User:LaleniaMoore/Sandbox

Introduction
Research use: Identifies residents of Armenia that are not in the parish registers.

Record type: Civil record of those arriving to live in Armenia.

General: Lists of refugees from the genocide in Turkey and other groups entering Armenia.

Time period: 1914-present.

Contents: Name, birth date, nationality, citizenship, occupation, country of arrival, other details, and in some instances a photograph.

Location: Modern History Archive, Yerevan.

Percentage in Family History Library: 100%.

Population coverage: 5% coverage of the population.

See the FamilySearch catalog to view copies of original repatriation records.

Diaspora in Americas and Western Europe
To trace lineage back to Armenia, it is helpful to look at immigration records. Many Armenians immigrated to countries in the Americas and Western Europe. Below is some of the records specific to individual countries.

France
Records: List of Armenian Refugees of Camp Oddo, Marseilles (1922); List of Transit of Nansen Passport Holders in Marseilles (1926-1946).

Limitations: Online access does not indicate origin of individual.

United States
Records: Declaration of Intention; Naturalization Records

Limitations: Location of birth mentioned, but some will not locate them in Armenia.

Argentina
Records: Immigration Records of the Archivo General de la Nacion (Collection of CEMLA as well 1888-1925)

Limitations: Not available for online research.

Brazil
Records: Immigration Cards; Naturalization Records

Limitations: Location of birth mentioned, but some will not locate them in Armenia.

Online Resources

 * hayrenadardz.org (Museum of repatriation [to Soviet Armenia]), name search must be done in Armenian.
 * List of Armenian refugees living at Camp Oddo, Marseille, 1922
 * Passport Nansen: list of Armenians from Marseille and its region having applied (1926-1946)