Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA
Dec 10 2004
Calendar features old Armenian photos
For the 18th year, Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives is
publishing its calendar, titled Armenian Families in the Ottoman
Empire before 1915. In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the
Genocide, Project SAVE’s calendar is a unique learning experience.
From its vast collections of over 25,000 images, Project SAVE
Archives staff made a special effort to select families from a
variety of professions and types of communities (city, town, village,
sophisticated or not). Included are the faces of 20 Armenian families
living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries throughout the vast
area of the Ottoman Empire including not only places in Historic
Armenia, but also in what is today Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece and
Romania.
Special attention was given to researching what each family was
doing before 1915; during the Genocide, which started in 1915 and
continued through 1923; and what happened to family members who
survived the Genocide.
The public can order calendars by mail or in person in time for
Christmas giving. For more information, check out
; call Arpie at Project SAVE, 617-923-4542; or
e-mail [email protected]. Also inquire about wholesale orders
to benefit your favorite nonprofit organization.
Calendars can also be purchased in person at the Archives,
starting with the Project SAVE Open House on Sunday, Dec. 12, 1-5
p.m., and during the weeks until Christmas, same hours or by
appointment. Project SAVE staff will assist you and give you a “tour”
of the archives.
As in the past, one calendar is $15 plus postage and handling
(plus 5 percent sales tax for Massachusetts residents). Two or more
calendars sent to the same address cost $12.50 each plus postage and
handling (and 5 percent sales tax for residents).