MennoLink Books and Music

Copyright 2007 John Hopkins University Press

Copyright 2007 Herald Press

Copyright 2007 Cascadia Publishing house

Through a close examinations of a variety of documents-diaries, letters to immigrant newspapers, and tax rolls-historian Royden Loewen shows that the 1870's Mennonite immigrants were in fact creative and innovative. In the "hidden worlds" of their private lives, they were able to maintain some of the most important aspects of their Mennonite identity-such as pacifism, and community-run institutions-while also adapting their old social structures to a new environment. Loewen argues that, in fact, private social practices, hidden from public view, were the undergirdings of these immigrants' successful integration into North American society.

Copyright 2008 Herald Press

Copyright 1997 John Hopkins University Press

Horst presents his community through the story of a typical boy. Menno Martin grows through childhood at home, on the farm, and in school. He attends Sunday services, youth singings, and instruction classes, and he is baptized. Menno farms, courts and marries Grace, and goes through the lot to be a preacher.

Join the excitement of a barn raising: "All together! Ready? Yo heave!" Eavesdrop as Grace describes a quilting to Menno. Get a taste of butchering day. Learn what it is like to experience full submission and peace with God's people.

This book includes black-and-white drawings illustrating a typical farm home, arrangements for a wedding, a Mennonite meetinghouse, a barn raising, buggies and clothing details. There is also a glossary of typical Mennonite terms.

Copyright 2001. Second Edition.

The members of this conservative offshoot of the Brethren are often confused with the Amish because of their plain attire, but unlike the Amish, they have made some notable concessions to the modern world- including the use of automobiles, computers, and home appliances. Noting these accommodations to modern American life, Reynolds examines the ceremonies and traditions that allow the Old Order River Brethren to remain "separate" from other plain groups and from contemporary mass culture. She describes, for example, the love feast communion, a service that involves footwashing and a breadmaking ritual (one unique to the Old Order River Brethren and solely performed by women). Reynolds focuses in particular on the gendered customs of dress, hair, and domesticity that shape women's lives and, in so doing preserve the minority faith itself.

Copyright 2001 Pennsylvania German Society

A cookbook in the tradition of More-with-Less Cookbook written by Joetta Handrich Schlabach with recipe editor Kristina Mast Burnett. Some recipes adapted to reduce fat or shorten preparation time. Alternate ingredients are suggested for items that may be hard to find.

Winner of 1992 Silver Angel Award from Religion in Media.