The Der Mugrdechian name was well-known in Van. Father Garabed Mugrdechian was the parish priest of the Ararouts Holy Mother-of-God Church. His son, Mardiros, was also ordained into the priesthood and styled Father Melkisetek (or Melkiset). He also served in Van. One of Father Melkisetek’s sons, Anoushavan, was a leading member of the Armenian Armenakan Party, which was founded in Van; and later a member of the Armenian Democratic-Liberal (Ramgavar) Party.
Our new article presents the history of this family, and is written by Zaroohi Der Mugrdechian, a descendant of the family. The article is accompanied by numerous photographs and documents, which family members were able to rescue from Van and bring with them to the United States.
We would like to thank Zaroohi for her contribution.
Here is the link to the
page:
https://www.houshamadyan.org/oda/americas/der-mugrdechian-collection-usa.htmlThe article was translated into Armenian and Turkish respectively by Vartan Tashjian and Arlet İncidüzen.
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Houshamadyan Editorial Board
