In 1923 Aris moved to Georgetown , Ontario to become a teacher and assistant superintendent at a school and farm for Armenian orphans . The boys were victims of the Armenian Genocide . Between 1900 and 1914 Canada took in some 1500 Armenian refugees . Then in the early 1920s thousands more came to Canada , including a group that came to be called The Georgetown Boys . The Georgetown school took in 109 boys who were educated and trained for farming . During this period Aris founded and organized the publishing of a monthly newsletter called " Ararat " , which featured the art and writing of the orphan boys . The newsletter helped develop the English language skills of the boys . Aris was included as a character in a play set around the Georgetown orphanage . The play " The Georgetown Boys " was premiered at the John Elliot Theatre in Georgetown in 2008 . Aris is also featured as a character in a children 's book titled " Call Me Aram " , which is also about The Georgetown Boys . More recently Aris was portrayed as a character in a musical entitled " The Georgetown Boys : A Musical " performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts In April 2009
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Aris Alexanian