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“Verabrogh” (Survivor)
The stories herein are all based on the real-life account of the late Nerses Manougian (1912-1974).
On a dark night some years after 1923, young Nerses Manougian, an orphaned survivor of the Armenian Genocide, cycled down Ontario farm roads through fields he worked as one of The Georgetown Boys. The boy Nerses had survived a miraculous flight from the pistachi
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This story is a beautiful remembrance of our family and my daughter. Thank you Haig.
Nerses Manoogian Boy #93 of the Georgetown Boys
Here is s short bio of Nerses Manoogian as it appeared in Jack Apramian’s book “The Georgetown Boys” published in 1976 – Note from Hrad Poladian- I have not corrected the typos, I left them as thay were originally written.
“Nerses Manoogian,Born jibin May 12,1912. Both parents and all relatives killed by Turks. Miss Frearson’s orphanage, Aintab, Turkey. Orphanage transferred to Shemlon, Lebanon for safety, Boy transferred to Georgetown Aug.1,1926. Farm placements : 1- Various farms around Mitcell, Caledonia. 2- Wm. Smith, R.R.1,Lakesid, Ont. 3- B.F.Cardy, Belwood, Ont.Attended Dunnville High School, went to Aleppo, Syria,1934. Married there, and returned as immigrant to U.S.A. Married there, 4 children, worked as accountant for State of New York. Hobbies: Philatelics. Deccased 1973”