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Representing the lives of the author's paternal grandparents, the book includes Lester W. Martin's background in the Stauffer (Pike) Mennonite Church and other Old Order Mennonite traditions and Hannah E. Fisher's background growing up in Loag's Corner, Cambridge and other locations near Honey Brook, in Chester Co., Pa. The book includes eight moves across portions of eastern Lancaster County as the couple raised their nine children together and attended Martindale Mennonite Church. They eventually built a house at "Noodle Doosie," along the Muddy Creek between Frysville and Red Run where they lived from 1964 through 1997. The book includes a chronological record and description of each of 144 quilts that Hannah made and gifted throughout her life. Many of these quilts are photographed in the book so their identity and traceability can continue into the future. For those beyond the immediate family, the book includes considerable never-before-published details about the Swiss origins of the Mennonite…
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by Martin, Darvin L
Let These Stones Speak ... Volume 4, Millersville Borough
by Martin, Darvin L
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Historic Impressions Press, 2005. New. CD-ROMs. Set of 4. Co-compiler: Regina Christman Martin. First edition. Full title: Let These Stones Speak: A Genealogical Guide to Lancaster County's Families Based on Cemetery Research. Volume 4, Millersville Borough. High resolution photographs of every tombstone in Millersville Borough, Lanc. Co., arranged alphabetically and by location for 7cemeteries: Disc A. Bethany Lutheran Cemetery -- Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery -- Herr Family Graveyard -- Millersville Mennonite Church Cemetery (old section, rows A-1 through A-50) -- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery (former site) -- Ziegler Family Graveyard (former site) -- Zion Reformed Church Cemetery. Disc B. Millersville Mennonite Church Cemetery (row A-51 through B-30). Disc C. Millersville Mennonite Church Cemetery (B-31 through B-100). Disc D. Millersville Mennonite Church Cemetery (row B-101 through section E, and burials without tombstones).
- Bookseller Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Book and Museum Store (US)
- Book Condition New New
- Quantity Available 1
- Publisher Historic Impressions Press
- Date Published 2005