19 10 2007 - The Center for Armenian Remembrance announces the Remembrance Essay Contest for 2008

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This contest is open to all students in grades 7-12 in the United States or foreign equivalent. Prospective participants are invited to submit an essay conforming to the official rules, on the 2008 topic of "Why Remembrance is Important".

Essays may be submitted online and may NOT be submitted via email, mail or facsimile, starting November 1, 2007. The submission window will close on March 31, 2007. Essays may be in English, Armenian, and French. The Center for Armenian Remembrance (CAR) will be granted permission to publish any and all of the essays which are submitted for the essay contest. Please see the Official Rules for full details.

CAR also is proud to bring you enhanced features for the Remembrance Portal.

A large part of our focus at the Center for Armenian Remembrance (CAR) is to connect with our Armenian heritage. To facilitate this CAR is providing the tools below to our online members so that they can connect to their past.
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Genocide Registry and Family History Tool:

Share your family history with CAR and other CAR on-line users, tell us your family name and as much of your family history as possible. Register the names of Genocide victims and survivors. Also, you can upload documents, such as pictures, birth certificates, ottoman documents, or other things. Keep in mind that pictures will be reduced in size to fit. Inappropriate postings will be removed. Please allow 24 hours for your posting to be approved before it appears on-line.

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Family Tree Tool (Coming Soon):
Create a family tree online and share with CAR or print for your own use. The Family Tree Tool is easy to use and you can save your work as you go. Check out the family tree of our Executive Director for a sample of what your information will look like.

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Remembrance Videos:

The Center for Armenian Remembrance (CAR) invites you to share your own stories of remembrance and view those of other CAR website members. Please post your videos online.

Any inappropriate videos, as determined by our terms of use, will be removed and members will lose login privileges.

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In Memoriam:

The following people have entered our memories. Join us in remembrance and celebration of their lives.

Annette Melikian