Reading One of those Family History Books You Probably Threw Out
So… I’ve begun reading some of my family history books. First, I chose the slim, self-published book by Nettie (Unrau) Zacharias, which I found when […]
History
A Heaping Helping of Preservings
You caught me. I’m the one stashing those back-issues of Preservings… not under the mattress, but on my bedside table. On the kitchen island. On […]
Looking Through Grandma’s Window!
Researching history is all well and good… but it makes it a lot more interesting when you know how you, personally, fit into that story. […]
This Lost Document Explains Why I’m Here (Probably You, Too)
This past Friday, Andrew and I took the day off, so that we could visit the Mennonite Heritage Archives, which is located on the campus […]
Why Are You Doing This?
“Why are you doing this? Why look to the past? We’re here now, let’s move forward!” These are some things that were said to me […]