Girl Scout highlights history and community impact of St. Gregory Church
I am a Girl Scout from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and I recently added a history section to the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church website for my Girl Scout Gold Award Project. My great-grandparents, grandparents and mother grew up in this church, and I have been a frequent visitor. Therefore, preserving its history is important to me.
The section centers on the history of St. Gregory Church and the special community of Armenians that settled in the Springfield, Massachusetts area. The small but unique group of Armenians prospered in America and made a name for themselves in many Springfield industries. Their one constant throughout the decades has always been the church, which has served as an important reminder of where this group of people came from and what they have accomplished together. St. Gregory Church arose as a symbol of unity and survival after the Armenian Genocide (1915) and continues to do so today.
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Who is the young man on the far left wearing a tie and a great smile? He looks like my uncle.
That young man is Paul Piligian who was in the picture
because he cleaned the mortar off of used bricks and delivered them to the men building the church…. One of whom was his father Stepan upper left.
Great work!!! Thanks for doing all this.