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Daniel Bender Family History
Revision of "Descendants of Daniel Bender" by C.W. Bender, 1948.
Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War
A study of the American Mennonite and Amish communities response to the Civil War and the effect t it had upon them. During the American Civil War, the Mennonites and Amish faced moral dilemmas that tested the very core of their faith. How could they oppose both slavery and the war to end it? How could they remain outside the conflict without entering the American mainstream to secure legal conscientious objector status? In the North, living this ethical paradox marked them as ambivalent participants to the Union cause; in the South, it marked them as clear traitors. In the first scholarly treatment of pacifism during the Civil War, two experts in Anabaptist studies explore the important rol...
The Amish-Mennonites at Kempsville, Virginia, 1900-1970
For more than half a century, the Kempsville, Virginia, Amish-Mennonite community flourished with its agricultural enterprises. Major changes came, however, as the twentieth century reached midpoint. Virginia Beach's construction boom began displacing well-kept farmsteads. First, along Witchduck, Kempsville, and Princess Anne Roads and Parliament Drive, and later along Holland Road, dairy barns and farmhouses gave way to the bulldozer's blade. Single family homes, apartments, and shopping centers sprang up where milk cows grazed a few years earlier. Too soon, the last vestiges of that special era have all but disappeared. We hope this volume calls up pleasant memories for those who once lived in this Amish-Mennonite community, and for readers not to privileged, may the photos and stories contained here provide a rare glimpse into what many of us still fondly recall as "living at Kempsville."
Through Fire and Water
Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals, to trace the radical Reformation from sixteenth-century Europe to today's global Anabaptist family. Written in an accessible and nonacademic style, this revised edition updates the story and incorporates new historical research and discoveries. "A superbly written introduction to Anabaptist-Mennonite history in contexts ranging from Kansas to Congo." —Perry Bush, Bluffton University "An accessible and engaging read for those who know little about Mennonites, and also for those who think they are familiar with this complex story of faith, culture, and action." —Marlene Epp, Conrad Grebel University College "Captivating personal stories, set alongside an honest portrayal of the Mennonite journey." —Doug Heidebrecht, Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies
Relief on the Hoof
Relief on the Hoof is about the thousands of horses and cattle that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) shipped as humanitarian aid in the immediate aftermath of WWII and about the "seagoing cowboys" who cared for the animals during their trans-Atlantic journeys. UNRRA contracted the Church of the Brethren to recruit almost 7,000 men to do this work, and in exchange provided free passage on its ships to the cattle that were part of the Brethren's own humanitarian initiative, the Heifer Project. The Heifer Project emerged from a conviction that cows and their milk offered the best value as relief commodities. As Eva Plach shows, both UNRRA's animal aid program ...
Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups
Provides information about the beliefs and lifestyles of Old Order Mennonites who dress distinctively, drive horse-drawn buggies, and live apart from mainstream society; and conservative Mennonites, who are more open to modern technology.
The Hertzler-Hartzler Family History
This Amish and Mennonite genealogy traces 8,757 families descended from 1703 Jacob Hertzler of Berks Co., Pa. Also provides background history and statistical information on the Hertzler-Hartzler families. (733pp. index. hardcover. reprint of 1952 edition. Higginson Book Co.) Please visit www.HigginsonBooks.com to purchase this title.
Descendants and History of Georg Petersheim Family
Georg/George Petersheim (1763-1818) married Christina Nissley/Nissly/ Nisly before 1790. They immigrated from Germany to America in 1810, and eventually settled in Gordonville, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives have scattered throughout the United States as well as into parts of Canada.
