Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know
This is a seven part series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots.
Syria as well as the background on the history of Armenian genealogy
Lebanon and Israel
Greece and Jordan
Southeast Asia (Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Singapore) and Serbia
Turkey
Egypt and Armenia
Austria, Poland, Cyprus, Hungary, and the current gaps in what is available
The Armenians of Hazari: Recreating the Demographic History - this article is unique as it is the first to use official Ottoman census records, Armenian source documents and United States records to recreate the family trees of one Armenian village.
The Demography of Moush - details of the Armenian presence in the Moush district including a village by village analysis of available population data, accompanying map can be found in the Maps section of this website.
The Demography of Kharpert - details of the Armenian presence in the Kharpert district including a village by village analysis of available population data, accompanying map can be found in the Maps section of this website.
List of Armenian orphans in the American orphanage in Kharpert as published in 1919. I transcribed the list for Mark Arslan's Armenian Immigration Project website.
List of graduates of Euphrates (Yeprad) College in Kharpert as printed in Hishadagaran Yeprad Koleji (Memoranda of Euphrates College 1878 - 1915) edited by Haret M. Pilibbosian [Boston, 1942]. I transcribed the list for Mark Arslan's Armenian Immigration Project website.
This page contains the complete 1840 (1256 hijra) Ottoman census for the Armenians in the village of Sakrat [Yazıbaşı] in the district of Palu.
The Search for Family during the Chaos of Genocide - article about the advertisements placed in Armenian newspapers during the Armenian genocide by family members searching for lost relatives.
A New Source for Armenian Roots - article detailing the use of the 1840 [1256 hijra] Ottoman census for Palu to document one family's history.
The Demography of Dersim - details of the Armenian presence in the Dersim region including a village by village analysis of available population data, accompanying map can be found in the Maps section of this website.
A Demographic Narrative of Diyarbekir Province Based on Ottoman Records - paper presented 12 Nov 2011 in Diyarbakir at workshop on the social and economic history of the city and its surrounding areas from 1838 to 1938. Video of conference presentation can be found here and the Turkish version was published in "Diyarbakır Tebliğleri: Diyarbakır ve Çevresi Toplumsal ve Ekonomik Tarihi Konferansı."
A Glimpse into the Armenian Patriarchate Censuses of 1906/7 and 1913/4 - article which brings to light samples from the Armenian Patriarchate censuses of 1906/7 and 1913/4.
Baptism records from Sp. Krikor Lusavorich church of Gesaria [Kayseri] - the records from 1914 through April 1915 were published leading up to the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
Family of Priests: The Der Manuelians of Sakrat Palu Across Two Centuries - article detailing the use of the 1840 [1256 hijra] Ottoman census for Palu to document one family's history.
The Georgetown Girls: Reconstructing a Family History - article about the 39 Armenian women, each a survivor of the Armenian genocide, brought to Canada to work as domestic servants.
Portrait of Bravery: The Life and Times of Dr. Floyd Smith - article about Dr. Floyd Smith, an American missionary doctor stationed in Diyarbakir during World War I and a witness to the Armenian genocide.
Ginj/Genj and Jabaghchour/Chapakchour - article discussing the pre-genocide Armenian population of the Ginj/Genj and Jabaghchour/Chapakchour regions [Bingöl]. A recently updated map of the Ginj/Genj and Jabaghchour/Chapakchour region has been added to the Maps section.