History and Genealogy of Netherlandic Mennonites
This site explores the history and genealogy of Netherlandic Mennonites from their origins in the lowland countries of Europe through their migration to settlements in Tsarist Russia and eventual destinations in Western Canada. Where possible the perspectives and experiences of my own ancestors are cast against the historical backdrop.
Historical Genealogy Articles
Do the Mennonite Schapanskys Have Aristocratic Roots?
Assessing the possibility that this Mennonite family has aristocratic ancestry
Saskatchewan Bergthalers – The Striemer Family
Tracing one Mennonite family from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to Ukraine and Saskatchewan
The Chortitzer Mennonite Church Books
Records from the Mennonite Church at Chortitz (Manitoba)
Teichroeb Family Books: Historical Context
Four generations of family records in Russia
Anna Teichroeb and Gerhard Giesbrecht
What happened to the Mennonites who stayed in Russia after the Revolution?
Eastern Settlement - The Johann Bartsch Story
The first Mennonite settlement in Russia
Eastern Vision - The Peter Epp Story
The Mennonite Migration from Danzig to Russia
The Search for the Ancestors of Johann Fast (1852-1920)
The De Veers Go To Russia
A concise summary of the De Veers who emigrated to Russia during the Mennonite Migration
De Veer: Five Centuries of History
Michael Calmeyer's original research published in 1929
Jacob Harnasveger: 16th Century Anabaptist Reformer
Teichroeb Ancestry: Poland - Russia - Canada
The Lehn Diaries: Historical Context
Using Y DNA to Predict Ancestry: A Statistical Model
Fast - Teichroeb Family Stories
The Disappearance of Jake Fast
The unsolved mystery of the disappearance of Jake Fast during the years of the Great Depression
Marjorie's Story
Growing up on the Prairies...log cabins, fancy dresses and mosquitos
Peter's Story
Farming life...nice pitchfork you have there
The School Years
Peter and Marjorie get an education
The Depression and the War Years
Freight trains and war planes
Isaac "Fisher" Fast - the Hermit of Gabriel's Crossing
The life and times of Fisher Fast
Fast - Teichroeb Family Tree
