Timely Stories in our Library

In the context of daily news from Standing Rock, these two books in our library tell stories which help to shed some light on the struggles of native people we did not learn about in our public schools. •  Magpie’s Blanket by Kimberly D. Schmidt, and •...

Exploring Your Personal History

The February issue of the TourMagination Newsletter “DISCOVERY” features an article “Exploring Your Personal History” by Conrad Stoesz: Where to start, Document your sources, Gather stories and Keep hard copies. Page 2 shares a list of links to...

Chasing History, part 2

Ralph and Margaret became engaged in July 1942, but decided not to share the news with family or friends right away. Margaret continued with her schooling. She was still taking a full load of classes in pursuit of a teaching degree, working as the secretary to the...

PNMHS 2017 Annual Meeting report

It may have been cool and rainy outside on Saturday, January 21, but inside Zion Mennonite Church there was warm fellowship, a delicious lunch of homemade rolls, soup and pie and amazing stories! About 35 persons attended the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Pacific...

Wagon Trip to the Coast, 1895

PNMHS Library archives an impressive collection of Anabaptist Periodicals with reports and stories on a wide variety of topics, some of which may surprise you. Here’s an example of a story scanned from The Diary [A monthly correspondent magazine with reports...