April 2006 Supplement

The American One-Room Schoolhouse by Henry J. Kauffman
Not only are the memories of attending a one-room school interesting, but the history of the beginning of one-room schools and the 19th-century idealism of our nation introduces one to how this part of our heritage impacted us as a nation today. Chapters feature the Amish one-room schoolhouse, the schoolteacher, school books, teaching apparatus, desks and chairs, and rules and regulations.
Item #1906. 70pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2005 reprint of 1997 ed. $9.50.

Ancestry and Descendants of Aaron Weaver Martin and Susanna “Susie” Hollinger Weaver by Robert Martin Weaver
The marriage of Aaron and Susie brought together three dominant family lines in the early Mennonite communities in Pa.: Martin, Weber, and Hollinger. This book gives early history of these three families begining in Europe traced up to today. Other frequent surnames include: Buckwalter, Dombach, Good, Groff, Herr, Horst, Sensenig, Weaver, and Wenger.
Item #2961. 158pp. illus. index. Author, 2005. $20.00.

Beliefs: Mennonite Faith and Practice
by John D. Roth
A candid look at Mennonite life, theology, and discipleship, both for persons coming to Mennonite congregations from other Christian denominations and for persons with deep Mennonite roots. This is an honest and helpful introduction to historic Anabaptist convictions and contemporary Mennonite understandings.
Item #2956. 171pp. Herald Press, 2005. $9.99.

Beyond Germanna
by John
Blankenbaker
For fifteen years from 1989 to 2003, John Blankenbaker published 917 pages of the newsletter Beyond Germanna. All of the printed pages with some added info is placed on this CD.
Item #2951. CD. $30.00

The Books
of Ruth
by Victoria Matishen
Relive the 20th century through the writings of a remarkable woman who kept diaries for decades since she was 19 years old. Follow Ruth Agnes (Lehman) Landis as a pioneer aviator from her second-story porch in rural Ind. until a nonagenarian as she rejoices in the Voyager landing. This true story of a Mennonite farmer’s wife is delightful.
Item #2955. 288pp. illus. Author, 2005. $20.00.

A Century of God’s Leading . . . Narrative History of Goodville Mennonite Church, 1900-2000
by Roy Burkholder
This progressive town church in Lancaster Mennonite Conference spurred innovations in revival meetings, young peoples’ meetings, and Sunday school teachers’ meetings. Both the good and the bad are covered from the tragic suicide of Preacher B. Frank Martin in 1937 to the tug of war between tradition and modernity.
Item #2333. 214pp. illus. index. Good-ville Mennonite Church, 2000. $9.99.

Cemetery Records of Cambria and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania, Volume VI
by Brian J. Ensley
This is the sixth in a series of volumes containing cemetery records of Cambria and Somerset Counties in Pa. It contains hard to transcribe cemeteries, plus additions and corrections to records previously printed in Volumes I-V.
Item #2962. 166pp. index. Closson Press, 2004. $18.00.

Children’s Historical Travel Games and Pastimes
ed. by Theodore Newport
Fun-filled collection of activities, such as guessing games, word games, dot-to-dot, mazes, and pencil and paper pastimes. Features such favorites as Old Mother Hubbard, Geography, The Quill Pen, and Who Am I?
Item #2963. 29pp. Remember When Books & Toys, 2004. $5.00.

Christ Little
Tulpehocken
Church—275 Year History, 1730-2005
by Rev. Herman M.
and Jennie M. Lutz
This old congregation near Bernville, Berks Co., Pa., first formed in 1730 and has a long history expanded and illustrated in this update of the book published 25 years ago. In addition to the over 400 tombstone inscriptions in the old graveyard, about 800 more names are included from 1730 to 1800. More than 450 inscriptions from the new cemetery (1887-2004) are listed. The index includes over 2,000 names.
Item #2959. 82pp. Author, 2005. $12.00.

Conrad Weiser, 1696-1760,
Friend of Colonist and Mohawk
by Paul A. W. Wallace
In the 1720s, Conrad Weiser moved with his family to Pa. where James Logan regularly employed Weiser as an agent and interpreter. Trader, colonel in the French and Indian War, first president judge of Berks Co. and founder of Reading, a monk at the Ephrata Cloisters, pillar of the Lutheran Church, statesman, woodsman—all part of a long and distinguished career . . . but it was his work as an Indian agent that made him famous. He went everywhere, met almost everyone, saw everything, and recorded it in his valuable journals. Through all his achievements, he remained a common man always eager to return home to his Tulpehocken home.
Item #2964. 664pp. hardcover. Wenna-woods Pub. $49.95 plus an extra $2.00 for shipping.

David Zeisberger’s History of the Northern American Indians in 18th Century Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania
ed. by Archer B. Hubert and trans. by William Nathaniel Schwarze
David Zeisberger was only five years old when his parents immigrated to America in 1726. Living in Bethlehem, Pa., he acquired a keen proficiency in learning the Indian dialects and accompanied the heroic Christian Frederick Post on many journeys. This began David’s more than 60-year wilderness experience as a missionary among the Indians of the East. Read many stories of Indian history.
Item #2965. 190pp. Wennawoods Pub., $19.95.

Early Amish Settlers of
Geauga County, Ohio
by John M. Byler
This collection of information on the Amish families of Geauga Co., Ohio, covers families who lived there up to 1905. Frequent surnames in the index are: Byler, Detweiler, Gingerich, Hersh-berger, Hostetler, Kurtz, Miller, Schlabach, Sommers, Troyer, and Yoder.
Item #2953. 463pp. illus. hardcover. Author, 1997. $15.00.

Early Ohio Tax Records
by Esther Weygandt Powell
Taking the place of pre-1820 census records, this presents a county-by-county list of Ohio settlers and residents from ca1800-1825 with lists of county tax rolls, original proprietors/settlers, holders of military warrants, voters’ lists, householders’ lists, Revolutionary soldiers, and resident proprietors.
Item #2967. 2 vols. (460pp., 173pp.) Clearfield Co., 2005 reprint. $49.95 plus $2.00 extra for shipping.

Eighteenth Century Records of the German Lutheran Church at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (St. Michael’s and Zion) Volume 1: Baptisms 1745-1769
trans. by Robert L. Hess and ed. by F. Edward Wright
This ground-breaking genealogical series on Lutheran families in the Philadelphia, Pa., region, has been translated from the German for the first time. These baptismal records include the names of the child, parents, and witnesses.
Item #2968. 330pp. Colonial Roots, 2004. $34.00.

Fun with
Family Photos
by Jennifer Barry
For everyone whose precious family photos have been gathering dust in a ho-hum photo album, here’s an inspiring guide to create gifts and keepsakes for family and friends. This book offers an array of inventive ideas for honoring your special family memories with cards, announcements, invitations, albums, etc.
Item #2950. 112pp. Ten Speed Press, 2004. $15.95.

Five-Generation Ancestor Chart
There is lots of space on this easy- to-use genealogy chart that will fit in a three-hole punched notebook. Includes space for both the paternal and maternal sides back five generations.
Item #2946. 22”x17” size with holes stamped for a notebook. $3.50.

Gehman Family Directory, Part IV;
The Descendants of Isaac and
Elizabeth Gayman
by Paul F. Gehman
Isaac Gayman/Gehman (1755-1819) and his wife, Elizabeth, are bu. in Northumberland Co., Pa. They had four children: John Jacob (1789-1845) of Dauphin Co., Pa.; Carl/Charles (1792-1816); Elizabeth (b. 1799) m. Andrew Ryan, Sr. of Dauphin Co., Pa.; and Leah (ca1802-1879).
This book gives the history and genealogy of these descendants. Isaac was the eleventh child of Christian and Magdalena Gehman of Berks Co., Pa.
Item #2954. 66pp. index. Author, 2004. $16.99.

God Moves Mountains One Pebble At a Time; The Healing Journey of Naomi Stoltzfus as told to
Linda S. Ingham
A touching story about Naomi Stoltzfus taking the bold step of sharing painful abusive memories from her childhood and her recent healing journey. Naomi’s story of recovery offers hope and encouragement to all who have been abused. Her candid openness about the pain and the long road to healing and forgiveness as an Amish lady should help many who struggle for wholeness.
Item #2969. 180pp. Author, 2005. $9.99.

Hempstone Heritage I: In Accordance With Their Wills; “All the Heckled Hemp She Can Spin”
by Les Stark
Did you know that the original Hempfield Township in Lancaster Co., Pa., was named for the vast amounts of hemp raised there? Did you know that hemp was grown on virtually every early farm in Pa. and was considered a vital necessity? The fascinating details of this old Pa. industry is revealed in the wills of our ancestors who by leaving hemp in their wills to the descendants left us a unique way to study how hemp was actually used in the colonial and early American household.
Item #2952. illus. index. 154pp. Author, 2005. $22.50.

A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania
by George Donehoo
Both Indian names and places were traced by Dr. Donehoo who not only checked every source of printed material about place names in Pa., but also walked over nearly every Indian trail from the Delaware to the Ohio using every trader’s journal and maps as his guide. Experience this journey as you walk with the author through villages, along rivers and streams, and across the mountains.
Item #2970. 290pp. Wennawoods Pub. $19.95.

Hope in the Deepest Hollow
by Martha Stoltzfus
An illustrated collection of life experiences of a young Amish boy who moved from Lancaster Co., Pa., to eastern Kent. in the early 1950s. Written by the young boy’s wife, the true stories include inspirational history and biography.
Item #2276. 154pp. illus. Author, 2005 reprint of 1999 ed. $12.50.

The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania
by C. Hale Sipe
From the formation of the Iroquois confederation in 1570 through Corn-planter’s death in 1836, Sipe discusses the tribes that inhabited Pa. and their forced migration westward across the Allegheny Mountains into the Ohio country. Meet Indian traders, frontiersmen, and pioneer families.
Item #2971. 569pp. Wennawoods Pub., reprint of 1927 ed. $29.95.

The Indian Wars of Pennsylvania
by C. Hale Sipe
The Bible of the 18th Century eastern frontier Indian wars, this book is based primarily on the Pa. Archives and Colonial Records. With background chapters on Indian religion and the Indian tribes of Pa., forty years of Indian wars from 1755 to 1795 are discussed.
Item #2972. 908pp. Wennawoods Pub., reprint of 1931 ed. $39.95 plus an extra $2.00 for shipping.

The Lehman
Family, 1556-
18th Century;
Langnau,
Switzerland,
in the
Emmenthal
by Joyce
Lemon Dunn
This reference book on the Lehman family traces families from 1556 to today referencing a lot of early European records with commentary on other Lehmans and their relationship. Frequent surnames include: As(ch)hliman, Bürcki, Gerber, Hofer, Hofstetter, Jost, Moser, Müller, Neüenschwander, Rötlisperger, and Schwartz. Two large fold-out genealogy charts also appear at the back of the book.
Item #2978. 168pp. index. Masthof Press, 2005 reprint of 2003 ed.

Lamplight on
the Hearth
by Carrie Bender
This fifth and last book in the “Joy’s Journal” series continues the life of Kermit and Joy who have now moved back to Montana to farm and raise their family. Kermit’s work is in the great outdoors doing what he enjoys most in farming. Joy is busy with their children when a surprise arrives in the mail from Great-Grandmother Gertrude—another of Julia’s old-time journals. You will cry and laugh and be inspired by George and Julia’s heartaches, tough trials, and near-despair after she and the family move to Kentucky. Walk with Joy through the heartaches into the light of love and restoration of her soul.
Item #2945. 114pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2005. $7.95.

Life of the Ancient Celts
by Hazel Richardson
The Celts were a legendary people that ruled the extensive region stretching in all directions from present-day Austria. Known as ferrocious warriors, the Celts were also skilled forgers of iron. The discovery of salt also allowed the Celts to become wealthy through trade with the rest of Europe until their eventual ruin by Roman conquerors. Most 18th Century immigrants to America are descended from the Celts, and will learn a lot about their history in this colorful and easy-to read book.
Item #2973. 32pp. illus. Crabtree, 2005. $8.95.

Mennonite Bibliography, 1631-1961, Volume I, International, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
compiled by Nelson P. Springer and A. J. Klassen
This cites published materials of Mennonite authorship and statements about Mennonites by non-Mennonites including periodicals, books, pamphlets, dissertations, festscrifts, and ency-clopedia and periodical articles printed from the end of the Anabaptist period through the first six decades of the 20th Century.
Item #2944. hardcover. Herald Press, 1977. $30.00.

Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Between the Years 1777 and 1789
by Thompson Westcott
This invaluable list of nearly 2,000 persons who signed the Revolutionary oath of allegiance in Philadelphia gives the name of signer, the actual date of signing, and, where known, the occupation and residence of the signer. In many cases, the signer previously resided in another of the 13 colonies, and this as well as his European origins are mentioned.
Item #2974. 145pp. index. Clearfield Co., 2005 reprint of 1865 ed. $22.50.

The Other Side of the Middle:
A Pennsylvania
Dutch Story of
Family Love
by Ronald
Ray Schmeck
A delightful fun historical novel of a Pa. Dutch family living in Berks Co., Pa. Sit yoahself down an havea cup’a coffee once’t, an a piece a shoofly pie. Meet Arsenic and Peach Schlank and their family and a whole host of endearing “Dutchies.” “Life really ain’t so simple foah us nomoah, ain’t?” says Arsenic to his wife, Peach, as they meet the new challenges of aging “on the other side of the middle.”
The story is set in 1983 on the Schlank farm near Reading, Pennsylvania, with family members experiencing sudden health problems, sharing and caring as family members adjust, a grandson running away from home, a daughter falling in love with a hospice volunteer, cooking Pa. Dutch foods familiar only to southeastern Pennsylvania, hay-making, ice skating, and fishing.
This is a Pennsylvania Dutch tale of family love and a strong sense of community presented with a deep reverence for simplicity and nature—and lots of love!
Item #2957. 242pp. Author, 2005. $10.95.

Old Pioneer Recipes
by Elizabeth Grace Hawke
Through the foods they ate, we are able to learn much about pioneer life in America—how they explored the vast stretch of wilderness; how they learned to grow certain vegetables from the Native American Indians; and how they raised their crops and tilled their lands. Recipes for breakfast, soups and stews, breads, main dishes, desserts, and beverages.
Item #2975. 29pp. Remember When Books & Toys, 2004. $5.00.

The Pennsylvania- Kentucky Rifle
by Henry J. Kauffman
This informative study of America’s first great rifle produced in Lancaster Co., Pa., identifies various rifles with many photos and sketches and history. Chapters feature the history of the rifle in Europe; role of the gunsmith; and the variety of his tools add to this illustrated book which includes biographies of early colonial gunsmiths.
Item #1937. 374pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2005 reprint of 1959 ed. $16.95.

The Prodigal
by Beverly Lewis
An alarming secret is brought to light in this fourth book of “Abram’s Daughters”—fictional stories based on the Amish of Lancaster Co., Pa. Truth can be thorny, even heartbreaking, yet Leah is required to make another difficult choice. Will this secret bring further sorrrow for the family?
Item #2936. 343pp. Bethany House, 2004. $12.99.

The Search for My Kauffman
Ancestors Through the Cobwebs
and Shadows of Antiquity
by Robert Jesse Kauffman
This family history traces Isaac Kauffman from Switzerland and France to his Amish descendants in East Whiteland Twp., Chester Co., Pa., and later to Mifflin Co., Pa., and Ohio. Maps, deeds, wills, inventory and vendue sales records, help to tell the story of the following families: Byler, Hartzler, Hooley, Hostetler, King, Kurtz, Lapp, Mast, Miller, Yoder, Zug, . . .
Item #2958. 392pp. illus. hardcover. Author, 2004. $28.50.

Seven-Generation Ancestor Chart
Over-size enealogy chart folded and punched with three holes. Includes space for both the paternal and maternal sides back seven generations.
Item #2947. 11”x14” size with holes stamped for a notebook. $3.50.

That Bright Morning: Best of the Table Singers, Volume 2
by the Table Singers
This 29-hymn collection from Songs of the Church (1991) and In Thy Holy Place (1993) with director Glenn Lehman includes a delightful collection of acappella hymn classics.
Item #2976. CD, 2005. Harmonies Workshop, $12.95.

Unlocking Our Inheritance; Spiritual Keys to Recovering the Treasures of Anabaptism
by Janet Keller Richards
If you have ever wondered whether your heritage impacts your spiritual growth, this book is for you. Its concepts reveal how the blessings and weaknesses of the past flow down through the ages to our present day. These are powerful insights of truth to help Anabaptists better understand the positive and negative aspects of our heritage today and then release them into the radical inheritance that is ours. God can and is restoring the love and spiritual fervor of the early Anabaptists! A must for anyone who hass Anabaptist ancestors.
Item #2977. 347pp. 2005. $15.00.