Speaking Amish: A Beginner's Introduction to Pennsylvania German
Thousands of people can speak Pennsylvania German, so why can't you? This book will introduce you to this fascinating language and give you the tools to start learning it. The...
1995
A Church Dismantled—A Kingdom Restored: Why Is God Taking Apart the Church? (BOOK 1)
The signs of decline are everywhere in the American church. Instead of finding blame in other places, the author asks “What if God is dismantling the church?” For Kanagy, the...
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Ministry in a Church Dismantled: To Tear Down or Build Up? (BOOK 2)
In this second book in the series—“A Church Dismantled”—the author looks objectively at our society and church communities, both as a sociologist of religion as well as a Mennonite pastor....
Da Noah Un Di Oahrich
This classic Old Testament story of “Noah and the Ark” in Pennsylvania Dutch with an English translation is perfect for children who primarily speak Pennsylvania Dutch. But it isn’t just...
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Berks County Amish-Mennonite Heritage Tour: With an Emphasis on the Gnaegi/Kanagy Family
This booklet accompanied the tour participants on Oct. 7, 2017. There are 41 sites identified including homesteads and cemeteries in the following Amish-Mennonite Settlements: Reading, Maiden Creek, Northkill, Irish Creek...
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Warrant and Deed Map of East and West Nantmeal, Wallace, Warwick and Honey Brook Townships, Chester Co., PA
This book provides the warrantees and deeds for the northwestern townships of Chester Co., Pa. The tracts of land are contiguous to each other and embrace the entire townships. The...
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Menno Simons Commemorative Fraktur
Full-color poster marks the 500th anniversary of Menno Simons' birth at Pingjum in Friesland. Prominently featured is a 1552 quotation from Menno on Jesus Christ as the "Prince of Peace."...
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In a Church Dismantled—The Light Still Shines: Reflections in Sacred Time (BOOK 3)
This book is of a different tone and nature than the first two, as we experience the author leaning more toward his pastoral voice than the prophetic—though both remain in...
Mast Postcards
Set of 7 postcards depicting items important to the Mast family history. Pictures include Bishop Jacob Mast's wedding coat and vest; Bishop Mast's log home; Northkill Amish historical road sign;...
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Zook Postcards
Pictures of sites important to Zook descendants. Includes Immigrant Moritz Zug House; Immigrant Christian Zug's Farmhouse; Springhouse on Immigrant Christian Zug Farm; Oak Tree on Immigrant Johannes Zug Farm; Immigrant...
The Trunk
In 1902, the Zwolinski family sold their possessions, packed what they could, and left Poland for America. Tom Schalata, author of several historical books, has chronicled his family's journey, using...
In a Church Dismantled—One Pilgrim's Journey: Finding My Way Home in the Dark (BOOK 4)
This fourth book is the most autobiographical and "memoir-like" of the series, pulling together in one volume the author's experience of life-long inner religious and emotional turmoil, growing up in...
2019 Hershey Heritage Tour: Meeting Hirschi and Hirschy Cousins in Switzerland and France
This is an illustrated journal from the May 14-30, 2019, Heritage Tour led by Lemar & Lois Ann Mast and Wilson & Donna Hershey. Join the group of 44 persons...
A Pilgrim's Journey #1: Remembering My Amish Roots
Born on an Amish farm in the beautiful "Big Valley" of Central Pennsylvania, the author tells his memories of his childhood, as the 7th of 14 children. His pilgrimage led...
Making Wars Cease: A Survey of MCC Peace Section, 1940-1990
Across five decades, North American Mennonites worked together in the MCC Peace Section to address issues of war and peace and to push boundaries of social justice advocacy. Urbane Peachey’s...
2000
A Dream's Destination
How do we say goodbye to a place? Eight-year-old Ellen has already experienced the loss of her aunt and uncle and must now visit their home for the last time....
The Amish: Origin and Characteristics, 1693-1993
In 1993 the Colloquium "300 Years of the Amish 1693-1993" took place in Sainte Marie-aux-Mines, France. This book contains 18 lectures delivered during the Colloquium (7 in French, 7 in...
Hogwash, History, and Horse Sense: The World According to Jake
The weekly newspaper column "Jake's View" is a humorous portrayal of a legendary witty, philosophical old codger sitting on a rocker on the front porch of a farmhouse off a...
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ: Namely the Old Evangelical and Mennonite Churches
First published in 1898 in German and now for the first time, it is translated into English. Subtitled "From the Time of the Apostles to the Present," it traces the...
The Wanners, an Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Family
European research precedes the Wanner data on Immigrant Jacob Wanner—the author's ancestor. Jacob married Veronica (b. 1698 or 1699) and had 3 children: Ester (b. 1708 or 1709), Johannes (b....