Wine Culture from a German Pfalz Village: Aspects of the Grape Harvesting Culture from the Village of Sankt Martin
Sankt Martin (St. Martin) is located in the southwestern German geographical region of Pfalz, in the German federal state of Rheinland-Palatinate, in the heart of the German wine-producing vineyards along...
1999
I Was a Young Pastor
In this book, Pastor Glenn invites you into a conversation about God’s faithfulness as he reflects on his many years of ministry. This is not a full biography but a...
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Fianna's Story: A True Story of Love, Grief and Faith
Fianna’s Story is the true story of a young woman who lived a century ago on a Pennsylvania farm and how her life was interrupted by the incurable disease of...
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Mennonite Family History July 2020
This issue contains the following articles and [surnames]: Swiss Mennonite Genealogy & History; Here and Gone: Hickory County, Missouri Amish-Mennonites and Mennonites [Gerber, Lehman, Raber, Naffziger, Roth, Miller]; First Person...
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The Jericho Effect: The True Story of a Professor's Battle With Doubt and His Quest for Faith-building Evidence
Did the Exodus really happen? Did Joshua really win the battle of Jericho? Were the walls of Jericho already leveled before Joshua and the Israelites arrived? Were the Israelites really...
1995
Christian Living: A Reflection of God's Nature
Dr. Ramsey’s singular purpose focuses on a timeless belief—the Bible is the inerrant Word of God. He establishes the case for Christianity as a valid religious concept able to compete on...
The Troyer European Heritage: An Examination of the Evidence
Tradition is that the Troyers came from Trub, Switzerland. What does the Y-DNA evidence indicate about the family’s ancient origins? What was the name in Europe? What is known about the family’s history...
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Haunted by World War II
Written by one of the last East Prussians to settle in the United States, this autobiography is the true story of just one European refugee who survived World War II....
2000
Mennonite Family History April 2020
This issue contains the following articles and [surnames]: Ruegsbach, Switzerland—Burkholder Family Origins [Burkholder]; The Descendants of Joseph Nicewander (1791-1857) and Lydia Avey (1792-1858) [Nicewander]; Do's & Don'ts; Tracing My Landis Ancestors...
Remembering Anabaptist Ancestors: Amish Migrations and Family Stories
This book connects specific Amish family stories with broader Anabaptist migration experiences while exploring the spiritual meaning of ancestral remembrance. Stories from the Mast, Troyer, Stutzman, and Hochstetler families in...
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Valley Forge Folklore: A Historical and Biographical Sketch
In 1777, Valley Forge was a small village of houses and buildings, a merchant gristmill, and a functioning colonial ironwork that was part of the Potts family’s iron production and...
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Plow, Pulpit, People: We Called Him Pop—A Life With a Purpose
Christian J. Kurtz was born in 1901, north of Morgantown, Pa. He married Elsie Stoltzfus in 1923 and operated the farm between Elverson and Morgantown. He was an ordained minister...
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Shem Zook—An Uncommon Amishman
This study of the life of Shem Zook reveals a unique person much like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson with many significant contributions and a legacy of enormous influence. Although he...
Mennonite Family History January 2020
This issue contains the following articles and [surnames]: Four Guemann Sisters: Catherine, Marie, Francoise, and Elisabeth [Guemann, Vonier, Liechty, Aeschlimann]; Updating and Revising Dyck and Wall Family Data in Jacob...
Pets & Pigs: The Children of CrossRoads, BOOK 2
The second book in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. Discover the changes happening in Levi Shank's family as pets...
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Lena of Terre Hill
The stories in this book take place during 1926-1928 in a small town in Pennsylvania and are based on the childhood of Lena Sensenig Schnupp, the author's paternal grandmother. The...
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Reflections on Old Order German Sects in Berks County: Past, Present and Future
Almost a decade in the making, this book is a collection of essays written by seven students from Penn State Berks College and six members of Pennsylvania German communities. Combining...
Granny Lou's Adventure
What happens to Granny Lou while she is out and about? What will happen to Henry Rooster if she doesn't come home? (40pp. full-color illus. Masthof Press, 2019.)
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The Casselman Hotel, 1842-2017: Historical Sketches, Memoirs and Stories
The story of The Casselman Hotel invites the reader to participate in a unique journey of yesteryears, when hospitality thrived without flair, and where community was customary. Nestled in the...
Uff der Bauerei: Wu iss der Spunky? (On the Farm: Where Is Spunky?), CD-3
Spunky decides to go for a walk because he is bored. When he smells a rabbit, he chases it and gets lost. Where is Spunky? Then something happens to him...
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