by John Gingerich | Aug 5, 2018 | Blog, Library
A new book in our collection, donated by its author Donald B. Kraybill, published by Herald Press Simply Amish and definitely a Good Read. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37689730-simply-amish?from_search=true click on images to enlarge We also added “The...
by John Gingerich | Jul 22, 2018 | Blog, Library
A great new book donated to our Library by it’s author Joanne Wolfe, telling the life story of her grandfather who served as minister at Zion Mennonite Church in the first half of the 20th century. You may read the Introduction, Prologue, and first three...
by John Gingerich | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog, Events
A photo album sharing photos taken by Ken Pitts from the 2018 Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference held in Boise, Idaho June 21-23 have been archived in an album at this link.
by John Gingerich | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog, Library
Maps I recently enjoyed a visit to the Clackamas County Family Historical Society to pursue my interest in old maps. The Society is located in the Clackamas County Historical Museum along 99E above the Willamette Falls.There were volunteers who were eager to assist me...
by John Gingerich | May 12, 2018 | Stories
Thursday morning, May 10, the historical center was abuzz with Pennsylvania Dutch chatter as we entertained a group of visitors from Clark, Missouri. Names represented were Borntrager, Shetler, Petersheim, and Yoder. They were interested in the history of Amish in our...
by John Gingerich | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog, Library
The Russian Mennonite Story A new publication from the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies Check out the website to learn all about this new publication “Our memories of Mennonite life in this region are etched with deeply contradictory images. On the one...
