The idea eventually materialized in the form of the Armenian General Benevolent Union.
Two years later, also in Boston, he founded the first American chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union.
From its inception he was inseparably identified with that organization, serving as its executive director until his retirement in 1939.
Kurkjian was a frequent contributor of articles to Armenian newspapers, and published a number of books and pamphlets, among which the best-remembered is his History of Armenia.
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