An excellent resource with numerous colored pictures to add context and vibrancy. A must for genealogists!

Allan Garber's work is a quite comprehensive study of the Mennonite families that settled within the present-day boundaries of Lancaster County in the 18th century. It draws upon both Mennonite and non-Mennonite sources and is careful in drawing conclusions.. It does not, however, cover 18th century Mennonite settlements in Montgomery and Chester or Mennonite settlements in those parts of Lancaster County that were established as separate counties later in the 18th century and early 19th century (such as York and Lebanon Counties). Nevertheless, it is an outstanding genealogical work

review - To God Alone the Honor:
For those of us who are researching our Mennonite roots in Lancaster, this compendium by Allan Garber is a treasured gift. The amount of detail on so many families is breathtaking and we owe a tremendous debt to Mr. Garber for the work he has done.
I learned so much as well from his topical essays found throughout the book, including his clarification of the Mennonite experience during the Revolution.
I also greatly appreciated his acknowledgements for this third edition, especially his memories of Carolyn Charles Wenger, the former archivist at Mennonite Life, who left us with so much background information about the Charles family and its emigration journey from Switzerland, to Alsace, to the Palatinate, and, finally, to the American colonies.
Thank you, Mr. Garber, for this indispensable and grace-full resource.
Tom Charles, Jr.
Princeton, NJ

Wonderful Edition!
How I wish a reference book like this had been available when I began researching my own Conestoga ancestors over 40 years ago! It would have provided an enormous boost.
Most of us struggle to locate and document just our own Mennonite ancestors in Colonial Pennsylvania. Here’s a researcher who has ambitiously undertaken to profile ALL (or most) of the Mennonite pioneers of early Lancaster County – and their spouses, and their children, and their farmland.
Garber’s book is encyclopedic: Genealogical sketches of 133 pioneer surnames, 841 nuclear families, and approximately 6,000 individuals including wives and children. It contains 4,453 footnotes -- citing books, articles, wills, tax records, patents (deeds), and other sources -- that document the pioneer families.
Thirty-five years in the making, Garber’s volume represents a lifetime of work, passion, and achievement. It represents “Cluster Analysis” on a truly grand scale, morphing into a collective portrait of an entire ethnic and religious community. It’s a triumph of genealogical research. All serious inquiry about Mennonites in early Lancaster County will need to consult it.
It’s what I now show my spouse whenever she complains about the amount of time I spend on genealogy. She responds: “Just beware, Dear, where it can lead: To 35 years and 800 pages !”
(Abstracted from full review on www.KagyHistory.org)