Chapter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(Page numbers currently refer to the Armenian Manuscript but

will be revised later to match this translation   [J.T.])

Title

 

 

 

 

Page

 

Translator's Preface.....................................................................................

a.

 

(Author's)  Foreword.................................................................................

i

 

Introduction.................................................................................................

1

1

Earliest Records of the Name "Perkenik"....................................................

3

2

Origin of the Village's Formal Name: "Bagratunik"

    (Western Pronunciation:"Pakradunik")...................................................

 

7

3

Where Did the First Settlers Come From  and How Long Ago?.................

11

4

Topography of Perkenik (Land Features and Buildings)...........................

13

5

The Religious Shrines of Perkenik...............................................................

21

6

Climate and Produce....................................................................................

22

7

The Population............................................................................................

24

8

Perkenik Through the Centuries (1057 -1915) -- An Historic Perspective

26

9

Perkenik's Economy (Labor, Trade, Farming, Ranching, Etc.)....................

44

10

Perkenik's Famous Wrestlers.......................................................................

50

11

Educational Facilities And Cultural Activities.............................................

58

 

     A. Boys' School......................................................................................

54

 

     B. Girls' School.......................................................................................

60

 

     C. Cultural Activities..............................................................................

66

12

Perkenik's Regional Dialect..........................................................................

75

13

Perkenik's Popular Songs, Lullabies, Hymns and Prayers...........................

84

14

Feast Days and Related Customs................................................................

87

15

Wedding Customs........................................................................................

96

 

     A. Engagement.......................................................................................

96

 

     B.The Wedding Ceremony....................................................................

98

16

The Village Dress and Costumes................................................................

104

17

The Character of the People.........................................................................

107

18

Famous Personalities of Perkinik.................................................................

109

 

   A.  The Clergy..........................................................................................

109

 

       1. Bishop Hajian's List.........................................................................

109

 

       2. Mr. Balabanian's List.......................................................................

110

 

       3. Prominent Clerics............................................................................

111

 

           a. Patriarch,House ofCilicia,Gregory Peter VIII DerAsdvadzadurian

111

 

           b. Patriarch-Catholicos Stephen Peter X Azarian .......................

113

 

           c. Archbishop John Hajian...........................................................

115

 

           d. Bishop Ghevont Khorkhoruni.................................................

116

 

           e. Archbishop Sahag Hajian.........................................................

118

 

   B. Ancient Families.................................................................................

18

Famous Personalities of Perkenik (Continued)

 

 

     C. Literary Personages............................................................................

120

 

               1. Daniel Varoujan........................................................................

                    a. Biographical Sketches..........................................................

                    b. His Writings.........................................................................

                       Poetry and Verse..................................................................

                       Prose....................................................................................

120

121

189

189

197

 

                    c. The Last Writings of Varoujan.............................................

202

 

                    d. Opinions on D. Varoujan's Writings....................................

203

 

                    e. D. Varoujan's "Archives"......................................................

207

 

                    f.  Comment on Certain Collected Writings..............................

208

 

                    g. Varoujan's Works Translated in French................................

208

 

                    h. "Daniel Varoujan" School in Erevan.....................................

209

 

               2. Gregory Chebukkerian (Daniel Varoujian's  Father)..................

209

 

               3. Stephen Balabanian (Hooshigk Hayrenyats).............................

210

 

               4. Joseph Reissian  ("The Rug")....................................................

211

19

The Events of 1895......................................................................................

213

 

     Testimony of 1. S. Balabanian  2. Gh. Joshkunian..................................

213

20

The 1915 Deportations and Massacres........................................................

214

 

        Eye-Witnesses: Perkeniktsi .and other.................................................

215

 

           1. Mgrditch Demirjian.......................................................................

215

 

           2. S. Balabanian................................................................................

218

 

           3. Paul A. Halabanian........................................................................

219

 

           4. H.E. Archbishop John Nazlian......................................................

223

21

Perkenik In Ruins.........................................................................................

225

22

Biographies..................................................................................................

226

 

    1. Aristakes Azarian.................................................................................

225

 

    2. Dr. Peter Tarpinian..............................................................................

232

 

    3. Mgrdich Epremian...............................................................................

233

 

    4. Mgrdich Gharibian...............................................................................

234

 

    5. Stephan Balabanian..............................................................................

236

 

    6. Joseph Reissian....................................................................................

237

23

Perkeniktsis Outside Perkenik......................................................................

239

 

  A.  In Constantinople.................................................................................

239

 

  B.  In France...............................................................................................

264

 

  C.  In America.............................................................................................

266

 

  D.  In (French) Somalia E. In Armenia F.In Lebanon G. H. In Syria.........

267

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Fr. Ephrem Boghossian's Original Armenian Manuscript.

      (With Front Matter + Typed MS Pages 1-267)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS

    Supplement to [Chap. No].    Martyrology

    Supplement to [Chap. No].    Confessors of the Faith.

    Supplement to [Chap. No].    Etc.

 

 

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GENERAL SUPPLEMENTS

    Translator's Commentaries  (Numerous Topics [Later])

   [Other Topics]

 

 

    Family Trees ( With Necrology[Obituaries,Etc], Photos, Etc..)

 

 

    List of Names and Addresses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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