Research Has Started!!

The research has begun! Hopefully within the next several weeks I will be able to share some preliminary research results with you. While online searching/research has been useful, I require the assistance of a powerhouse of information that will really get this project going. I have a preliminary visit scheduled with the Library of Congress on October 5th where I hope to unearth some invaluable leads to begin unraveling the history of our family. Separate research visits are planned at the National Archives and DAR Library as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will at least be in touch with several family members before the 5th to collect some vital information that will be useful in my search queries.

As we begin this process, I ask that you further assist me in thinking of stories, anecdotes, family traditions, family traits, etc., that will enrich our family tree -- after all, this shouldn't be just about a chart filled with names and a bunch of dates! Photographs, artifacts, memorabilia - all will be useful in creating a rich, robust, and wonderful history of our family. If you have any items that you would like to share, please send scanned or digital photos or web links that can be used within the final product.

For those of you who are in touch with family members who haven't heard about this project, please give them my email address, petrossianfamily@gmail.com and send them a link to this blog page so that they can subscribe and contribute to it.

Family Connections

I am on a quest to research the Petrossian & Avakian Family History. With the small amount of research that I have already embarked on, I have discovered how little I know about my family roots....the essence of where our family all began. As many of you may know the bits and pieces of our family history throughout the years of growing up, during family gatherings, and the occasional reciting of stories and anecdotes around the dinner table - I have found the history to be incomplete and want to know more.

This blog has been created for the purpose of sharing our stories, information, that will hopefully blossom into a family tree. In 1990, Ashot Babaloyan completed his attempt at our family tree. It's a good start but it isn't enough.

If you have any historical information about the Petrossian and/or Avakian families, please post it here or send your information to petrossianfamily@gmail.com. If you are interested in providing information, please send an email to the above noted address and I will send you a family group sheet form to fill out - I'm hoping this form will be completed by as many family members as possible. Any information however small or sparse, will be hugely appreciated and will enhance the final product - an accurate family tree which will be shared with all members of our family!