Tag Archives: Armenian Heritage

ARMENIAN DANCES: THE MAKING OF A HISTORICAL NOVEL

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Two years ago, I posted about a plan to write a history of the Armenian church where I spent much of my childhood through young adulthood. I wrote about my earliest research and its impact on me in my 2/4/19 … Continue reading →

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BIRTH OF AN ARMENIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Beginning in the late nineteenth century and continuing into the first three decades of the twentieth century, a community of Protestant Armenians left the horrific persecutions of Armenian Christians in Turkey and arrived and thrived in the city of Troy, … Continue reading →

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ARMENIAN FAIRYTALES

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Shnor-ha-vor (soorp) dzu-noont!  Merry Christmas! During a visit with one of the Armenian women who was kind enough to let me interview her for my historical fiction, she shared a delightful find with me (actually, a few delightful finds, but … Continue reading →

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