International passport of Lamia Boustani [Lamya Bastany], issued in 1920. On the back it is stamped by the American Consulate in Beirut and signed by Frederick Bird on October 30, 1920. Lamia was originially from Lebanon and was born in 1903. It…
A handwritten letter in both Arabic and French. It was written by Father Khouri Youssef (Joseph) Chebli el-Hachem from Acoura, Mount Lebanon, on February 8, 1914, to confirm the birthdate of Lamyaa, the daughter of Jirjis Youssef, on December 15,…
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on January 11, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It confirms Layla Akel's arrival in the United States on…
An photo of a museum exhibit image of Lebanese immigrants from Machghara, Lebanon. The caption on the back of the photo reads "most settled in Methuen, MA."
A photograph of members of the Lebanese Special Olympics Team playing the Oud, sitting together beneath a tree in Baalbek. The team traveled to Garner, North Carolina, in 1999 to compete.
