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Schrock Reunion-European Ancestry (abt. 1550-1772)

January 25, 2011

Schrag, Schrack, Gerard Schrock European Ancestry (abt. 1550-1772)   This material was used in the Schrock European presentation at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center’s “Schrock Immigrant Day” on June 19, 2010. The presentation was made by Donna Schrock Birkey, a direct descendant of Johannes Schrock. (The following is for personal use only and not to [...]

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Joseph Yoder and Magdalena Schrock

January 19, 2011

Joseph Yoder and Magdalena Schrock by Ardys Serpette Originally published in the Fall 2010 (Vol. XXXVII  •  No. 3) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher)   On June 18, 2010, the Illinois Mennonite Historical & Genealogical Society presented Immigrant Day 2010, featuring the descendants of Joseph and Maria Neuhauser Schrag [...]

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Lizzie’s Friendship Coverlet and Her Daily Diary

August 2, 2010

LIZZIE’S FRIENDSHIP COVERLET AND HER DAILY DAIRY by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Spring 2010 (Vol. XXXVII  •  No. 1) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) INTRODUCTION Author’s note: While attending Ropp Immigration Day in Metamora several years ago I noticed a coverlet displayed in the Illinois Heritage [...]

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Family Tree Update

July 17, 2010

The Family Tree has been updated. There are now 12,593 names in the database.

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Reactions to Schrock Immigrant Day

July 5, 2010

Schrock Immigrant Day is history and the event was successful according to many comments received. Here is a sampling of reactions: A member of the planning group said, “I was surprised by the many positive comments on Saturday about the Day, and the thank you e-mails I received. I’m impressed when people take the time [...]

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Full Immigrant Day details now available

April 23, 2010

Full details about Schrock Immigrant Day and Reunion have been added to the website. The Schrock story, from 1550 to 2010, will be presented through drama, PowerPoint, and music–stories of death by cholera, family abandonment, single-handed bridge building, tense family relationships, and legacies of caring. On Saturday a choir of Schrock descendants will sing several [...]

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New Immigrant Day Details Available

March 6, 2010

Details of the June 18, Friday evening kickoff event of Schrock Immigrant Day and Reunion have been added at http://birkey.org/2009/08/20/schrock-immigrant-day-and-family-reunion.

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Bible of Daniel Zehr (1849 – 1942)

February 17, 2010

Peter Zehr (1818 – 1886) had four sons that grew to maturity. All four–Daniel, Peter, David, Samuel–were ordained to the ministry. Daniel’s Bible is archived at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center in Metamora. Daniel’s obituary includes, “He was ordained to the ministry in 1895 [by Bishop John Smith]at the Goodfield [Illinois] Mennonite Church, in which [...]

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Family Tree Update

February 13, 2010

Today the Family Tree was updated and now contains 11,656 names. A few corrections were made and quite a few new Joseph and Marie Neuhauser Schrag descendants added. Two more articles are now available: one is the story of Amos and Bertha Birkey Hieser of Fisher, Illinois, and the other tells about the ancestry and [...]

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Amos and Bertha: A Tribute by a Niece

February 13, 2010

by Ruth Hieser Oyer   Condensed and adapted by Donna Birkey from an unpublished manuscript archived at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher, IL. Originally published in the Spring 2008 issue (Vol. XXXV, No. 1) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly  (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher)   _______________________________________________ After a four-year courtship, Amos Hieser and Bertha [...]

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