From baa3c891530ce2c22d004837406d9a99b06f4a81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Blaise Thompson Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:34:32 -0600 Subject: erzincan edits --- public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan.html | 40 ++++++++++++++++++--- .../erzincan/family-photo.png | Bin 0 -> 734419 bytes .../erzincan/kemah-fort-drawing.png | Bin 0 -> 785938 bytes public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan/labeled.png | Bin 0 -> 1649545 bytes 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan/family-photo.png create mode 100644 public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan/kemah-fort-drawing.png create mode 100644 public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan/labeled.png diff --git a/public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan.html b/public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan.html index 183576f..afe6080 100644 --- a/public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan.html +++ b/public/armenian-heritage-trip/erzincan.html @@ -12,6 +12,35 @@ Part of the Armenian heritage trip memory. +
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note: historical vs modern Erzincan

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+Erzindjan is now north of the location as of 1907. +When Azniv was born, Erzindjan and the surrounding area was part of Armenia. +It was made part of Turkey in 1920 after the conclusion of WW1. +Besides the genocide, Erzindjan is earthquake prone. +In 1254 William Rubruck said more than 10,000 people were killed by an earthquake. +In 1939 there was another earthquake which led to the death of 32,962. +The old site was entirely abandoned and the town was relocated to the north. +

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note: family connection with Erzindjan

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+The following photo was taken​ in 1906,​ four years after Stepan and his family arrived in the USi. +Standing from left to right in the back row are: Azniv/Agnes Torosian (born Shakargian, who is Nancy and Jim’s maternal grandmother)​, her brother Arshag and his wife, Nartouhi Pojojian (alternates Nartoo, Pazozian, Posozian). +The adults sitting from left to right in the front row are Nancy and Jim’s great-grandmother, Lucien Shakargian (born Donegian), and great-grandfather, Stepan Shakargian. +The family believes two of the children are Arshag's children but the third child may be one of the sister's, Eva Kapigian (born Shakargian) children. +The travelers think Azniv was born in Erzindjan proper rather than adjacent villages because: 1) they used the Turkish bath house which was a Roman ruin, 2) they had a shop where folks bought things- perhaps sugar, candy, coffee, 3) Azniv went to a school and the city had a school for girls (Chrisdinian). +

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Shakargian family photo.
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2019-09-22 Sunday

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Nancy's notes contained a picture of old Erzincan (1907) behind which a particular view of the mountain range could be seen. This was Mount Kazen Kaya. @@ -121,7 +148,10 @@ Since the earthquake and rebuilding, there are almost no remaining structures or Still, the travelers were able to find the mountain view as seen in the old pictures, and also where the Euphrates currently flows.

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Old Erzincan.
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-[TODO: old photo for comparison] +