This book presents a detailed picture of the Weaverland and Mennonite Conference in Lancaster Co., Pa., from the perspective of Old Order Mennonite Minister Frank W. Hurst (1863-1940) and others between 1920 and 1948. Hurst's friendly letters sent across the border to Minister Thomas Reesor of Ont., Canada, cover the health and well-being of the church, farming conditions and practices, interaction among various Mennonite groups, and also community happenings in northeastern Lancaster Co. Hurst also notes particular deaths, births, marriages, illnesses, and accidents. (307pp. illus. index. Carlisle Printing, 2006.)