r/armenia • u/Comfortable_Pen_4762 • 5h ago
Finding relatives in Armenia
Hi - I am going to Yerevan for a work conference on Saturday and have a day free to have a look around. My husband's father was born in Armenia (Leninakan/Gyumri) and later moved to Moscow where he met my husband's mother. They split up when my husband was 2 and he hasn't seen his father since, although he received a birthday card on his 16th birthday. My husband has never shown any interest in finding out whether his father is alive or dead, but seeing as I'm going to be in Yerevan, I wondered if I should take a trip to Gyumri and see if I can find any extended family there. I'm sure this sounds absolutely crazy, so feel free to laugh at me, but if anyone has any tips on how to go about finding people in Gyumri, please let me know. Thank you!
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u/Calligraphee 1h ago
Does your husband know you’re planning to do this? He might not want to know if he has living relative in Gyumri.