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Mennonite Tourguide to Western EuropeView
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by Jan Gleysteen
  paperback, 320 pages, $12.95
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This book is an inexhaustible mine of facts, tips, humor, and perhaps the most important, of the Anabaptist and Mennonite story. But the volume is also for the non-Mennonite, as it includes general sections of pre-trip preparations, the what-t-expect sections and the lively descriptions of culture and history for each country covered.

Copyright 2007 Masthof Press

 
The Anabaptist StoryView
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by William R. Estep
  paperback, 348 pages, $20.00
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Four hundred seventy years ago the Anabaptist movement was launched with the inauguration of believer's baptism and the formation of the first congregation of the Swiss Brethren in Zurich, Switzerland. This standard introduction to the history of Anabaptism by noted church historian William R. Estep offers a vivid chronicle of the rise and spread of teachings and heritage of this important stream in Christianity.

This third edition of The Anabaptist Story has been substantially revised and enlarged to take into account the numerous Anabaptist sources that have come to light in the last half-century as well as the significant number of monographs and other scholarly works on Anabaptist themes that have recently appeared. Estep challenges a number of assumptions held by contemporary historians and offers fresh insights into the Anabaptist movement.

Copyright 1995.

 
Anabaptist and Reformed Tour GuideView
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by Samuel E. Wenger
  Anbaptist and Reformed Tour Guide Set
paperback, $66.60
Save 10%! The 4 book set of Anabaptist and Reformed Tour Guides. Includes Anabaptist and Reformed Walking Tours of the Cities of Zuirch and Bern Switzerland, A Tour of Ten Important Anabaptist and Reformed Sites in Rural Switzerland, A Tour of Ten Important Anabaptist and Reformed Sites in Rural Switzerland in the Bernese Oberland and Schwarzenburgerland Featuring Amish and Mennonite Historical Sites,and A Tour of Fourteen Important Anabaptist and Reformed Sites in Rural Switerland.
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  Anabaptist and Reformed Walking Tours of the Cities of Zurich and Bern Switzerland
paperback, 144 pages, $14.00
Volume 1. This Anabaptist and Reformed Walking tour guide for Bern and Zurich Switzerland provides a number of sites to see while visiting Switzerland, plus many stories and glimpses into our history dating back to the 1500s. Photos, illustrations, directions, maps, and stories-this is a wonderful reference source for anyone whether you travel to Switzerland or not.

Copyright 2006 Masthof Press

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  A Tour of Ten Important Anabaptist and Reformed Sites in Rural Switzerland
paperback, 192 pages, $18.00
Volume 2. Ten sites are identified here to prepare you to visit: The Zollikon farmhouse where the first Anabaptists were baptized; Hirzel, the home of the Landis, Bauman, and Brubaker families; Tauferhole, the Anabaptist cave; Schallenberg Pass and Schinegg, the Wenger family; Wurzbrunned Kirche; Tauferversteck, Kapelle Kehr Altevangelische Taufgesinnten-Gemeinde and Dursurti; Trachselwald Castle and prison; Hans Haslibacher Hof; Thun Castle; Rablock Cave near Joder Hubel; and more.

Copyright 2006 Masthof Press

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  A Tour of Ten Important Anabaptist and Reformed Sites in Rural Switzerland in the Bernese Oberland and Schwarzenburgerland Featuring Amish and Mennonite Historical Sites
paperback, 277 pages, $27.00
Volume 3. In this volume you can visit the north and south sides of Thunersee, Jungfrau Region, Amsoldingen Reformed Church-a former Roman Basilica, Blumenstein, Ruschegg, Güggisberg, Wahlem Church in Schwarzenburg, Schwarzwasserschlucht, and Winterkraut. Learn about families such as Mast, Beiler, Hostettler, and Wenger. Also included, are helpful tips for organizing your own Anabaptist or family history tour!

Copyright 2007 Masthof Press

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  A Tour of Fourteen Important Anabaptist and Reformed Sites in Rural Switzerland
paperback, 126 pages, $15.00
Volume 4. Fourteen sites are identified to help you prepare for a visit to Switzerland. This book will provide a comprehensive pictorial tour of the Swiss Mennonite congregations in the Jura, with maps and directions to show visitors how to find each Mennonite community, place of worship, and other related Anabaptist historical sites in Switzerland. Featured sites include: The Bernese Jura; Canton of Basel; Canton of Schaffhausen; The Jura Mountain; and the Basel and Schleitheim regions of Switzerland.

This is a special preliminary edition for use by Tauferjahr 2007 participants. Final updated and enhanced version due out in 2008.

Copyright 2007 Masthof Press

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Four tour guides for visiting Anabaptist sites in Switzerland. 
From Troubled TimesView
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by Howard E. Krehbiel
  54 pages, $6.95
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This grandfather's story tells of Swiss and German families forced to leave their homeland because of their faith. Based on actual letters and documents dated 1792, describing his own Krehbiel grandfather to his grandchildren. The grandfather was Peter Krehbiel I who was forced to leave Switzerland by 1671, and settled at Weierhof, Germany, in 1682

Copyright 1994 Masthof Press.

 
Anabaptist Families from Langnau, Switzerland, 1749-1875View
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by Monty C. Peden, compiler
  126 pages, $14.95
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This unique collection of never-before-published data covering 232 Anabaptist families who were forced to leave Langnau, Switzerland, and settle in the Bishopric of Basel, Switzerland. In 1791 these families were recorded in the Langnau church register.

Copyright 2003 Masthof Press

 
1737 Immigrant Jacob MastView
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by Eli Lloyd Mast
  paperback, 92 pages, $11.95
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This Mast family history concentrates on Jacob Mast who immigrated to America in 1737. Some European history of Guggisberg, Switzerland, and areas they settled in Pa re included before the genealogy begins with Jacob Mast (1705-1772). Surnames include: Beiler, Christner, Eash, Gerber, Gingerich, Hershberger, Hoschstetler/Hostetler, Joder, Kaufman, Mast, Maust, Moist, Nisley/Nisly, Schlabach, Stutzman, Troyer, and Yoder.

Copyright 2004 Masthof Press

 
Both Sides of the Ocean: Amish-Mennonites from Switzerland to AmericaView
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by J. Virgil Miller
  hardcover, 352 pages, $24.50
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This history of the migration of many Amish families precedes the out-of-print Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies. Many of the same families are featured, but their ancestors are also included for several generations before their arrival in America.

Fifty years of research appears in this book containing lots of maps and photos and genealogical and historical data on many Amish families traced from Switzerland, Germany, and France to their first settlements in America. Information was taken from civil records in Europe; cemetery records in both Europe and US; US census records; early land warrants; published lists of Anabaptists, ship passenger lists, lists of people exiled to other countries, etc.

Copyright 2002.

 
The Man Who Laid the EggView
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by Louise A. Vernon
  paperback, 118 pages, $7.95
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"Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched" is what the people said. And that made young Gerard Koestler smile. He knew that Erasmus had influenced Luther's thinking. He also believed both men were trying to serve God according to the Scriptures.

Young Gerhard Koestler lived in Germany in the 1500s. He inherited money and a castle when his rich parents died. His Uncle Frederic tried to talk Gerhard into becoming a monk so Frederic could claim the inheritance for his own.

But Gerhard had other ideas. After a series of adventures and narrow escapes, Gerhard arrived in Basel, Switzerland. To his delight he was able to live in the same house as Erasmus. Although Erasmus' enemies accused him of agreeing with Martin Luther, Erasmus said that the Bible was his guide.

In the end, Gerhard returned to his castle. Not sure whether he wanted to be known as a Catholic or a Lutheran, Gerhard said, "Call me a Christian." No other name was necessary.

Reprinted 2002.

 
The Golden Years of the HutteritesView
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by Leonard Gross
  softcover, 280 pages, $30.00
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First published in 1980, to critical acclaim: The Golden Years of the Hutterites presents a wealth of new material on the second generation of the Hutterites (1565-1578). In this book Leonard Gross, long-time archivist at the Mennonite Archives, has pieced together many previously unknown details gathered from unpublished sources in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Rumania, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States. 
The Schleitheim ConfessionView
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by John Howard Yoder, editor and translator
  paper, 32 pages, $3.95
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Michael Sattler
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In the historic meeting held in 1527 at Schleitheim, Switzerland, an ad hoc group of Anabaptists worked through fundamental disagreements and emerged with a consensus on seven points of faith which became known as the Schleitheim Confession. One chapter from The Legacy of Micahel Sattler . 
Bernese Anabaptists and Their American DescendantsView
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by Delbert L. Gratz
  hardcover, 219 pages, $18.95
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Considered a classic by many researchers, Bernese Anabaptist holds a wealth of European information. Early history of the beginnings of Anabaptism in the Bernese are of Switzerland is given, followed by emigration stories as they fled to the Alsace and the Palatinate in the 17th century. Dr. Gratz combines genealogy and history in this book, giving examples of family names, stating where they lived in Switzerland before emigrating to other parts of Europe and later to America. 
Mennonites in Transition From Switzerland to AmericaView
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by Andrea Boldt, Werner Enninger, and Delbert L. Gratz
  hardcover, 138 pages, $16.50
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Emigration letters shed new light giving experiences of the hard journey across the Atlantic. Read about a contract between the Swiss Anabaptist congregation and prospective emigrants offering financial help from the church. The Neuenschwander family is used as an example as a variety of Swiss Anabaptist documents are used as sources.

Includes the genealogy of Peter Neuenschwander (1696-1764), the diaries of Michael Neuenschwander (1778-1852) and Jacob Gerber and the emigration letter of Peter Klopfenstein (1854).

 
Not ReginaView
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by Christmas Carol Kauffman
  paperback, 232 pages, $5.95
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The 1500's were stirring times in Europe. Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to a church door in Germany and exploded the powder keg of unrest that seethed for decades.

Against this background, Regina Strahm finds herself caught between two religious factions in Switzerland. Her parents repeatedly warn her against the Anabaptist heresy, and the young man she loves has no doubts about the state church's claims.

But why then does Zwingli's official religion fail to satisfy her spiritual emptiness? Have the heretics found a quality of life worth dying for?

Reprint 2006

 
The Merging: A Story of Two Families and Their ChildView
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by Evelyn King Mumaw
  paperback, 224 pages, $13.95
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In this true and haunting story beginning in Switzerland in the late 1600s and in it's second half becoming a personal memoir of her childhood, Mumaw tells of how her two family lines came to meet and merge.

Copyright 2000.

 
Was Isch Dini Nahme? What Is Your Name?View
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by Delbert L. Gratz
  96 pages, $8.95
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About 350 more names were added to this revised edition of the study of Swiss Mennonite names. Corrections and additions were also made to the entries in the first edition. Find your surname in the "Family Names" lists--derived from first names, place names, characteristics, animal names, or occupations. Also includes the name of the town in Switzerland where the surname originated. A fascinating collection! 

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