General Resource Sites
- Mennonite Heritage Cruise - about experiencing one's roots. Every year for the last couple of decades, a couple from Manitoba, Canada, have organized a cruise along the Dneiper River in the Ukraine, what used to be called South Russia, in the area that many Mennonites used to call home. If you're feeling generous, you can sponsor me on the next trip.
Libraries, Archives & Museums
- Archives of the Mennonite Church The Historical Committee and Archives holds the official records of the program boards and agencies of the Mennonite Church, whose headquarters are in Elkhart, Indiana. The Mennonite Church as an organization dates back to 1898 when it began holding biennial conferences. The Archives also holds personal papers from individuals and records from some inter-Mennonite organizations, such as the Mennonite Central Committee.
- The Illinois Amish Interpretive Center The first museum in Illinois dedicated to the Amish culture. It traces the history of the Amish religion and provides a glimpse into the lives of Illinois Amish.
- Mennonite Heritage Centre ~ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Doing Genealogy
- Mennonite Heritage Museum ~ Goessel, Kansas
- Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania Historical Library and Archives ~ Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Covering Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Philadelphia counties.
- Genealogical and Local History Resources
- Mennonite Historical Library ~ Goshen, Indiana
- Mennonite Library and Archives Bethel College North Newton, Kansas.
- UBA - Library: Church History: Mennonite From the Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam. Holds the collection of the Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente Amsterdam (the United Mennonite Congregation of Amsterdam). It also houses the Mennonite Documention Centre from 1800 to the present.
People & Families
- The Thiessen Family and The Mennonite Diaspora
- Eli and Magdalena (WENGER) SCHROCK Family History Eli (1816-1843) and Magdalena (Wenger) Schrock history; a Mennonite family that lived in Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
- Mennonite Ancestors: EIDSE, KLASSEN, LOEWEN, ROSENORT E.M.C. Homepage links to Scratching River Reserve, Morris, Manitoba, Canada; Rosenhoff Cemetery; Rosenort Kleinegemeinde; E.M.C. 32.
- REMPEL - Mennonite (Russian) Family History Mennonite family history/genealogy, especially in Tsarist Russia.
- WENGER Home Page A database of over 78,000 names of individuals, mostly descended from 18th century Mennonites, River Brethren (Brethren in Christ) and German Baptist Brethren who settled in Lancaster, Lebanon and Franklin Counties of Pennsylvania, in Ontario, Canada and in Washington Co., Maryland and Botetourt Co., Virginia.
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Mennonite Historical and Family History Sites
Groups, Chats, Boards, & Lists
Societies & Groups
- The California Mennonite Historical Society - home of GRANDMA - Genealogical Records ANd Database of Mennonite Ancestry. GRANDMA 4 had over 600,000 records in it. A fantastic resource for anyone of Mennonite ancestry. Plus the CDs usually come with extras.
Locality Specific
- Rosenort Manitoba History Detailed history of Rosenort and Rosenhoff, Manitoba, Canada Mennonite communities. Includes the 1881, 1891, 1901 census; cemetery index for 8 graveyards. Profile of early pioneers with names such as BRANDT, EIDSE, LOEWEN, FRIESEN, DUECK, HARMS, KLASSEN, KROEKER, CORNELSEN, SIEMENS.
Publications, Software & Supplies
Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
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