Armenians in Varna. Photos of Chilingiryan family [1900-1990s]
Scope & Content:
Photos of Armenian families living in the city of Varna, North Eastern Bulgaria. The photos are owned either by the family of Ovanez Chilingiryan or by the Armenian Church Board in Varna.
A photograph of Garabed Chilingiryan, born in 1882 in the Ottoman Empire. Unlike two of his brothers, he managed to escape from the mass filling of Armenians. He was named Hrashtagabed, but when settling in Bulgaria he was renamed Garabed as this name was
The photograph of Ovanez Chilingiryan was taken sometime in 1932 in the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. The family photos are owned by the family of Ovanez Chilingiryan.
The wedding of Yuhaper Chilingiryan and Agop Badonyan in November 1947 in the city of Shumen. The couple later moved to the city of Varna and then to the USA where they settled. The family photos are owned by the family of Ovanez Chilingiryan.
Arshalujs Sarabekyan in 1950s as an unmarried young women. She married Ovanez Chilingiryan with whom they had two sons - Garabed (b. 1960) and Harutyun (b. 1964). The family photos are owned by the family of Ovanez Chilingiryan.