California Mennonite Historical Society: Items for sale

California Mennonite Historical Society

Items for sale

Letters of a Mennonite Couple: Nicolai and Katharina Rempel

A rare collection of letters written during World War I by a Russian Mennonite couple separated for three and a half years by war and revolution. According to James Urry, “This is an important contribution to understanding the impact of the First World War on Mennonite society viewed through the intimate lens of letters exchanged between a Russian Mennonite husband and wife, Nicolai and Tina Rempel.”

$24 US (including s/h in the United States)
$34 US (including s/h in Canada)
$38 US (including s/h to other countries)

Russian Mennonite Source Materials CD-ROM

Includes:

I. Birth records of the Chortitza (1897-1915) and Gnadenfeld (1898-1920) volosts. (Russian language original scans and English translations from the State Archives of Zaporizhzhia Region). The combined birth lists contain over 6900 names.

II. Certification requests, 1921-1922. These are requests for a certificate or notice of a receipt of a certificate indicating that the individual (and dependents) are of Dutch lineage, Mennonite origin and economic need (142 Russian language original scans and English translations from the State Archives of Zaporizhzhia Region).

III. Emigration Application Forms, 1925-1928. (547 Russian language transcriptions and English translations from the State Archives of Zaporizhzhia Region).

IV. List of residents in Molochna villages, July 1811, with some additional agricultural information. (German language original scans from the State Archives of Dnipropetrovsk Region).

$29 US (including shipping/handling)

Mennonites in Ukraine amid Civil War and Anarchy (1917-1920)

This collection of documents, translated and edited by John B. Toews, provides an "inside view" of the early tragic years of the Mennonites in Ukraine. They reflect the experiences of ordinary people writing about what was for them a world in chaos.

$24 US (including s/h in the United States)
$34 US (including s/h in Canada)
$38 US (including s/h to other countries)

A Homeland for Strangers: An Introduction to Mennonites in Poland and Prussia

A brief introduction to the history of Mennonites in Poland, written by Peter J. Klassen.

$24 US (including s/h in the United States)
$34 US (including s/h in Canada)
$38 US (including s/h to other countries)

Union of Citizens of Dutch Lineage in Ukraine (1922-1927): Mennonite and Soviet Documents

This collection brings together translations of documents written by Mennonites and by Soviet government officials. It documents the story of the most significant Mennonite organization in Ukraine during the 1920s.

$29 US (including s/h in the United States)
$39 US (including s/h in Canada)
$47 US (including s/h to other countries)

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