1860 Gesaria (Kayseri) to Los Angeles 2022
“Mapping Culture & Sharing Stories”
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
12:00pm PST
Exhibition Doors open- George Deukmejian Community Center.
1:00 pm PST
Doors open to the Sheen Chapel.
Conference Part 1: 1:30 -3:45pm PST
1:30pm PST
Opening Remarks
Dr. Vahram Shemmassian
Martin Eskijian
Marguerite Mangassarian-Goschin
“Leaving Behind a Legacy” by
Nazelie Elmassian, granddaughter of Setrak Timourian and Nazen Telfeyan
1:50-2:55pm PST
Session I:
In Front of the Eyes of the World:
The Memoirs of Setrag Timourian
Followed by Q & A by
Dr. Vahé Tachjian
Dr. Y. Tolga Cora
3:00pm PST
Session II:
Discovering and Learning through Telfeyan/Timourian Family Textiles and Dresses, (1880 Kayseri)
Followed by Q & A by
Dr. Sofi Khachmanyan
3:45 - 4:00pm PST
Intermission
Conference Part 2: 3:45pm- 6:30pm PST
4:00pm PST
Session III:
Bringing Stories to Life: One Bocja at a Time
Followed by Q & A by
Tina Demirdjian,
Dr. Mary MacGregor-Villarreal
Dr. Carol Tuntland
5:10pm PST
Session IV:
The Cultural Roots of Folk Medicine in Armenia and its Implications for Healthcare Today
Followed by Q & A
Dr. Carolann Najarian
7:00pm PST
Exhibition Remains open until 7:00pm PST.
Sunday, February 27th, 2022
12:00pm PST
Exhibition Doors open- George Deukmejian Community Center.
1:00 pm PST
Doors open to the Sheen Chapel.
Conference Part 3: 1:30 -3:45pm PST
1:30pm PST
Opening Remarks
Dr. Ann R. Karagozian
1:40pm PST
Session I:
The Market as a Means of Post-Violence Recovery:
Armenians and Oriental Carpets in the Late Ottoman Empire
Followed by Q & A by
Dr. Y. Tolga Cora
2:30pm PST
Session II:
The use of natural dyes in the Armenian highlands and the socio-cultural differences in their use in different textiles
Followed by Q & A by
Artur Telfeyan
3:20pm PST
Session III:
Made by These Unworthy Hands:
The Armenian Silversmiths of Kayseri
Followed by Q & A by
Dr. Sylvie Merian
4:10 - 4:25pm PST
Intermission
Conference Part 4: 3:45pm- 6:30pm PST
4:25pm PST
Session IV:
Kayseri Folk Medicine
by Adom Boudjikanian, Ph.D
Presented by Dr. S. Peter Cowe
4:55pm PST
Session V:
The Midwife of Aintab: The Life and Legacy of Siphora Shnorhokian (1864-1940)
Followed by Q & A by
Dr. Khatchig Mouradian
5:55pm PST
Session VI:
Special Poetry Reading
Tina Demirdjian
7:00pm PST
Exhibition Remains open until 7:00pm PST.
