Armenians in the Mohawk Valley
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Armenians started to make their way to the Upper Mohawk Valley in the late nineteenth century. After the Armenian genocide and subsequent diaspora, the community increased and counts among its members successful local educators, scientists, professionals, and business owners. Although there has not been scholarship on the local Armenian community, John Toukatly's recent monograph, Monsoura, tells the story of Mansoura Enjem Thomas' harrowing journey out of the Ottoman Empire and eventually to Utica. The photos below are of the Armenian circle at the New Forest Cemetery on Oneida Street in Utica, a monument to some of the original members of the community.
References
Nassar, Eugene. "Armenians have place in Utica history". The Observer-Dispatch. 12 June 2002
Serway, Raymond. My Life Story. 48HrBooks, 2018.
Toukatly, John. Monsoura. Bookbaby, 2018.