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"As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us." Hebrews 12:1a. This collection of thirty-three stories portrays the lives and thoughts of Mennonite women from the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, India, and Paraguay who lived during the last two hundred years.
In the mid-19th century, many Swiss families fled their homeland in order to avoid the rigid restrictions placed on religious and political beliefs. Many found solace in the little town of Berne, Indiana, and in the surrounding communities of Adams County. In 2002, Berne will celebrate 150 years of settlement and growth. In preparation, Naomi Lehman has compiled a unique visual history of these family-oriented communities, chronicling the history of the rich ancestral Swiss Emmenthaler culture that is still alive in the area today. Most of Adams County's early settlers hailed from Switzerland's capital of Bern, located in the Canton of Bern, and made the capital the namesake of their new hom...
Includes miscellaneous newsletters (Music at Michigan, Michigan Muse), bulletins, catalogs, programs, brochures, articles, calendars, histories, and posters.
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Cook with neighbors from around the world as you prepare flavorful dishes and feel the warmth of their kitchens. This revised edition of Extending the Table simmers together the best-loved recipes from the first edition of this global cuisine cookbook with the enticing flavors of new recipes. Extending the Table contains stories, proverbs, and recipes from more than ninety countries. Extend your table in the spirit of the More-with-Less Cookbook by experiencing the gratitude, hospitality, and foodways of friends near and far. Part of the World Community Cookbook series. Royalties fund global relief, peace, and community efforts. What is New in the Revised Edition: Colorful photographs of people, cultural settings, and mouthwatering dishes from around the world. Recipes and stories from places like Afghanistan, South Sudan, Thailand, and Cambodia. Labels and indexes for gluten-free and vegetarian recipes. Regional menus to help cooks plan special meals from a particular country or continent.
The saga of Mennonite women’s organizations is a story of struggle and triumph, productivity and misgivings, questions and celebrations. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, women’s groups have offered Mennonite women a means of serving others by sewing clothing, laboring over quilts, rolling bandages, and packing school kits. Women’s groups have also provided Mennonite women the opportunity to test their skills as leaders and give voice to callings they felt in a church that has not always valued their gifts for ministry. In this vibrant portrait of Mennonite Women USA, Anita Hooley Yoder paints with both broad and subtle strokes the one-hundred-year history of an organization that nurtures local church women’s groups and connects Mennonite women across the world.
Hannas (John) Weber died in Switzerland in 1721, and left 3 (or perhaps 4) sons, George, Jacob, Henry, and John, all of whom emigrated to the U.S. and settled in Lancaster co., Pennsylvania.
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