The History of the Village of Perkenik (Pakradunik)

Fr. Ephrem Boghossian C. M. Vd (Mechitharist of Vienna, Austria)

Translation by Joe Topalian

 
 

TITLE PAGE, ENGLISH: HISTORY OF THE ARMENIAN VILLAGE OF PERKENIK ("PAKRADUNIK"/"BAGRATUNIK") Original Armenian By The Late Fr. Ephrem Boghosian Mechitharist of Vienna (1895-1972) English Translation by Joe Topalian

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS, ENGLISH

 

TRANSLATER'S PREFACE

 

INTRODUCTION, ENGLISH

 

CHAPTER 1, ENGLISH: EARLIEST RECORDS OF THE NAME "PERKENIK" (Armenian Manuscript Pagg 3 to 6) Partial Translation

 

CHAPTER 2, ENGLISH: THE POPULAR TRADITION On the Origin of the Village's Formal Name "PAKRADUNIK" ("BAGRATUNIK") (Armenian Manuscript Pages 7-10) (To be Translated [JT])

 

CHAPTER 3, ENGLISH: WHERE DID THE FIRST SETTLERS COME FROM AND HOW LONG AGO? (To be Translated [JT])

 

CHAPTER 4, ENGLISH: THE TOPOGRAPHY OF PERKENIK Partial translation

 

CHAPTER 5, ENGLISH: THE RELIGIOUS SHRINES OF PERKENIK (Complete translation [JT])

 

CHAPTER 6, ENGLISH: THE CLIMATE AND PRODUCE (Complete translation. J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 7, ENGLISH: THE POPULATION OF PERKENIK (Abridged Translation J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 8, ENGLISH: PERKENIK THROUGH THE CENTURIES - (AN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE) To Be Translated

 

CHAPTER 9, ENGLISH: PERKENIK'S ECONOMY To Be Translated

 

CHAPTER 10, ENGLISH: PERKENIK'S FAMOUS WRESTLERS (Complete translation J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 11, ENGLISH : EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (To be translated)

 

CHAPTER 12: REGIONAL DIALECT — Not available at present

 

CHAPTER 13: POPULAR SONGS, LULLABIES, HYMNS AND PRAYERS — Not available at present

 

CHAPTER 14: FEAST DAYS AND RELATED CUSTOMS — Not available at present

 

CHAPTER 15: WEDDING CUSTOMS — Not available at present

 

CHAPTER 16: VILLAGE DRESS AND COSTUMES — Not available at present

 

CHAPTER 17, ENGLISH: THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE (Complete translation J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 18, ENGLISH: DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITIES OF PERKENIK (Partial translation J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 19: THE EVENTS OF 1895 — Not available at present

 

CHAPTER 20, ENGLISH: (To be translated J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 21, ENGLISH: PERKINIK IN RUINS (To be translated J.T.)

 

CHAPTER 22: BIOGRAPHIES — Not available at present

  1. Aristakes Azarian
  2. Dr. Peter Tarpinian
  3. Mgrdich Epremian
  4. Mgrdich Gharibian
  5. Stephan Balabanian
  6. Joseph Reissian
 

CHAPTER 23: — Not available at present

Perkeniktsis Outside Perkenik,In Constantinople,In France, In American (French) Somalia E. In Armenia F. In Lebanon G. H. In Syria

 
 

Road from Perkenik

Written on top of page above photo in English:

This photo was taken in the year of 1956 by Hovsep Deirmany Oclu Deirmanjian son of Manoug Deirmanjian

This is the village of all Armenian Catholic people. This village was founded in year 1200 by Armenian refugees come to live this village. They were nine families. By 1915 this village had over four hundred families about five thousand people. The people of this village had over two hundred (cannot read one word - looks like teamsters) mostly farmers, vegetable farms.

Perkinik is a village of Turkey in Asia Minor, State of Sivas.

The population in 1914 about four thousand five hundred.

They had.
1 Turkish Bath House
1 flour mill
2 oriental rug factories
1 coffee house
3 grocery stores
1 Catholic Church
1 School for Boys
1 School for Girls
1 Barber Shop (facility was also used for dentistry)

THE ROAD FROM PERKINIK TOWARD THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN


The Boys School Perkinik

Written on top of page above photo in English:

Boys School Notes

This photos was taken by Hovsep Deirmanjy Oclu Deirmanjian in 1956 son of Manoug Deimanjian born and raised in this village Manoug was married to Mrs. Margaret after the 1st World War. This building is the Boy's School in 1st floor. The 2nd floor was oriental rug factory. Name of this village was Perkinik, State of Sivas, in Asia Minor. After the 1st World War when Turkish goverment ordered to massacre all the Armenians there was nothing left there. Even they took tombstones out of the cemeteries to dissolve Armenian name. They change the name of the village. They called "Yeshill Käy meaning "Green Village"


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