Ruth Thomasian, a photo archivist and historian, will be the keynote speaker at the annual 99th Armenian Genocide Commemoration that will be held in the House Chambers at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 26 at 11 a.m. The announcement was made by State Representative Christopher Wright (D-Bristol), chairman of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration event. “The April 26th ceremony will be held to remember our martyrs and honor our survivors,” Wright said in a press release from his office. “We invite everyone to join us and following the commemoration event all participants are invited to gather in the Hall of the Flags for refreshments.” For 39 years Ruth Thomasian, a photo archivist and historian, has dedicated herself to saving the photographic heritage of the Armenian community as founder (1975) and executive director of Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, Inc. During the 1970s, while pursuing a career as a theatrical costume designer in New York City, she became aware that visual material to research costumes for Armenian plays set in Historic Armenia was extremely scarce. Thomasian received her bachelor’s of arts in History and Education from AlbionCollege in Michigan, and a master’s of science in Communications Management from SimmonsCollege, Boston. She [...]
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