Mifflin Co. Amish & Mennonite Story~PA ~1791-1991~illus Start Price USD 39.00 Current Price USD 39.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location Ohio See more about 'Mifflin Co. Amish & Mennonite Story~PA ~1791-1991~illus' Description MIFFLIN COUNTY AMISH AND MENNONITE STORY, 1791-1991Pennsylvaniaby: S. Duane Kauffman1991 ~ First Edition ~ IllustratedMifflin County Amish and Mennonite Story, 1791-1991, by S. Duane Kauffman, Published by The Mifflin County Mennonite Historical Society, Belleville, Pennsylvania, 1991 ~ First Edition. Navy blue hardcover with bold gold leaf title on front cover, gold leaf title on upper spine, gold leaf MCMHS colophon on lower spine, In Its Original Dustjacket, 6 3/16" x 9 1/4", 472 pages. Book is in excellent condition, bound very well, all pages intact. Dustjacket showing slight discoloration from shovewear; small indentures. Illustrated.Contents:IntroductionPrefaceEuropean Origins:Anabaptist BeginningsKey Elements of AnabaptismFurther HardshipsThe Amish DivisionThe Amish in EuropeNotesEastern Pennsylvania Backgrounds:The Voyage to AmericaEarly SettlementsChallenges (Indian Threat, American Revolution, Lure of Other Denominations, Struggle for Survival)NotesThe Mifflin County Setting:County OriginsPhysical FeaturesTransportationThe Early People (Indians, Scotch-Irish)NotesThe Early Mifflin County Settlements:The Kishacoquillas Valley SettlementThe Mattawana CongregationThe Lower River Granville Township SettlementLife in the Early SettlementsNotesThe Early Mifflin County Migrations:The Half Moon Valley SettlementWayne County, OhioFairfield County, OhioThe Buffalo Valley of Union CountyChampaign and Logan Counties, OhioThe Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, SettlementThe McLean County, Illinois, SettlementNotesNineteenth Century Struggle and Growth:Forming Five Factions"Die Diener-Versammlungen"Two Yoder Bishops (Samuel and Michael)Amish Mennonite Innovations (German to English, Protracted Meetings, Bible Meetings, Sunday School)Response to the Civil WarPolitical ParticipationNotesLater Western Migrations:The Three CategoriesCass County, MissouriGosper County, NebraskaHarvey County, KansasWard County, North DakotaThe Role of the RailroadDebating the Attributes of the WestThe Harsh RealityNotesThe Good Old Days:FarmingOther OccupationsMineral FeverThe KV RailroadBelleville at the Turn of the CenturyCommunity ImprovementsFlittingsGypsies and HobosThe Tale of Yonie KauffmanThe Problem of CrimeLitigationTragediesFrolicsIllness and CuresSocial OccasionsHunting, Fishing, and TrappingSnakesExtraordinary AchievementsNotesEducation:Early Community Subscription SchoolsThe Response to Public EducationHigher EducationThe Church School MovementThe 1950-1951 Amish-Public School ControversyThe Kishacoquillas Valley Bible SchoolNotesLiterature and Music:Early Reading MaterialsLiterary Contributions of David and Shem ZookLiterary Contributions of Jonathan K. HartzlerLiterary Contributions of Joseph W. YoderLiterary Contributions of Samuel W. Peachey, John A. Hostetler, and OthersHymnodyMusical Contributions of Joseph W. YoderSinging SchoolsSpecial MusicNotesResponse to Mission:Early Relief and HumanitarianismAiding the 1874 Russian ImmigrantsCity MissionsGreater Involvement of Women in the ChurchBarrville Mennonite Church, an Outgrowth of Maple Grove's Mission EffortAllensville Congregational Outreach: Centre, Rockville, Otelia, and BoyerLocust Grove Congregational Outreach: Woodland, Crenshaw, and Princeton Street ChapelFairview, Kentucky: An Outreach of the Mattawana CongregationForeign MissionsLater Relief Efforts: Post-War Relief, Mennonite Disaster Service, and the Meat Canning ProjectValley View Retirement Home, Stone Mountain VillageNotesFacing Two World Wars:World War IWorld War IINotesTwentieth Century Review:Developments Among the AmishLocust Grove and Mountain View (Woodland)The Maple Grove and Barrville CongregationsThe Allensville and Rockville CongregationsThe Mattawana and Otelia Mennonite ChurchesThe Beth-El and Strodes Mills ChurchesThe 1927 and 1939 Mennonite General ConferencesCooperative Bible Conferences and Evangelistic CampaignsNotesWhat of the Future?Appendix:Table 1: First Decade Amish Residents of Mifflin CountyTable 2: 1798 Federal Direct Tax on Mifflin County Amish ResidentsTable 3: 1798 Direct Federal Tax on Huntingdon County Amish ResidencesTable 4: Amish Family Head Surnames in the Kishacoquillas ValleyTable 5: Amish Family Head Surnames in Bratton, Derry, Granville, Oliver, and Wayne TownshipsTable 6: Juniata County Amish Family Head SurnamesTable 7: Given Names of Mifflin County Amish in the 1850 CensusTable 8: Statistical Analysis of Amish Mennonite Churches in Mifflin County in 1890Table 9: Mifflin County Civil War Conscientious Objector DepositionsTable 10: Amish and Amish Mennonite Grain Growers of Union Township, 1879-1880Table 11: Ordained Leaders in the Mifflin County Old Order Amish ChurchesTable 12: Ordained Leaders in the Mifflin County Mennonite ChurchesTable 13: Kishacoquillas Valley Amish and Mennonites in World War ITable 14: Mifflin County Amish and Mennonites in Civilian Public Service During World War IITable 15: Membership Trends in Mifflin County Mennonite and Conservative Mennonite ChurchesTable 16: Amish and Amish Mennonite Deaths and Burials in the Haffly JournalTable 17: Amish and Amish Mennonite Deaths Recorded in Obituaries of Mifflin County 1822-1880Table 18: Mifflin County Amish and Mennonite ChronologySelected Poetry:Rudy J. KanagyEli S. RennoLeah C. KauffmanBlanche Carson PeacheyJ. W. YoderS. P. YoderDocuments:1791 Yoder & Milroy AgreementA Letter Written by Bishop Michael YoderSolomon E. 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