Newly revised "From Prussia to Russia to North America: 300 Years"
This revision was undertaken to accommodate the new standards for electronic media, add in hundreds of new Internet-based sources for the reader's benefit, and to clean up some style issues. I've had many requests for copies in a format that people could easily access over the Internet. Here it is!
What's inside?
- Easy to read synopsis of Mennonite history, as it applies to the Prussian and Russian migrations
- Trace key family surnames, where they originated, earliest mention, family roots
- The life of the early Mennonite immigrants of southern Minnesota
- One family's tale during the Dust Bowl years and beyond, to illustrate what life was like for the children of Mennonite immigrants
- More than 200 Internet links taking you back to source information, for extended information
- Complete Bibliography to help you, the beginning genealogist/historian, find time-honored reference material to pursue study of your own family history
Want to buy a copy for yourself or a family member? You have three options:
- Get it at Scribd.com and read it now! You can see a preview a good portion of the book and then buy, if you like it, from them at http://tiny.cc/8mhde. Buy it online and begin reading in just minutes.
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- You can also find it at http://www.smashwords.com. Smashwords gives you more choices as to format, to match the e-reader, phone, or PC you use to read your books. Warning: their website can be slow at times. (ISBN: 978-1-4524-8442-6)
"From Prussia to Russia to North America: 300 Years"
A valuable reference for descendants and genealogists, "From Prussia to Russia to North America: 300 Years" documents the early history of the Anabaptists, the Mennonites in Prussia, in the New Russia, and their subsequent migrations to North America, Brazil, Mexico, and other countries. A concise history of the Mennonites in the Ukraine, it includes documentation of the southern Minnesota Quiring, Siemen, Harder, and Sawatzky families that located in the Mt Lake and Butterfield vicinity.
Tags: Quiring, Siemen, Harder, Sawatzky, Mennonite, Minnesota, Prussia, Ukraine, Manitoba, Anabaptists, Butterfield, Rempel, genealogy
About the author: Growing up in the multi-cultural "melting pot" of Minnesota gave me a great appreciation for the different viewpoints of other ethnic groups. What I didn't acquire until much later was an appreciation for my own "faith" heritage.
Having managed bookstores for a number of years I know the impact that books can have on a person's life. That experience also gave me an itch to write. Meeting authors such as Bodie Thoene at the annual Christian Bookseller's Convention made writing seem, somehow… more accessible.
I am currently in the process of writing a novel built around the early period of our family history, using fictitious characters but attempting to assemble the real living conditions and environment they lived in. The outcome I hope will be an insightful journey into the world they lived in. Stay tuned. Check http://smharder.com/publications for updates.
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