Selected books available through mail order
The Alderfers of America, History & Genealogy |
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| Ancestors and Descendants of Abraham D. Hagey and Marietta M. Godshall Glenn Hagey Landis, compiler (Lititz, PA: Glenn H. Landis, 2003). 67 p.; spiral bound. $5.95 |
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Architecture of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 1700-1900 Henry J. Kauffman (Elverson, PA: Old Springfield Shoppe, 1992). 153 p.; glossy paperback; extensive photography; bibliography; index $18.95 |
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Amish Society John A. Hostetler (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Fourth Edition, 1993). 435 p.; paperback; illus,; bibliography; index $20.00 |
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Bernese Anabaptists and Their American Descendants (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, No. 8) Delbert L. Gratz (Goshen, IN: Mennonite Historical Society, 1953). Reprinted by Olde Springfield Shoppe, Elverson, PA, 1994. 219 p.; illus.; hardcover; index; bibliography $18.95 |
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Biblical Pacifism Dale W. Brown (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 2003). Second Edition, 184 p., paperback, bibliography, index $16.99 |
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Bucks County: An Illustrated History Terry A. McNealy (Doylestown, PA: Bucks County Historical Society, 2001). 326 p.; hardcover; extensive illus.; index. Narrative history with many fine color images $69.95 |
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Bucks County Fraktur Cory M. Amsler, editor (Doylestown, PA: Bucks County Historical Society and Pennsylvania German Society, 2001) 387 p.; hardcover with color wrapper; extensive color photography; endnotes; appendix with translations; index $35.00 |
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Christmas in Pennsylvania: A Folk-Cultural Study Alfred L. Shoemaker, New Foreword and Afterword by Don Yoder (Pennsylvania Folklife Society, 1959; republished by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1999). 162 p.; illus.; index; bibliography; hardcover $21.95 |
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Christopher Dock, Colonial Schoolmaster Gerald C. Studer (Herald Press, 1967; reprinted 1993). 448 p.; paperback; illus. $19.99 |
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Countryside Cooking & Chatting compiled by Lucy Leid (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2006). Traditional recipes & wisdom from the Amish & Mennonites. 380 p., spiral edition paperback, illus. $19.99 |
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Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite life Cynthia Yoder Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing House, 2003. 188 p.; paperback; illus. $14.95 |
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Country Scrapple: An American Tradition William Woys Weaver (Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2003).176 p.; hardcover; photos $19.95 |
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The Earth is the Lord’s: A Narrative History of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. John L. Ruth (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2001). 1390 p.; seven appendices (including a chronology); extensive endnotes; extensive bibliography; index; many illustrations; hardcover $69.99 |
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Eastertide in Pennsylvania: A Folk-Cultural Study Alfred L. Shoemaker, new Foreword and Afterword by Don Yoder (Pennsylvania Folklife Society, 1960; republished by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2000). 128 p.; illus.; index; bibliography; hardcover $19.95 |
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Extending the Table Joetta Handrich Schlabach (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1991). 336 p., spiral edition paperback, illus. $19.99 |
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Farming, Always Farming: A photographic essay of rural Pennsylvania German land and life H. Winslow Fegley (1871-1944), photographer (Birdsboro, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1987). 312 p.; hardcover; extensive photography A nice photo album for anyone interested in rural Pa. German life $15.00 |
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Forgiveness: A Legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School John L. Ruth (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2007). 152 p.; paperback; illus. $10.99 |
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Forgotten Pennsylvania Textiles of the 18th and 19th Centuries Marjie Thompson, Kathleen L. Grant and Alan G. Keyser, compilers (Cumberland, ME: The Linen Press, 2005). 46 p.; paperback; illus. $15.95 |
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Fraktur: A Selective Guide to the Franklin and Marshall Fraktur Collection Bentzel & Mickey Faill (Lancaster, PA: Franklin & Marshall College, 1987). 29 p.; paperback; color illus.; checklist $8.00 |
| Franconia Culinary Pride ‘n Joy (Harleysville, PA: Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pa., 1976). Recipes submitted by the women of the Franconia, Pa. Mennonite Church. 404+ p. hardcover loose-leaf notebook, index $9.95 |
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| A Brief History of John & Christian Fretz and a complete Genealogical Family Register A.J. Fretz (Elkhart, Ind., 1890; reprint edition). 607 p.; hardcover; illus. $30.00 |
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| Fretz Family History, Volume III Fretz Family Association (Lansdale, PA, 1988). 959 p.+ addendum; hardcover $30.00 |
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Fretz Family History, Volume IV |
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Gathering at the Hearth: Stories Mennonites Tell John E. Sharp, editor (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2001). 223 p.; paperback; illus.; endnotes stories from Mennonite history and experience $14.99 |
| Gehman Family Directory, Part I: Descendants of Abraham and Elizabeth (Bechtel) Gehman Paul F. Gehman (Maple Grove, MN: Paul F. Gehman, 1998). 118 p.; hardcover; illus. $14.95 |
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Gehman Family Directory, Part II: Descendants of Johannes (John) and Anna (Stauffer) Gehman |
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| Gehman Family Directory, Part III: Descendants of Jacob and Anna Maria (Fretz) Gehman Paul F. Gehman (Maple Grove, MN: Paul F. Gehman, 2002). 102 p.; hardcover; illus. $24.00 |
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| Gehman Family Directory, Part IV: Descendants of Isaac & Elizabeth Gayman Paul F. Gehman (Maple Grove, MN: Paul F. Gehman, 2004). 60 p.; spiral bound paperback, bibliography, index. $21.00 |
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A Genealogical History of the Cassel Family in America |
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| Getting in the Way: Stories from Christians Peacemaker Teams edited by Tricia Gates Brown (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2005). 106 p., paperback $17.99 |
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The Gift is Small, the Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Fraktur Frederick S. Weiser (York, PA: York Graphic Services, Inc., 1994). 120 p.; glossy paperback; color illus. $25.00 |
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Groundhog Day Don Yoder (Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001). 160 p.; hardcover; photos $19.95 |
| Hatfield Township Through the Eyes of Time Phil Johnson Ruth (Souderton, PA, 1992). 110 p.; hardcover; illus. $20.00 |
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Henrich and Maria Clemmer of Franconia, Pennsylvania, Genealogy |
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Henner’s Lydia Marguerite de Angeli (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1998). The four reprints of children’s books by Angeli depict the ethnic backgrounds and creeds of some of our neighbors in Montgomery and Lancaster Counties. 74 p., paperback, illus. $15.99 |
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A History of the Amish Steven M. Nolt (Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 1992). 318 p.; paperback; illus.; endnotes, bibliography, index $9.95 |
| History of the Freed Family Isaac G. Freed (Allentown, PA, 1919; republished by Adams Apple Press, 1991). 159 p.; every-name index; paperback $20.00 |
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| History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference J.C. Wenger (Franconia Mennonite Historical Society, Telford, PA, 1937; reprinted 1985). 523 p.; hardcover; illus. $22.95 |
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Images of Old Upper Salford |
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In Their Generations: A History of the Rosenberger Family in the Vicinity of Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania |
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An Introduction to Mennonite History (Third Edition) Cornelius J. Dyck (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1993). 452 p.; paperback; illus.; index; endnotes $16.99 |
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Land, Piety, Peoplehood: The Establishment of Mennonite Communities in America, 1683-1790 (Mennonite Experience in America, Vol. 1) Richard K. MacMaster (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1985). 343 p.; paperback; index; bibliography; endnotes, illus. $19.99 |
Landis-Landes Family: Descendants of Jacob Landes (d.1749), who settled in Franconia Township |
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| A Combined Landis-Landes Genealogy Report of the Descendants of the Hans Landis and Katharina Schinz Samuel E. wenger, compiler (Akron, PA: Samuel E. Wenger, 2005). 192 p.; paperback; illus. $29.99 |
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| Leaves From My Family Tree: Finding My Way Stanley L. Freed (Harleysville, PA, 1996). 186 p.; hardcover. $12.95 |
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Lest I Shall be Forgotten: Anecdotes and Traditions of Quilts Nancy & Donald Roan (Green Lane, PA: Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc., 1993). 96 p.; color illus.; paperback $18.00 |
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Making War & Making Peace: Why Some Christians Fight and Some Don’t |
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Maintaining the Right Fellowship John L. Ruth (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1984; reprint). 616 p.; paperback; illus.; index; endnotes $52.00 |
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Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians (1660) Thieleman J. van Braght (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1996). 1157 p.; hardcover; index $45.00 |
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The Measure of My Days: Engaging the Life and Thought of John L. Ruth Essays by eighteen different writers in appreciation for the life and ministry of John L. Ruth of Harleysville, Pa. Reuben Z. Miller & Joseph S. Miller, editors Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing House, 2004. 309 p.; paperback; illus. $22.95 |
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Mennonite Arts Clarke Hess (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. & Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County, 2001). 192 p.; hardcover with glossy color wrapper; extensive fine color photography; bibliography; index A fine album of the historic Mennonite decorative arts in Pennsylvania $49.95 |
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Mennonite Community Cookbook Mary Emma Showalter (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1950). Recipes from hundreds of Mennonite women noted for their excellent cooking that were brought to this country directly from old Dutch, German, Swiss, and Russian kitchens. 494p, spiral edition paperback, illus. $19.99 |
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Mennonite Country-Style Recipes & Kitchen Secrets Esther H. Shank (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1987). Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley, Va. Area. 679 p., spiral edition paperback, illus. $21.99 |
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Mirror of the Martyrs: Stories of Courage, inspiringly retold, of 16th century Anabaptists… John S. Oyer & Robert S. Kreider (Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 1990). 96 p.; illus.; bibliography; endnotes $9.95 |
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The Missing Peace: The Search for Nonviolent Alternatives in United States History James C. Juhnke & Carol M. Hunter (Kitchener, Ontario: Pandora Press, 2001). 321 p., paperback, index $31.00 |
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More-with-Less Cookbook anniversary edition Doris Janzen Longacre (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2000). Recipes suggestions by Mennonites on how to eat better and consume less of the world’s limited food resources. 328 p., spiral edition paperback, illus. $20.99 |
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A Peace Reader |
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The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America Robert F. Ensminger (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992). 238 p.; paperback; index; bibliography $29.95 |
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Pennsylvania Dutch American Folk Art Henry J. Kauffman (Elverson, PA: Olde Springfield Shoppe, 1993). 146 p.; glossy paperback; extensive illus.; bibliography $10.99 |
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Pennsylvania German Arts: More Than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips Irwin Richman (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2001). 160 p., extensive color illus., glossy soft cover, index, bibliography $29.95 |
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Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Color Drawings. Exhibited at Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, May-June, 1969 (Lancaster, PA: Landis Valley Associates, 1969; reprinted 1989). No pag.; illus.; paperback $7.50 |
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The Pennsylvania Germans: A Brief Account of their Influence on Pennsylvania Charles H. Glatfelter (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania Historical Association, 1990). 81 p.; paperback; illus. $8.95 |
The Perkiomen Region, Past and Present, Volumes I, II, and III, September 1894 - April 190l |
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| The Quakers: A Brief Account of their Influence on Pennsylvania William Wistar Comfort (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania Historical Association, 1986). 64 p.; paperback; bibliography $7.50 |
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Quilting Traditions: Pieces from the Past Patricia Herr Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. & Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County, 2000. 160 p.; paperback; extensive photography; bibliography; index $29.95 |
Records of the Lutheran Congregation at Old Goshenhoppen, Upper Salford Township, Montgomery Co. PA, 1751-1937 |
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The Riddle of Amish Culture Donald B. Kraybill (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, revised 2001). 304 p.; paperback; index; bibliography; endnotes $17.95 |
Seeing Souderton |
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Simply in Season Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2005). Recipes that celebrate the rhythm of the land in the spirit of More-With-Less. 336 p., spiral edition hardback, illus. $20.99 |
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Simply in Season Children's Cookbook Mark Beach and Julie Kauffman (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2006). 80 p., hardback, illus. $21.99 |
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Skippack School Marguerite de Angeli (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1999). 88 p., paperback, illus. $15.99 |
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Spiritual Life in Anabaptism Cornelius J. Dyck, translator & editor (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1995). 311 p.; paperback; bibliography; indexes $19.99 |
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This Teaching I Present Mary Jane Lederach Hershey (Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2003). 243 p.; hardcover; copies signed by author Color illustrations with detailed descriptions of Fraktur from the Skippack and Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse Schools, 1747-1836 $29.95 |
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Thee Hannah! Marguerite de Angeli (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1999). 112 p, paperback, illus. $15.99 |
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To the Latest Posterity: Pennsylvania German Family Registers in the Fraktur Tradition Corrine & Russell Earnest (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2004). 153 p.; hardcover; color illus.; endnotes; index $45.00 |
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Tools & Trades of America’s Past: The Mercer Museum Collection Marilyn Arbor, et.al. (2nd edition; Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1994). 124 p.; paperback; illus.; index $9.95 |
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Where was God on Sept. 11? Seeds of Faith & Hope Edited by Don B. Kraybill & Linda Gehman Peachey (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2002). 215 p., paperback $10.99 |
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Yonie Wondernose Marguerite de Angeli (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1997). 49 p., paperback, illus. $14.99 |
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