Category Archives: History

RANDOM CONNECTIONS…NOT SO RANDOM

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

“I think my great grandfather was the founder of your church.” I received this message after posting a story about my childhood church on this blog. It wasn’t possible, I was certain. I had studied the original members and the … Continue reading →

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THE MIRACLE PHOTO

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

For the last three years I’ve been involved with the process of closing and selling the church where I grew up. It was a sad time, but also a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends, form new friendships, and … Continue reading →

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THE THIRTY-YEAR GENOCIDE

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I feel like I just struck gold in the research for my historical fiction! I have amassed so many articles and books and photos and interviews. Still, I felt my mental picture of the time frame when Armenians were subjected … Continue reading →

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ARMENIA 100+ YEARS AGO

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

PA-REV-NER! GREETINGS! It’s a literary gift of gold! Thanks to my friend Roger, I learned of this resource for understanding life in Armenia prior to the 1915 genocide. I have only just begun my study of what it offers. The … Continue reading →

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THE ARMENIAN LEGION

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

One of the lesser-known stories about the experience of Armenians during World War I, the period of the most aggressive extermination attempts by the Turks, was the formation of The Armenian Legion: 1916-1920. One of the women I interviewed spoke … Continue reading →

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DANCE MEMORIES-ARMENIAN STYLE

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m sitting here at my computer, immersing myself in my Armenian story with the accompaniment of Armenian music. The music has triggered memories of long-ago experiences: background music at some unidentified event with my cousins near Boston; a wedding where … Continue reading →

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ANCIENT TRIBES AND QUETZALCOTL AND PROPHESIES – OH MY!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ CELESTIAL MESA 2012! Celestial Mesa 2012, by Sharon Delaney, is provocative, exciting, informative, and just a little scary. Called by her best friend and Cherokee tribal elder Running Dog Paxton when the Cherokee Nation is sued … Continue reading →

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CELESTIAL MESA 2012 – A NOVEL – THE STORY BEHIND THE MAYAN PROPHESIES

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

The Mayans predicted that on December 21, 2012, the world as we know it would come to an end. Just Released! In Celestial Mesa 2012, Sharon Delaney builds a suspense-filled story of the history and religions of the ancient tribes … Continue reading →

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