresno, CA on the California Death Index on Rootsweb.com. It does list her father's name as PARTAMIAN. Did you know this name? Is this possibly the one you are looking for, or is there still another name to find? Other Kal...

Hello, Sandra...if someone in our Armenian Forum has a 1930 Census lookup capability, we could start putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Do you know Elizabeth's middle name? Ancestry.com has a 1930 census listing for an Elizabeth Kaloostian in Fresno, CA, but I don't have a membership. Maybe ...

A great resource/link in our Armenian research could be the www.Armeniapedia.org/index. Being new to this forum, I was not
aware of this website. Armenia calendar of events and Armenia
surname listings are a few of the areas available. Great resource!

Annie, were you able to contact Karekin?
Thanks, Jack

Thanks, Davit, for your help. I have searched for over 30 years to pinpoint the roots of my surname. There has only been about 12 persons past and present to carry this surname (?) which has lead me to believe the name was shortened back in 1894 when my Grandfather John Franklin Nasep emigrated from...

Nancy, knowing that you are a Genealogy librarian, I thought you might be interested in the website that I found today www.genesearch.com/ports.html by Joe Beide. This list is more inclusive than any list that I knew about. Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Dist of Columbia, Delawa...

I recently discovered a book on the internet that is an eighty (80) year anthology on the life of Charles Davidian in Yettem, California. Yettem is primarly an Armenian city. The book is freely viewable on the website www.putnampit.com/yettem/html. I suggest our members bring up this website, as it ...

Annie, Karekin (Karry) e-mailed me that her Grandfather came from Kilis. She was born in Aleppo, Syria and now lives in Pasadena, California. Her grandfather use to work in the mountains digging tunnels...so they called him Daghli, mountainneer, or Daghelian. His name was Yezakel Daghelian. I an hop...

Hello, I have been in contact with a Karekin DAGHELIAN from a former website ArmenianNow.com. She might be able to share her family history with you sometime in the future. I have given her the Armenian Genealogy Forum website address to visit. If I hear more, I'll let you know. Thanks Annie, Jack

Annie, www.familysearch.org has two (2) entries for DAGHELIAN. Nataline Daghelian b. 13 July 1983 d. 27 feb 1984, Inglewood, CA Archalaus Daghelian b. 1 Aug 1916 d. 23 Oct 1999 (Social Security Index) Salt Lake City, Utah locality. Nataline Daghelian's parents were Jerry Lee Roth and mother Mary Ela...

I have been a volunteer for many adoption searches by Adoptees, Birth Mothers, and Adoption Parents over the last twenty (20) years. These searches are true genealogy searches. Anyone interested in this topic?
Jack N

It may not be too well known that photos of Immigrant Passenger Ships are available in local libraries, or on the Internet. If you have a particular ship that your relatives sailed on in coming to this country and you would like a photo or artist drawing (before photography) of the ship, I am willin...