Making Sense of the Journey: The Geography of Our FaithSubtitled "Mennonite Stories Integrating Faith and Life and the World of Thought." These compelling memoirs trace the effects of a tumultuous century on mainly rural Mennonites. As their frame of reference shifted from the rural to the professional, many of these writers assumed key roles in leading and shaping Mennonite institutions. By confronting their own beliefs and faith practices, they gradually transformed the Mennonite church. Includes

some are as short as a few lines

The earliest arrival from this village appears to be Johann Nicolaus Crussman who arrived in 1718

1998 reprint

This book fills a crucial gap in the self-help German research literature

to the Revolution

From Annie Brendle/Brendel Witwer it covers six generations after and six before her

Index includes surnames such as Baldwin

Germanic tribes and dialects

specifically the descendants of Moritz's grandson

They lived near Ephrata

comprehensive

after arriving in Philadelphia in 1736