The American Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire: Who was where, and when?

The American Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire before, during and after the Turkish Genocide against the Armenians: Towards a detailed accounting of ‘who was where and when.’ A list prepared for Ambassador Henry Morgenthau by William Wheelock Peet, Bible House, Constantinople dated 7 October 1914. Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian LONG ISLAND, NY Many descendants of survivors of the genocide against the Armenians by the Turks often find themselves searching for bits and pieces of information, which have relevance for family histories preserved at various levels of completeness and detail....

July 4, 2015 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Aux Peuples Assassin©s" ["To the Murdered Peoples"]

Aux Peuples AssassinŽsÓ [ÒTo the Murdered PeoplesÓ] (Paris, 1916). Cover illustration of the essay by Romain Rolland. This woodcut by the Flemish artist Franz Masereel remains relevant on the 100th anniversary of the onset of the Genocide against the Armenians ÒArmenian News Network / Groong Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Like many others, we believe that story telling can rely solely on images....

April 25, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

NINETY-SIX YEARS AGO TODAY, The S.S. Leviathan leaves Hoboken, NJ

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February 16, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Recent additions to Conscience Films videos on Youtube

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Our video entitled “Raphael Lemkin on the Genesis of the Concept behind the Word Genocide -Connecting the Dots between the Ottoman Turkish Genocide of the Armenians and the Nazi Genocide, and Working for a Viable Legal Framework for the Punishment of Genocide: a seminal 1949 television presentation with Quincy Howe as host and discussants Raphael Lemkin, Ivan Kerno and Emanuel Celler....

December 27, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

99 Years Ago Today: Who Knew What, When and How about The Massacres

99 Years Ago Today:- Who Knew What, When and How about ÒThe Massacres that Would Change the Meaning of Massacre.Ó The Committee on Armenian Atrocities in New York CityÕs Release for Publication in Papers of Monday, Oct. 4, 1915 Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY ** INTRODUCTION** In this day and age of instant messaging and the like it is not easy to put oneself in the situation of imagining what it was like to get reliable news of the events going on so far as the Armenians of Turkey were concerned and especially as the genocide was under way in 1915....

October 4, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Some Details of the Death of Dr. Armenag Harutune Haigazian, Intellectual and Educator in Mezreh, Kharpert in 1921

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Some Background We have long felt that visual materials, as accurately attested and attributed as possible, should be made accessible to scholars and those wishing to make documentary films. We knew that it would be no trivial task to undertake the work of attesting and attributing photographs, but the difficulty has far exceeded our initial expectations. It inevitably takes a great deal of time and more than a little luck....

September 25, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Sultan Abdul Hamid II: What did he really look like? Caricatures versus photographs.

­­Armenian News Network / Groong**** Sultan Abdul Hamid II: What did he really look like? Caricatures versus photographs. Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY There is little disagreement that Sultan Abdul Hamid II was a very important figure in the long and sad history of the Armenians, but even today he remains more of a critically understudied and elusive figure than one might imagine....

September 21, 2014 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Photograph of "Typical Needy Armenians" on the November 1914 cover of " The Friend of Armenia " (London): Recycling of a Photograph from No Later than September 1, 1913 originally attesting "Massacre Victims in Rags"

Photograph of ÒTypical Needy ArmeniansÓ on the November 1914 cover of ÒThe Friend of ArmeniaÓ (London): Recycling of a Photograph from No Later than September 1, 1913 originally attesting ÒMassacre Victims in RagsÓ Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY *Armenians in England: the history up to the 20-ies of the XXth Century *by R Yeghiazaryan, Yason Printing House, Yerevan, 2014) is only 352 pages long but it is full of information and contains many rich research leads....

August 28, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

An Armenian Orphan of the Genocide Gives Fuller Meaning to the Essence of a Painting

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY A category of imagery associated with various persecutions of the Armenians, particularly in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire and culminating with the Armenian Genocide, is what may be described as pictorial - inspired by actual situations or events. This species of imagery takes on special significance when it reflects witnessing. Some have also referred to this as a form of “survivor art or survivor-inspired art”....

August 25, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The Monument Shown on the Cover of Teodig's 1919 Book Entitled Hushartsan Abril Dasnamegi (Memorial April 11)

The Monument Shown on the Cover of TeodigÕs 1919 Book Entitled Hushartsan Abril Dasnamegi [Memorial April 11]: A closer look at a beautiful monument and a plea for a serious effort to learn more about it. Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY COMMENTARY There is an activity that has come to be known as ÒDark Tourism.Ó This is perhaps best viewed as a form of pilgrimage tourism wherein a site or commemorative reminder of a catastrophe, disaster or tragedy no matter how great or small, is the focus....

August 18, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor