by John Gingerich | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
This article by John D. Thiesen comes from the September issue of The Mennonite, which focuses on “135 years” of The Mennonite and Gospel Herald. Newspapers and magazines as we think of them today (and as they undergo major transformation in technology) were mainly a...
by John Gingerich | Jun 13, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
In 1955, white Mennonite church periodical editor Paul Erb wrote, “Perhaps in nothing have our Mennonite people so completely conformed themselves to a worldly idea as in this.”1 He was not referring to dancing, watching movies, cutting hair (women’s! – not men’s),...
by John Gingerich | May 27, 2020 | Blog, Stories
Branch Valley Characters (Part 1)...
by John Gingerich | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Events
MCC invites you to a free six-part webinar series on immigration and border realities. Join MCC staff and partners in the field who will provide insight into the current reality of the U.S. immigration and border crisis. Check it out at this link....
by John Gingerich | May 13, 2020 | Blog, Events
7 pm CT/8 pm ET on Tuesday evenings in May & June, join archivists and executive directors from Anabaptist and Mennonite museums, archives, and heritage centres across North America for 20-minute presentations followed by Q&A. Presenters will show unique...
by John Gingerich | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog, Stories
Historian Dr. John L. Ruth speaking at the Mennonite Heritage Center on the topic of the 1717 Mennonite emigration from Europe to Pennsylvania, his 9.14.2017 talk entitled “Three Boatloads. Three Centuries. Three Perspectives: The 1717 Mennonite Emigration to...
