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Databases
Available on CD-ROM at the CGUC library:
Grandma : Genealogical registry and database of Mennonite ancestry. Fresno, Calif. : Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society (4824 East Butler Ave., Fresno CA 93727-5097), 1996-
These occasionally issued databases on CD include copies of the Brother's Keeper genealogy shareware program as well as several utilities.
The 1996 edition (Vol. 1) includes the Rosenort Church book from Prussia, 135,000 names, maps from South Russia and Prussia, 14,220 names from ship lists as well as other source data.
The 1997 edition (Vol. 2) includes part of B.H. Unruh's book, 267,000 names, maps from South Russia and Prussia, ship lists from 1892-1904 as well as other source data.
The 2000 edition (Vol. 3) includes three sets of ship passenger list data for Mennonites migrating from Russia to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 400,000 names as well as other source data.
The 2002 edition (Vol. 4) includes 271 ship passenger lists, a scanned copy of the membership book of the Mennonite Church in Tiegenhagen, Prussia, 672,000 names and supporting software.
Available on the Internet:
CanadaGenWeb Cemetery Project. CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project was established in 2003 and debuted on the internet in 2004. Its goal is to find and list all known Canadian cemeteries.
OntarioGenWeb The OntarioGenWeb was created in February 1997 as part of the CanadaGenWeb Project. OntarioGenWeb specializes in the how and where - how to research Ontario and where to find research resources.
The Canadian Mennonite obituaries and death notices index : obituaries and death notices, 1953-1971 : death notices, 1997-2002 / indexed by Dolores Harder
The Canadian Mennonite was published in Altona, Manitoba from 1953 to 1971.
It became The Mennonite Reporter from 1971 to 1997 in Waterloo, Ontario.
After 1997, the name again changed back to The Canadian Mennonite and continues to be published in Waterloo.
Family history and birding with Tim Janzen / compiled by Tim Janzen
This site contains Tim Janzen's compilation of genealogical resources valuable to those researching Low German Mennonite family history. He has divided these resources into categories under the heading Mennonite Genealogy. Under each category heading is an outline of resources which includes links to various web sites.
From Pennsylvania to Waterloo : a biographical history of Waterloo Township / compiled by Ezra Eby, 1895,1896.
Around 1800, families of Mennonites began to move north from the United States to Canada in search of farm land. Ezra Eby collected family histories from Pennsylvania German pioneer families in Waterloo Township, Ontario, and published these as "A Biographical History of Waterloo Township" in 1895 and 1896. Ezra Eby Revived! : Ontario Mennonite, Amish and Brethren in Christ family history / compiled by Allan Detweiler continues Ezra Eby's work.
Mennobits / compiled by Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee
A research site for those interested in Amish and Mennonite families. This site contains obituaries from the Herald of Truth (1864-1908), the Gospel Witness (1905-1908), and the Gospel Herald (1908-1998), the weekly newspapers of the Mennonite Church (MC) in North America. In addition, obituaries from The Mennonite (1998- ) have been added, as well as a few from the Mennonite Weekly Review (MWR).
Mennonite Genealogical Resources
This site is currently maintained by the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society and lists primarily Russian Mennonite resources.
Ontario Genealogical Society : Cemeteries and Name Indexes / compiled by the Ontario Genealogical Society.
OGS puts particular emphasis on the creation of indexes. One major OGS project, for over 30 years, has been the recording of the inscriptions in all of Ontario 's cemeteries. Now that this project is almost complete, OGS has also started indexing the names on the inscriptions.
Pennsylvania's Civl War Conscientious Objector Database / transcribed by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Provided here is a database of names of Pennsylvania men who refused military service during the American Civil War for reasons of conscience--primarily religious convictions.
Summaries of Ontario (Amish) Mennonite Families / compiled by Lorraine Roth.
The purpose of these summaries is to alert researchers to the families residing in or originating in Ontario, Canada and where to find genealogical information
Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association
Concentrates on Swiss Anabaptist families in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. A membership fee is required to access the database.
Waterloo Region branch, Ontario Genealogical Society : Cemetery pages / compiled by [the branch].
The Waterloo Region Branch has recorded most of the cemeteries of Waterloo (County) Region. We have transcribed the inscriptions and published these along with a map, history and name index.
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