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Volume XLI, Number 4 August 2009Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society

What’s Inside• What’s Going On

• Fall Folk Art Classes Offered

• Music of the Penna. Germans

• Kannst Du Deitsch Schwetze?

• Director’s Reflections

• Book Nook

• The Amish Project

• Field Trips- Dutch Anabaptists in New

Amsterdam- Herr House Driving Tour- Trail of the Conestoga:

Lancaster Homesteads

• Recent Library Acquisitions

EventsAugust 12-15: Bookworm Frolic

used book sale, Wed - Fri, 9 am -7 pm, Sat 9 am - 4 pm

Saturday, Sept. 12: field trip:“Dutch Anabaptists in NewAmsterdam/New York City, 1620-1820,” 8 am - 9 pm

Thursday, Sept. 10: “Music of thePennsylvania Germans” quarterlymeeting at the Society, with musi-cian Keith Brintzenhoff

Sept. 16-17: Pennsylvania Dutchclasses resume

Saturday, Sept. 26: field trip:“Native Americans in the LowerSusquehanna Valley,” 8 am -4 pm

Saturday, Sept. 26: 1719 HerrHouse Historic Drive Tour, 10 am- 4 pm

Saturday, Oct. 3: Snitz Fest AppleFestival, 1719 Herr House, 10 am- 4 pm

Saturday, Oct. 17: field trip: “Trailof the Conestoga FamilyHomesteads en route to Canada,”8 am -4 pm

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Lay historian and book collector,Benuel S. Blank, 76, of Narvon,

who passed away in May, gave alegacy to us. Before his death, Benagreed to sell his fine book collec-tion via the Society’s consignmentbook auction.

Recently a group of his sons,sons-in-law, and grandsons deliv-ered 245 boxes of books (pic-tured at right during unloading),which will be sold in a specialauction at the White Horse firehall in eastern Lancaster Countyon Saturday, Oct. 24. (The datewas chosen after fall communionsin the Amish church and beforethe fall wedding season typicallybegins.) The list of book lots forthis auction will be available amonth in advance, and online bidswill be accepted until Oct. 22, priorto the sale.

A retired farmer and carpenter,Benuel Blank was the author of twobooks, The Amazing Story of theAusbund and From Creation to

Resurrection. Ben was a member ofthe Old Order Amish Church, andwas preceded in death by his

beloved wife, Annie. He wasinvolved with the Society and a fre-quent bidder at our book auctions.Benuel is survived by four daughters,four sons, 67 grandchildren and 22great-grandchildren. We are mostgrateful for this consignment.

Preserving and popularizing Pennsylvania German and Mennonite heritage, history and faith for 50 years

On Wednesday, June 17, thelibrary was delighted to receive

a very unique kinship record of thedescendants of Rev. Jacob Neff. Thefull title of the book is Register ofConsanguinity, Containing a Record

of Seventy-Five Families, and theNames of Three Hundred and Twenty

Descendants of Reverend Jacob Neff,Who Resided at Strasburg, LancasterCounty, Pennsylvania. Milton B.Eshleman, of Paradise, Pa., compiledthe book, completing the work onJuly 4, 1867.

What makes the book uniqueis that the title page was printedon a press but the remainder ofthe book—records and index—was handwritten. While othercopies of the book are known toexist, each one is unique. Thisone contains some additionalnotations that were added laterin another hand.

The donation came to thelibrary from Society member,David R. Ritter, who first learnedabout the book in the 1990sfrom his distant cousin, Mary S.Weaver of Richmond, Va., who

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Benuel Blank’s Books ToBe Sold October 24

Society Library Receives Genealogy Donation

Join Cylo, Lancaster baseballteam mascot, on Wed, Aug, 12,the first day of our bookwormfrolic, from 10-11 am, as part ofthe “Read with theBarnstormers” program.

Our director, Beth Graybill, recieves giftof register from David R. Ritter


The Mirror (ISSN 0738-7237) is abimonthly newsletter published bythe Lancaster Mennonite HistoricalSociety, and edited by Beth Graybillat www.lmhs.org, phone 717.393-9745, fax 717.393-8751, [email protected] please send addresschanges to The Mirror, c/oLancaster Mennonite HistoricalSociety, 2215 Millstream Road,Lancaster, PA 17602-1499.

? ? ? ?WHAT’S GOING ONcussed the possibility of donatingthe book to the LancasterMennonite Historical Society after atip about people searching forcopies of the book appeared in theApril 2002 issue PennsylvaniaMennonite Heritage.

In 2004 Mary sent David aChristmas card, saying that she was“ready to part with the Jacob Neff”book and he agreed to finalize thedonation to the Society at some

point. Mary S. Weaver died onMarch 16, 2007, at the age of nine-ty-one; this donation was given inher memory.

We are grateful for the generosityof Mary S. Weaver and David R.Ritter. We are also thankful for theirdiligence in preserving this historicalartifact for the benefit of the Society,and more importantly for the benefitof researchers and other familymembers for years to come.

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Sunday, August 16, Maple GroveMennonite Church CentennialParticipate in a 9:30 am traditionalSunday School, with guest teacher,John Smucker, and a 10:30 am tradi-tional Mennonite worship service,with guest speaker, Linford King; tra-ditional Mennonite attire optional. Anoon lunch is followed by an after-noon drama, slideshow, photos andmemorabilia displays, testimonials,and recordings of historic sermons.After a 5 pm evening meal, at 6:30pm Parade of Music will featuremusic through the decades. A MapleGrove Church history book will beavailable for purchase. RSVP formeals to 610-593-6658 [email protected] Paint Workshop, Saturday,August 22 at the MennoniteHeritage CenterLearn how to create the look of MilkPaint on 18th Century PennsylvaniaGerman furniture with historicallyaccurate materials and modern dis-tressing techniques in this one dayworkshop scheduled for Saturday,August 22, 2009 at the MennoniteHeritage Center in Harleysville. Theworkshop is led by artisan KeithBoyer. Class size is limited and regis-tration is required. For informationcall 215-256-3020, [email protected] or seewww.mhep.org.Sunday, August 23, StauffersMennonite Church Cemetery WalkStauffers Mennonite Church

Cemetery, 790 Bachmanville Road,Hershey, PA will hold a historic andgenealogy walk on August 23, (raindate August 30) at 3 pm. The ceme-tery dates to the late 1700’s withLongenecker and Lehman names thefirst burials. The four largest surnamesburied here are Lehman,Longenecker, Ebersole and Witmer.Other names include Brandt, Erb,Eshelman, Grubb, Hunsberger,Moyer, Shearer and Shenk. The after-noon will include a walk around thecemetery, with short presentations

about tombstone styles, gravesites ofspecific individuals, and familygenealogies.Come enjoy a stroll in the cemeteryand learn about local families.Admission is free. More informationis available at 717-533-9423 [email protected] Roast Fundraiser, Tuesday,August 25, for Nicholas StoltzfusBarnJoin us at 6:30 pm at the StoltzfusFarm Restaurant, on Rt. 772 south ofIntercourse, for an evening spon-sored by Stoltzfus Meats to benefitfundraising efforts to construct abarn/welcome center/museum atthe Nicholas Stoltzfus House inBerks County, first Amish settlementin America. Program with ZachStoltzfus, speaking about Amishroots in Europe, and Jack Parmer,speaking about the house inWyomissing, follows the pig roast.Bring lawn chairs. Cost is $25. Mailreservations to Vivian Beiler,Treasurer,243 W. Fulton St., New Holland PA17557, before August 15 and ticketswill be sent to you. Make checkspayable to NSHPC (NicholasStoltzfus House PreservationCommittee) and designate “heritageevent.”Grain Painting Workshop, Saturday,August 29 at the MennoniteHeritage Center Learn the colorful folk art tradition

of grain-painting wood in a work-shop on Saturday, August 29 at theMennonite Heritage Center inHarleysville, PA. Led by artisan JimKing, participants will grain-paint apicture frame and small documentbox. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. For informa-tion call 215-256-3020, [email protected] or seewww.mhep.org .September 18-19, Annual Meetingof Casselman HistoriansAt the Maple Glen MennoniteChurch, near Grantsville, MD, speak-

ers will discuss the second Amishimmigration wave into theCasselman River area of SomersetCounty, PA, and Garrett County,MD, in the 1820s and 1830s. OnFriday evening, Sept. 18, WilmerOtto, who chairs the Illinois AmishInterpretive Center in Arcola, IL, willspeak on “Their Lives as Settlers;” onSaturday morning, Sept. 19, DavidMiller, who edits the CasselmanHistorian, will speak on the “TheChurch as They Found It,” andgenealogist and photo collector,James L. Yoder, will discuss, “WhereThey Settled.” The meeting alsoincludes a bus tour to immigrantsites. The public is invited to all ses-sions. For more information, phoneAlice Orendorf at 301-245-4326 or301-501-4326, email [email protected] or write to theCasselman Historians, P.O. Box 599,Grantsville, MD, 21536.Sunday, Sept. 20, Alleghany HymnSing and National RegisterDesignationA hymn sing will be held in the 1855Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse,39 Horning Road nearAlleghenyville, PA, which was recent-ly designated as a national historiclandmark. (The meetinghouse is nowlisted on the National Register ofHistoric Places, athttp://www.nps.gov/nr/nrlist.htm onthe weekly list for June 12). Thismeetinghouse in Berks County isone of the oldest surviving, least-altered and originally-furnishedMennonite meetinghouses in thenation. Its’ simplicity of architectureand quality workmanship typifies thelifestyle of the Alleghany Mennonitesin the mid-1800s. At the 2 pm hymn sing on Sept. 20,Dwilyn Beiler of Paradise will leadhymns from the 1969 (red)Mennonite Hymnal, limited copies ofwhich will be provided. For moreinformation, call 717-949-3475 or610-777-3003. The Alleghany

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Mennonite Historical Association(AMHA) oversees and preserves theMeetinghouse property and devel-ops educational events.Akron Mennonite Church (AMC)50th Anniversary, Sept. 26-27On Saturday at 5 pm, the congrega-tion is hosting a special picniccatered by Hess’s Barbeque.Reserve tickets in advance. A freemusical variety show follows at 7 pmwith musicians Kristen Sims, themen’s ensemble, Spare Parts, AmyBurkholder, two women’s trios, and

Sue Broadus, among others. An icecream social closes the evening. OnSunday at 9 am, the message will begiven by Nancy Heisey, current pres-ident of Mennonite World Confer-ence, who was affiliated with theAkron congregation for many years.The theme of the worship service isalso the name of the AMC historybook published for this event,“Pilgrims on a Journey.” More infor-mation and reservations [email protected] or 717-859-1488.

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Classes for adults in PennsylvaniaGerman folk art and crafts are

being offered jointly by theLancaster Mennonite HistoricalSociety and the1719 Hans HerrHouse & Museum.

These workshop-style classes pro-vide students with the history andsignificance of each folk art genre aswell as hands-on participation ineach specific craft. Students willwork with master craftsmen andhave a project to take home thatthey completed during the day.With the exception of Basket-mak-ing, classes run 9 am – 3 pm andcost $60 for members, $65 for non-members.August 15 – Blacksmithing (loca-

tion: 1719 Hans Herr House), lim-ited to 8 participants. Students willmake a hook rack with skilledsmith and teacher, Matt Holiday.Bring a bag lunch.

September 19 – Hearth Cooking(location: 1719 Hans Herr House),limited to 6-10 participants.Students will learn the art of build-ing a cooking fire and preparingtraditional Pennsylvania Germanfoods. Lunch is included.

October 17 – Fraktur (location:Society headquarters), limited to15 participants. PA German folk

artist, EmilySmucker Beidler,will teach the artof fraktur (decorat-ed writing) to stu-dents, including alook at some of

the fine examples in the Society’scollections. Bring a bag lunch.

November 14 – Baskets (location:Society headquarters), limited to12 participants, meets 9 am –12:30 pm only; cost is $30 formembers and $35 for non-mem-bers, with a $35 materials chargefor all. Basket-maker Cindy Seaton

will teach students about differentkinds of traditional baskets andhelp each one to make a muffinbasket to take home. Registration forms are available

on line at www.lmhs.org . Contact1719 Herr House for info or to regis-ter for Blacksmithing and Cookingclasses at 717-464-4438 [email protected] . Contact Peggyat the Society for info or to registerfor Fraktur and Basketmaking at 717-393-9745, [email protected]

Fall Folk Art Classes Offered Kannst du deitsch schwetze?

The Society announces its Fall‘09 classes in Pennsylvania

German taught by renown andbeloved teacher, Butch Reigart.Butch is respected by Old OrderAmish and Mennonites, and in fre-quent conversation with theseLancaster native speakers. Hedraws on this expertise in his class-es. • The Part OneBeginners Class (for students withno prior background in the lan-guage) meets Thursday evenings,starting Sept. 17.• The Part TwoBeginners/Intermediate Class (forstudents with familiarity or at leastone semester of experience in PADutch) meets Wednesdayevenings, starting Sept. 16.

Classes meet from 7-9 pm andrun for 10 weeks, concluding Nov.18-19. Classes are held at theSociety (2215 Millstream Road,Lancaster, PA).

Cost is $100 for members,$115 for nonmembers.

A native of York County, Pa.,and fluent Pennsylvania Dutchspeaker, Butch was employed formore than 35 years as a foreignlanguage specialist for the U.S.government.

Thursday, Sept. 10:Music of thePennsylvania Germans

PA German culture has a rich tra-dition of secular music, songs

and stories. Keith Brintzenhoff, folk-lorist andmusician fromKutztown, willoffer a pro-gram atSociety head-quarters onThursday,Sept. 10, at 7pm, in whichhe will givethe history ofPA Dutchmusical tradi-tions that forma lively part ofthe culture.Brintzenhoff will perform andexplain the roles that the guitar, har-monica, mountain dulcimer, banjoand autoharp play in PennsylvaniaGerman music. This program is fund-ed through a special grant form thePA Humanities CouncilCommonwealth Speakers Program.Event is free and open to the public.PA German books and music CDswill be available for sale afterward. This year we are pleased to have

two summer student interns with us.Thomas Neufeld, pictured left, will beentering Gettysburg College this fall.He is a graduate of Manheim Town-ship high school with an interest inhistory who served on their quiz bowlteam; his home congregation isCommunity Mennonite Church ofLancaster.

Tim Rieste, pictured right, is asophomore at Grove City College inwestern Pennsylvania. Tim’s interestsinclude volleyball and communityservice; he is coordinating our sum-mer Bookworm Frolic. His home con-gregation is Grace Brethren Church inLititz. Tim is enjoying connecting withhis Mennonite roots through service atthe Society.

Keith Brintzenhoff

Like someof you, I recently

attended the nationalMennonite Church conferencewhose theme, taken from John20:21-22, was, “breathe and befilled.” Various speakers in masssessions encouraged us to pause,breathe out our anxieties, andbreathe in the presence of theSpirit. Likewise for all of us duringperiods of national stress or eco-nomic anxiety, this is a helpfulreminder.Amish in northern Indiana, many of

whom worked in the RV industry,have been especially hard-hit byunemployment levels this springnear 20 percent. Some Amishbreadwinners have even acceptedunemployment benefits, formerlytaboo. But as one Amish scribecommented on June 25 – notingthat despite pay cuts, those with fac-tory jobs are glad to have them –“Things work out best for those who

make the best of how things workout.”

Like the Amish, the Society isnot immune from the economicdownturn. Your contributions,membership support, and bookssales are more important now thanever as we struggle to meet budget.

We trust that your connection,through us, to your roots inMennonite and PennsylvaniaGerman heritage offers youresources to deepen your faith andto slow down and breathe.


DIRECTOR’S REFLECTIONS

Book Nook

Trail of the Conestoga- Continued from page 5

by Jonel Herr Ness

We continue to offer a variety ofnew titles in our bookstore.

The following items are some of ourmost recent additions: Practices: Mennonite Worship andWitness, by John D. Roth, 2009, 225

pages, $12.99. Rothexamines the traditionsof Anabaptist-Mennonite worshipand reflects on howdistinctive Mennonitepractices extendbeyond the church asa witness to the world.

This is his third book on Mennonitelife in the 21st century.Pilgrims on a Journey: A SocialHistory of Akron MennoniteChurch, 1959-2009, by GeraldKauffman; CD by Bob Wyble, 2009.193 pages, $15.00. Acandid look at the his-tory of a unique localcongregation. Thevery helpful DVD thataccompanies thisbook includes oralhistory interviewswith charter mem-bers, pastors and council chairsreflecting on congregational history. Dutch Blitz (Es Zwet dritt sich), byJohn Schmid, $15.00. Schmid, apopular guest at a past society quar-

terly meeting, hasreleased his thirdCD in thePennsylvaniaGerman language. Itis a live concert recording from agathering in Shipshewana, Indiana.Nightwatch: An Inquiry intoSolitude: Alone on the Prairie with

the Hutterites, by RobertRhodes, 2009, 202pages, $9.95. A journal-ist reflects on his experi-ences living on aHutterite commune inrural Minnesota from1995-2002.

Let These Stones Speak: AGenealogical Guide to LancasterCounty’s Families Based onCemetery Research: Volume 8—DrumoreTownship, byDarvin L. Martin,Regina ChristmanMartin, and MarieMalark, 2009, CD,$15.00. Thenewest CD in a series con-taining photographs and transcrip-tions of every tombstone in Drumoretownship.

Orders may be placed by mail,phone, email, or internet.

Playwright and actress JessicaDickey just finished a five-week

run of her play, “The Amish Project,”off-Broadway at the RattlestickPlaywrights Theatre, New York City.The play is loosely based on eventsof the 2006 Amish school shootings,but names are changed and the char-acters are fictionalized. The NYTimes described the play as “aremarkable piece of writing” andlauded her performance as “extraor-dinary.”

The play is scheduled to be per-formed Aug 6-9 and Aug 13-16 atthe Todd Mt. Theater Company inthe Catskill Mountains. A perform-ance is also scheduled duringWaynesboroFest, on Monday, Sept28th, in Waynesboro, PA, two hourswest of Lancaster; (Dickey is a 1997graduate of Waynesboro Area SeniorHigh School).

About her research for the play,Dickey writes, “On July 28th, 2008,my director and I traveled to NickelMines to find the location of theshooting. … As we drove through thesmall intersection of farmland that isNickel Mines, I realized that everyperson we saw, gardening or hangingclothes on the line, had likely grievedthe loss of a child, or the children offriends. … It is my private prayer thatthis play, should they know about it,would not hurt them further, butsomehow honor the goodness theyforged in the face of such tragedy.In my mind, that is the legacy of theNickel Mines shooting.”

“The Amish Project”

Trace the roots of your family his-tory. Experienced guide, NormaGrace Strawbridge, leads this fieldtrip. Tour leaves from the Society at8 am and returns by 6:30 pm; laststop is a home-style, buffet supper byEncks Catering at the formerKrieder’s restaurant in Manheim.Bring your own packed lunch for thenoon meal. Cost is $60 for membersand $70 for non-members.

30th Anniversary ofBrubacher House in Ontario

The John E. Brubacher HouseMuseum and the Mennonite HistoricalSociety of Ontario Canada celebratedthe 30th anniversary of the Museumand its Pennsylvania German culturalheritage in June. The house was builtin 1850. The land farmed, like otherfarms in Waterloo County, was settledby German Mennonite families migrat-ing from Lancaster County, PA. Themuseum is open Wed. – Sat., 2-5 pm,May 1 - October 31.


hot / Ron Kraybill & Evelyn Wright.Intercourse, PA : Good Books, c2006.

Lederach, John Paul. The moral imagi-nation : the art and soul of buildingpeace. Oxford ; New York : OxfordUniversity Press, 2005.

Shetler, Alma Ruth. Ruth cooks : RuthShetler’s book of recipes, stories, and

memories / compiled by Kim Lehman.Austin, Tex. : Sun Circle Studios,c2008.

Voices from Three Mile Island : thepeople speak out / [edited] by RobertLeppzer. Trumansburg, N.Y. : CrossingPress, c1980.

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In 1609, a ship, captained by HenryHudson and commissioned by the

Dutch, sailed into what is now theNew York Harbor. So was bornNew Amsterdam, which later mor-phed into New York City.Anabaptists were a presence in the

17th centuryand are repre-sented in thecity todaythrough half adozen vibrantcongregations,some of whosemembers tookthis tour lastyear, to explorethe history ofDutchMennonites

who were among the early settlersof New Amsterdam.

This all-day field trip to historicAnabaptist sites in New York City istimed to coincide with city-wide,special Dutch commemorative festiv-ities to celebrate the 400th anniver-sary of Dutch exploration. Tall shipswill be on display in the harbor and

we will visit a museum replica ofHudson’s ship, the “Half Moon.”

The trip will explore Dutch origi-nal settlement in the Bronx. It alsoincludes a two-hour walking tour ofsites in the old city, south of WallStreet, the boundary of the originalNew Amsterdam settlement.Participants will be treated to anexceptional Dutch-style lunch.

Dan Ness, who leads this tour,has investigated original research,

never before compiled. Cost for thisground-breaking tour is $99 for non-members, $89 for Society members,and includes lunch. Supper is on-your-own at a buffet en route home.Bus departs at 8 am and returns by9 pm. Join us in exploring the tracesof early Anabaptist settlement, as weexplore the question of what hap-pened to the New AmsterdamMennonites, a century before thesettlement of Lancaster County.

FIELD TRIPREGISTRATION FORM

$ _________ enclosed for Dutch Anabaptists in New Amsterdam tour

Saturday, September 12❑ Members at $89 per person❑ Nonmembers at $99

per person$ _________ enclosed for the

Trail of the Conestoga tour Saturday, October 17❑ Members at $60 per person❑ Nonmembers at $70

per person

(additional $5 discount for groups of five or more)

Name(s) _______________________________________________

Address _____________________City ________________________State _______ ZIP ____________Phone ______________________Email _______________________

Contact Dorothy Siegrist at717-393-9745

or [email protected] more information

Your reservation is confirmed oncepayment is received.Checks payable to:

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society2215 Millstream Road

Lancaster, PA 17602-1499

Sat, Sept. 12: TOUR “Dutch Anabaptists in New Amsterdam (New York City), 1620-1820”

Join the Society on Saturday,October 17, as we explore the

Lancaster County origins of theMennonites who migrated toWaterloo County,Ontario, 1802-1825, visiting origi-nal homesteads, his-toric mills, churchesand cemeteries.

Tour will visit thefamily homesteadand mill of immi-grant TheodorusEby (Eaby/Aebi),thought to have been built circa1727, as well as the family grave-yard, where Theodorus is buried; hisgrandchild, Christian, and familymade the trek from Lancaster toCanada, and is described in thebook in our library, Trail of theConestoga (1979, PZ3.D9206).

We will also visit the site of thePeter Martin log cabin, grandson of1727 immigrant David Martin, whofarmed here until the family with 16children migrated to Ontario in1819. The cabin is being recon-

structed and restored by the SwissPioneer Preservation Associates as apriceless image of Mennonite pio-neer life.

Other sites willinclude Weber hold-ings in the Weaverlandarea; a historic gristmill in theBowmansville area;Allegheny Mennonitemeetinghouse, andsites related to theJoseph Bowman fami-ly; and early

Mennonite residences in the Denverarea, including the first meeting-place for Mennonites in northeastLancaster County as early as 1740.

Tour will also visit the UlrichGingrich homestead, early lands ofEberly and Brubaker families,Indiantown Mennonite church,cemetery and historical marker not-ing the settlement of NanticokeIndians and the 1759 Peter Brickerhomestead, as well as theHershey/Hirschi family cemetery.

Sat, Oct. 17: TOUR “Trail of the Conestoga: LancasterHomesteads (Where the Trek Began)”

Peter Martin homestead

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1719 Herr House Historic Driving Tour

Join us on Saturday, Sept. 26, during the hours of 10 am – 4 pm, for a driv-ing tour to seven colonial-era sites in the vicinity of the 1719 Hans Herr

House in southern Lancaster County. Step back in time as a costumedguide at each site talks about its historic significance in early Lancaster life.Stops on the tour include the Martin Mylin gun shop, the Abraham Herrdouble-decker barn, Lime Valley Mill, Walnut Run schoolhouse, the 1734Tschanz Cemetery, a lime kiln, and the Mann Homestead. Tickets are $8 foradults, $4 for children ages 7-12. As a bonus, admission to the 1719 HerrHouse is available for driving tour participants at the reduced price of$3/person on Sat, Sept. 26. Come join the fun!

Philosophy/Psychology/ReligionIn celebration of wisdom : life andmeaning in Job, Proverbs, andEcclesiastes / edited by StevenSchweitzer. Elkhart, Ind. : Institute ofMennonite Studies ; Scottdale, Pa. :Herald Press, c2009.

Jesus matters : good news for the21st century / edited by James R.Krabill and David W. Shenk ; fore-word by Shane Claiborne. Scottdale,Pa. : Herald Press, c2009.

Hoover, Amos B. Catalog of museumexhibit : Muddy Creek Farm Library /[by Amos B. Hoover and Lloyd M.Weiler ; edited by David RempelSmucker]. Ephrata, Pa. : MuddyCreek Farm Library, c2009

Klassen, Peter James. Mennonites inearly modern Poland and Prussia.Baltimore : Johns Hopkins UniversityPress, 2009.

Mast, Gerald J. DefenselessChristianity : Anabaptism for a nonvi-olent church / Gerald J. Mast, J.Denny Weaver ; foreword by GregBoyd. Telford, Pa. : Cascadia Pub.House ; Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press,c2009.

Mutual treasure : seeking better waysfor Christians and culture to converse/ edited by Harold Heie & MichaelA. King ; foreword by Richard Mouw.Telford, Pa. : Cascadia Pub. House ;Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c2009.

Peachey, Joseph N. A history of theRock Haven Mennonite Church : acongregation of the Church of Godin Christ, Mennonite. [Belleville, Pa. :J.N. Peachey?], 1984.

Roth, John D. Practices : Mennonite

worship and witness. Scottdale, Pa. :Herald Press, c2009.Biography/GenealogyGuth, Hermann. AmischeMennoniten in Deutschland : ihreGemeinden, ihre Höfe, ihre Familien.Saarbrücken : PrivaterComputerdruck, 1993.

Haggis, Mary Catherine Ripley.Genealogy of Ripley-Hoyle, withextended lines. [Dover, Ohio] :M.C.R. Haggis, 2009.

Hochstetler, Patricia. Growing up inan Amish-Jewish cult. Book one,Delusion. Winona Lake, Ind. : BakerTrittin Press, c2007.

Hochstetler, Patricia. Growing up inan Amish-Jewish cult. Book two,Deception. Winona Lake, Ind. :Baker Trittin Press, c2007.

Iutzi, Christian. Transplanted Germanfarmer : the life and times ofChristian Iutzi (1788-1857), 1832immigrant to Butler County, Ohio, inhis own words / edited and annotat-ed by Neil Ann Stuckey Levine ;Trenton, OH : Friends of ChrisholmHistorica Farmstead, c2009.

Jones, Nancy Bondurant. DwightHartman : connecting the genera-tions : a biography. [Harrisonburg,Va. : Dwight Hartman], c2003

Remembering Uncle Charlie andAunt Katie Grove / Marion Weaver,editor. [Waynesboro, Va. : Marion C.Weaver, 2008?]

Wiebe, Katie Funk. You never gaveme a name : one Mennonitewoman’s story / Katie Funk Wiebe ;foreword by Wally Kroeker. Telford,Pa. : DreamSeeker Books ; Scottdale,

Pa. : Herald Press,c2009.History/SocialSciencesMartin, Darvin L.Let these stonesspeak [electronic resource] : agenealogical guide to LancasterCounty’s families based on cemeteryresearch. Vol. 8, Drumore Township.Lancaster, Pa. : Historic ImpressionsPress, c2002-

Nebraska Amish directory : Andover,Kishacoquillas Valley, McClure, PennsValley, Winfield. 2007 ed. Reedville,PA : Molly M. Bourg, 2005

Pierce, Laurie Blanton. What is Iran? :a primer on culture, politics, and reli-gion / by Laurie Blanton Pierce ; com-missioned by Mennonite CentralCommittee. Scottdale, Pa. : HeraldPress, c2009.MiscellaneousBamboo leaves : a selection of writ-ings from participants in ChinaEducational Exchange 1981-1997 /[edited by Myrrl Byler]. Harrisonburg,VA : China Educational Exchange,[1998]

Classic quilts : tradition with a twist :13 sensational patchwork & appliquépatterns / Rosemary Wilkinson, editor.Intercourse, PA : Good Books, c2008.

A drink from the stream : essays / byBethel College faculty and staff ; JohnK. Sheriff, Alain Epp Weaver, editors.[Vol. 1]. North Newton, Kan. : BethelCollege, c1991-c1996.

Kraybill, Ronald S. The little book ofcool tools for hot topics : group toolsto facilitate meetings when things are


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