Tufts University in Medford in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Armenian Genocide Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026

1. Armenian Genocide Memorial Marker

Inscription. To the glory of God and the memory of one and one half million Armenians — many of them related to Tufts alumni — who perished in the 1915 genocide in what is now modern Turkey.

Erected by Ethel Jafarian.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Education • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 42° 24.432′ N, 71° 7.175′ W. Marker is in Medford, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Tufts University. It can be reached from Professors Row near College Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the western side of Goddard Chapel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medford MA 02155, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Historic Boston and in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original

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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gravity Research Foundation (within shouting distance of this marker); Hosea Ballou, II (within shouting distance of this marker); Austin Barclay Fletcher, LL.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Alex's Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Dick and Sheila Asher Jumbo Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Replica of Jumbo (about 300 feet away); Publicar (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.

More about this marker. The memorial's donor, Ethel Jafarian, was a 1937 graduate of Tufts whose donation helped create an endowed professorship at the school dedicated to Armenian studies.

Also see . . . The Armenian Genocide (1915-16): Overview. From the Holocaust Encyclopedia, by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Excerpt: "The Armenian genocide took place between the spring of 1915 and the fall of 1916. At least 664,000 and possibly as many as 1.2 million Armenians were killed.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026

2. Armenian Genocide Memorial
The plaque on the left says the memorial was a gift of Ethel Jafarian, who graduated from Tufts in 1937.
They died in both massacres and individual killings. They were also killed through systematic ill-treatment, exposure, and starvation."

(Submitted on November 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Armenian Genocide Memorial in front of Goddard Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026

3. Armenian Genocide Memorial in front of Goddard Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.