1997_10 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper October 1997

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Hye Sharzhoom
October 1997
GARABED,
cont. from Page 3
Papazian, on her grape farm on
Clovis and Belmont Avenues. For
leisure activities, Garabed and Lucy
would travel withhiscousin, Agnes,
and her husband, Alex Kochouian,
to place like San Francisco, Oakland, and Yosemite Valley, California (15) P Sometimes before
1927, the couple returned to Massachusetts. Garabed left Boston on
December 26,1927, to visit Mesrop
in France, returning to Boston on
Jan. 19, 1928.(16)
Lucy died on August 3,1930.
After Lucy's death, Garabed spent
his time collecting poetry and writ-
Garabed Der Minasian, 1928
ing his autobiography. He also
made a three and four inch miniature violin with intentions to donate it to the Armenian National
Art Museum in Yerevan, Armenia,
at the time it was being built in the
1930's.( 17) It was not until the late
1970's that he sent his miniature
violin to the museum.
He lived in Detroit, Michigan
in the early 1940's and Groveland,
Massachusetts. In the late 1940 and
early 1950, where he earned his
living as an carpenter, building and
remodeling homes. (18) He married
two more times, but the marriages
ended in divorce, leaving him no
children.
In the early 1950's he met Rose
Dawkins White, who had four children from her previous marriage.
Garabed and Rose married in August of 1953, and left Groveland for
Texas. The August heat in Texas
was unbearable for Rose so they
decided to
come to
Fresno, Cali-
f o r n i a .
Garabed
adopted his
four step children (19) and
they had four
more children.
Garabed continued his business as a contractor, picking
up the majority
of his work
from the Armenian community in Fresno.
Garabed
died on July 17,
1989, at the age
of 91. Most of
his family still
resides in
Fresno County
today.
Garabed is no
longer alive to
add to the details regarding his family's experiences in the Genocide, conditions
or modes of transportation in the
migratory experiences of his family. Much history was learned about
the family from the old wooden
Photographs and Documents on
Fresno Armenians Needed
Dear Readers:
I am in need of photographs and documents
relating to the early history of the local Armenian
community. I am writing a history of the Fresno
Armenian commumty and need photographs dating before World War I or any photo ofthe Free
Market along Fresno Street. Pictures of public
events or Armenian businesses are especially useful
I will pay all phone, mailing and reproduction
costs. Please write me at 5515 E. Liberty Ave.,
Fresno, CA 93727-5341 or call at 209-252-5333
or FAX at 209-252-8850. My e-mail address is
bergeb #juno,com.
Thank you,
Berge Buibulian
suitcase and others still living and
able to recall facts about the
family's history. More information is needed to make the history
complete that stemmed from the
information found in Garabed's
suitcase.
1 Boyajian, Interview. Telgadin
was the Armenian name of the
village before it was changed to
the Turkish name of Kuyulu.
2 Der Minasian, Garabed. Journal.
Sanger, Ca 1970-1989. Technical
notes in Garabed's journal.
3 Der Miasian, Journal.,     p.l.
4 Der Minasian, Journal,    p. 2.
5 Der Manisian, Journal,    p. 2.
6Der Minasian, Journal,     p. 3.
7 The exact date of his return is not
known. It is a fact that his first
wife died at the hands ofthe Turks.
8 Anna's sister Mary, would later
marry into the Papazian family
that settled in Fresno, CA.
9 Boyajian, Mary. Oral Interview.
Fresno, CA. April 23, 1997.
Gurgho was naturalized in Nashua,
New Hampshire, and immigrated
all five of his children one by one
to the United States.
10 Der Minasina, Journal,   p. 4.
11 Der Minasina, Journal,   p. 4.
12 Der Minasian, Journal,   p. 4.
13 Picture: Volunteers Region of
Armenia, 6th Div., Adana, Turkey. 1919.
14 Der Minasina, Garabed. Pass-
port#1876. Boston,MA. Dec. 23,
1927
15 Picture: Garabed and Lucy der
Minasian. San Francisco, CA.
1922
Picture: Fairy Boat Cruse. Oakland,^ A. 1922
Picture: Garabed, Lucy, and
Agnes K. & Friend. Yosemite, Ca.
1923
16 Der Minasina, Passport #1876
17 Picture: Garabed with Violin.
Norfolk Prison Colony, MA, 1933
18 Der Minasian, Garabed. Drivers
License. Detroit, MI.
Issued: Feb. 16, 1942
Der Minasian, Garabed. Drivers License. Groveland, MA
Issued: Sept. 26, 1949
Der Minasian, Garabed. Contractors License. Boston, MA.
Issued: May 2,1930.
Der Minasian, Garabed. Contractors License. Detroit,
Mi. Issued: Jan. 22, 1947.
19White, Wayne, Donna, Judy,
Brenda.   Matter of Petition for
Adoption. Fresno, CA
Bibliography
Documents:
Der Minasian, Garabed. Pass-
port#1876. Boston, Mass. Dec.
23,1927.
Der Minasian, Garabed. Drivers License. Detroit, MI. Issued:
Deb. 16, 1942.
Der Minasian, Garabed. Drivers License. Groveland, MA. Issued: May 2, 1930.
!J,un«iiftiiuf«iij<* ITjiUfifHI   IIMril'i.l.-IL'ii
Mesrop Der Minasian
Der Minasian, Garabed.
Contractor's License.    Boston,
MA. Issued: May 2, 1930.
Der Minasian, Garabed.
Contractor's License. Detroit, MI-.
Issued: Jan. 22, 1947.
Garabed Der Minasian v. Helen
Der Minasian. No. 349-569 Decreed of Divorce. Country of Wanye
in Chancery, MI. Feb. 3, 1944.
Julia M. Der Minasian v.
Garabed Der Minasian. Petition of
Divorce. Essex County, MA. March
31,1953.
Nufus Kay Ornegi. Turkish
Birth Record. Elazig, Turkey. Dec.
6, 1967.
White, Wayne, Donna Judy,
Brenda, Matter of Petition for Adoption. Fresno,CA. June, 6, 1955.
Journal of: Der Minasian,
Garabed. Sanger, CA. 1970-1989.
Oral Interview:    Boyajian,
Mary. Fresno, CA. April 23,1997.
Oral Interview: Der Minasian,
Rose. Sanger,
CA. April 18,
1997.
Picture:
Volunteers
Region of Armenia, 6th
Div., Adana,
Turkey. 1919.
Picture:
Garabed and
Lucy Der
Minasian, San
Francisco,
CA. 1922.
Picture:
Fairy Boat
Cruse. Oakland, CA.
1922.
Picture:
Garabed,
Lucy, and
Agnes K. &
friend.
Yosemite,
CA. 1923.
Picture:
Garabed   of
Cliff. Elizig,Turkey, 1967.
ARS Armenian Summer Studies '97
Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The ARS 25th Annual Armenian Summer Studies Program was held at
Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts. Sixteen students from
throughout the world participated in the three week program, July 20-
August 9. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of CSU Fresno was the Director.