A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush


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David Baer Hackman (1827-1896) a Mennonite from Millport, Lancaster County, PA, traveled west to California in 1850, seeking his fortune during the great Gold Rush. David wrote many letters home concerning his crossing of the plains by wagon and his many detailed experiences in and around the gold fields of California. A vivid writer for such a young man, David captures images of the mining communities, the boom towns of Sacramento, Hangtown, Mokelumne Hill, Columbia and Sonora and the lawlessness found there. He writes of early San Francisco, the local Indians, trouble with bears, and the great trees of Calaveras County. His journal then captures his return trip in 1854 by steam ship to Panama, across the Isthmus and then to New York City. Lawrence Knorr presents the journal and letters in sequence along with their historical context, providing corroborating accounts where available. In all, an excellent primary source and piece of social history from one of the most exciting times in American history.







The Pennsylvania Relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower


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Dwight David Eisenhower was born in 1890 in Denison, Texas. His parents were David Jacob Eisenhower and Ida Elizabeth Stover. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas and Colorado.




The Relations of Milton Snavely Hershey


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2003 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of Hershey, PA. This book details over five thousand relations of Milton Hershey - most of them from the Central Pennsylvania region. This volume is 563 pages - INDEXED. Add $4.50 for S & H via media mail. Title: The Relations of Milton Snavely Hershey. Format - softcover - perfect binding with black and white photos. 8 1/2 by 11 Author: Lawrence Berger-Knorr, MBA, CCP Publisher: Sunbury Press Contents: Ancestry of Milton Hershey - (1857 - 1945) including numerous Swiss ancestors from the 1500''s and 1600''s. Photos of Milton Hershey and relations. The Strange Death of David Ober in the B & O Train Wreck at Republic, Ohio, Jan. 4 1887. Photos of Hackman family members, including Andrew Baer Hackman. Descendents of Hans Stouffer (circa 1500) which includes family pages of the Stauffer, Hershey, Ober, Shank, Hackman, Hostetter & allied families. (1734 listings) Descendents of Georg Weber (circa 1578) which includes family pages of the Weber, Herr, Baumann, Kendig, Barr, Meyer, Mumma, Brubaker, Snavely & allied families. (577 listings) Kinship Report of Milton Hershey, including over 5000 relations. Family Names mentioned at least 5 times: Adams, Agnew, Aguirre, Allen, Alter, Amidon, Annett, Arnold, Arthur, Augsburger, Baer, Baker, Ball, Balsbaugh, Bar, Barkey, Barner, Barnett, Barr, Barth, Bassler, Bateman, Bauman, Baumgartner, Beachy, Bear, Begg, Bender, Betzner, Bitner, Bolender, Bollinger, Bomberger, Borton, Bowers, Bowman, Brackbill, Brechbill, Breneman, Brenneman, Briggs, Bright, Brooks, Brown, Brubacher, Brubaker, Brunk, Bucher, Buckwalter, Burkholder, Burns, Byers, Campbell, Cartier, Choflet, Collard, Collingsworth, Cook, Cooley, Cooper, Coughen, Crouthamel, Cruce, Dafoe, Daman, Damiant, Davis, Deihl, Delgado, Denlinger, DePalmo. Devlin, Diehl, Duncan, Dunham, Dupuy, Eberly, Ebersole, Eby, Eicher, Eagle, Erb, Erisman, Ernst, Eshelman, Evans, Everett, Eyer, Farner, Fink, Forsythe, Fox, Frantz, Freshley, Frost, Gardner, Gates, Gearhart, Gehman, George, Gingrich, Glancey, Glick, Good, Goodhart, Gordley, Goring, Grace, Graeff, Groff, Grove, Gruen, Guthrie, Hackman, Hahn, Hall, Hamilton, Hardgrove, Hardy, Harmon, Harnish, Harrington, Harter, Hartigan, Hawk, Haynes, Heestand, Heimbach, Hendrix, Herr, Hershey, Hertzler, Hess, Hewes, High, Higley, Hinton, Hippensteel, Hofer, Hoffman, Hoffstetter, Hollinger, Hoover, Horning, Horst, Hostetter, Huber, Hubert, Hursh, Hurst, Imler, Isaacs, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Kauffman, Kendig, Kettering, Kibler, Kilmer, Kinzer, Kitchen, Knupp, Krause, Kreider, Kundig, Kurtz, Landis, Lane, Langsdale, Lapp, Lefever, LeFevre, LeGron, Lehman, Lesher, Level, Lichty, Light, Line, Livengod, Long, Longenecker, Loose, Martig, Martin, Mayer, McCarrin, McDowell, McLeod, Mercer, Metzler, Meyer, Miller, Mitten, Mohler, Mohr, Moore, Mornhengwieg, Morris, Mosemann, Mountz, Moyer, Mumma, Mummah, Murison, Murphy, Murray, Musser, Myers, Neff, Newcomer, Newswanger, Mickey, Nigh, Nissley, Nolt, Ober, Oberholtzer, Oliver, Orsbirn, Osborn, Pancake, Patterson, Peachey, Pearsol, Penner, Pennock, Peters, Pfaltzgraff, Pifer, Pike, Planchock, Porter, Powell, Ranck, Randall, Ray, Raymer, Reese, Reiff, Reist, Reiter, Rhoads, Richardson, Risser, Ritter, Robertson, Rockwell, Rodgers, Rohrer, Royer, Rudy, Schell, Schenk, Schnebele, Schuyler, Scott, Seibert, Sensenig, Sharick, Sharpe, Sheaffer, Shelly, Shenk, Sherk, Shirk, Shore, Shultz, Skiles, Smith, Snavely, Sneltzer, Snyder, Stambaugh, Stauffer, Stevens, Stoffer, Stouffer, Strickler, Stroup, Stuart, Stutt, Summers, Summy, Swartzendruber, Sweigart, Thomas, Tritt, Trump, Tyner, Wall, Walsh, Wanner, Ward, Weaver, Webb, Weber, Wenger, Westover, White, Wiancko, Wideman, Williams, Wissler, Witmer, Witwer, Wolf, Woods, Wyss, Yoder, Zeiset & Zimmerman. All told - over 5,000 relations are mentioned - including a substantial Kinship Report and complete Index. Many of the prominent Mennonite families of Lancaster, Lebanon & Dauphin Counties are represented. This is a wonderful Pennsylvania Dutch genealogy.




Mennonite Family History Index 2010


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This index to the 2010 Mennonite Family History lists authors of articles, subjects with such prominence that they merit entry in the index, and every name mentioned in the articles. The numerals refer to page numbers in the MFH issues as follows: January 2010, pp. 1-44 April 2010, pp. 45-100 July 2010, pp. 101-148 October 2010, pp. 149-204 You can subscribe or purchase copies online at www.masthof.com







MFH Back Issue Index


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Index to the articles published by Mennonite Family History




California Mennonites


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How did California Mennonites confront the challenges and promises of modernity? Books about Mennonites have centered primarily on the East Coast and the Midwest, where the majority of Mennonite communities in the United States are located. But these narratives neglect the unique history of the multitude of Mennonites living on the West Coast. In California Mennonites, Brian Froese relies on archival church records to examine the Mennonite experience in the Golden State, from the nineteenth-century migrants who came in search of sunshine and fertile soil to the traditionally agrarian community that struggled with issues of urbanization, race, gender, education, and labor in the twentieth century to the evangelically oriented, partially assimilated Mennonites of today. Froese places Mennonite experiences against a backdrop of major historical events, including World War II and Vietnam, and social issues, from labor disputes to the evolution of mental health care. California Mennonites include people who embrace a range of ideologies: many are historically rooted in the sixteenth-century Reformation ideals of the early Anabaptists (pacifism, congregationalism, discipleship); some embrace twentieth-century American evangelicalism (missions, Billy Graham); and others are committed to a type of social justice that involves forging practical ties to secular government programs while maintaining a quiet connection to religion. Through their experiences of religious diversity, changing demographics, and war, California Mennonites have wrestled with complicated questions of what it means to be American, Mennonite, and modern. This book—the first of its kind—will appeal to historians and religious studies scholars alike.




Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country


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DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip. Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps.




DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Philadelphia & The Pennsylvania Dutch Country


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DK Eyewitness Travel: Philadelphia & The Pennsylvania Dutch Country will lead you straight to the best attractions this region has to offer. Packed with detailed maps this guide explores every facet of this historic area. Also included are beautiful cutaways and floor plans of all the major sites and suggestions for the best places to visit, from the Old City known as "America's most historic square mile," encompassing Independence Hall and the iconic Liberty Bell, to the outstanding museums, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This DK Eyewitness Travel Guide provides all the insider tips every visitor to needs, with dozens of reviews of hotels, recommendations for restaurants, tips for shopping and all the best places for entertainment in Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Don't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Guide to Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country.