(Reprinted from Consecration of the  Armenian Apostolic Church in Hartford, 1953) The first Armenian to settle in Hartford was Samuel Donchian. He arrived in 1884 to establish the Samuel Donchian Rug Company. Samuel Donchian left this city in 1889 to go to Constantinople. He returned in 1891 with his wife, Armenuhi...

This booklet is created on the occasion of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Consecration of the first level of St. George Armenian Apostolic Church of Hartford, Connecticut. It is a tribute to all those who were willing to strive, no matter how difficult or lengthy the task may have been,...