Memories From My LifeRead about Heinrich Friesen, born in 1901 in Rudnerweide, in Gnadenfeld, South Russiahis early life, the fears and horrors of the civil war years, the anxieties and uncertainties of the Soviet years, his marriage to Justina Warkentin, the pain of leaving parents and siblings to settle in Canada, raising six children, and a 1978 visit to Russia are combined with photos to make a fascinating story of one family. (192pp. illus. H. J. Friesen Fam., 1995.)

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Compiled in this book are the descendants of Jonathan W

A family history of the Felpel/Volpel family beginning with Immigrant Christian William Felpel (1835-1908) who arrived in America in 1872

Ask the Lord to show you what is best for you

Between 1865 and 1870 the family settled in Hummelstown

and proverbs

Hochstetler (1877-1971) was the son of Daniel M

while others moved west to Iowa

and those who settled in Salisbury Twp

Follow the tumultuous and true story of the first settlers as the story begins in Zurich

but eventually settled in Va

This book gives a good background of the faith history of the early families as well as recording the recent history