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The birth of RIGA, a story of passion

The story begins with a genealogical investigation strewn with pitfalls. Our two investigators measure the complexity of the research on their Armenian family history. Knowledge of the methodology and mastery of research tools are not enough, they come up against major obstacles, including for example:

• decentralization of archives;

• the disparity of migratory routes;

• changing surnames;

• francization of surnames.

Any test is creative: these two enthusiasts of Armenian genealogy did not admit defeat. They now want to build on their personal experience and offer as many people as possible the possibility of carrying out the investigation in turn. Also, they had the idea of centralizing as many archives as possible relating to Armenians and creating a powerful tool to make them accessible.

The first stage of their creation is the foundation of RIGA: International Relay of Armenian Genealogy.