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Nanore Barsoumian
Nanore Barsoumian was the editor of the Armenian Weekly from 2014 to 2016. She served as assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly from 2010 to 2014. Her writings focus on human rights, politics, poverty, and environmental and gender issues. She has reported from Armenia, Nagorno-Karabagh, Javakhk and Turkey. She earned her B.A. degree in Political Science and English and her M.A. in Conflict Resolution from the University of Massachusetts (Boston).
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A few misspellings that perhaps come from the book: the sports magazine was actually called “Marmnamarz.” It is worthy to add that its editor, Shavarsh Krisian, was (not by chance) among the leaders and intellectuals deported from Constantinople on April 23-24, 1915 and then killed.
Of course, the founder of the scout movement was Robert Baden-Powell.
I believe that the name of Krikor Djololian’s son (born in France) should be written “Patrick” and not “Badris.”
Dear Vartan,
thank you for the corrections. We mistakenly posted an earlier version.
I find the references of the creation of HMEM and the establishment of the Armenian Scouts very interesting. I’m curious about what Baden Powell, the “founder” of the Scout movement wrote to Krikor Djololian in response to the state of Scouting in Constantinople. Was it Armenian or Turkish Scouting or both. My guess is it was just prior to 1915.
I have been told by a former Boston Scout Executive that it was Baden-Powell’s wish that ethnic Scouting be practiced in adopted lands while registered with the National Scout Office.
So, I’m wondering if this communication between the two had anything to do with his position on ethnic Scouting.