PRESS RELEASE
MASHDOTS COLLEGE
Contact Person: Sofi Boyle
411 E. Acacia Avenue
Glendale, CA 91205
Tel. (818) 548-9345
Fax: (818) 548-9342
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: mashdotscollege.org
DR. DER YEGHIAYAN TO LECTURE ON
HISTORIC ARMENIA & CILICIA
On Sunday, October 12,2008 at 6:00 P.M., Dr. Garbis Der Yeghiayan,
President of Mashdots College, will present a lecture titled,
`Embracing the Land of Our Ancestors: The Presence of the Past’. The
power-point presentation,organized by the Holy Trinity Armenian Church
of North Hollywood, will cover the following historic Armenian cities
and villages in Cilicia, Cappadocia and Western Armenia: Adana,
Mersin, Iskenderoun, Sis, Kerkhan, Beylan, Darson, Aintab, Marash,
Zeitoun, Hadjen, Evereg, Guessaria, Talas, Tomarza, Urgup, Bogazlyan,
Gurin, Malatia, Kharpert, Mush, Erzurum, Arapgir, Agn, Shabin
Karahisar, Tamzara, Ordou, Drabizon, Rize, Hamshen, Hopa, Artvin,
Ardahan, Kars, Ani, Igdir, Bayazid, Mt. Ararat, Van-Akhtamar, Bitlis,
Sassoun, Dikranagerd-Diyarbekir,Mardin, Severeg, Ourfa, Antioch, Mousa
Ler, as well as Bolis-Istanbul.
Mashdots College organizes annual pilgrimages to Historic Armenia. In
July, 2008, forty Armenians from the United States and other Diaspora
communities joined Dr. Der Yeghiayan by experiencing `stunning moments
with history’. The 1 7-day pilgrimage offered the participants an
unprecedented opportunity to better understand and appreciate the
centuries-old heritage of the Armenianpeople, and to observe firsthand
the unparalleled accomplishments of our martyred ancestors and the
immense sacrifices endured by the survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
The event is open to the public and will take place at the Holy
Trinity Armenian Church, 11960 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood,
California. For further information contact the Church Office at (818)
761-9738 or Mashdots Collegeat (818) 548-9345.