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The Tale of Two Andrews

December 28, 2011

The Tale of Two Andrews: The Story of Andrew Schrock (1804-1855) and his son, Andrew (1842-1925) by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Summer 2011 (Vol. XXXVIII  •  No. 2) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) This article, fourth in a series on descendants of Joseph and Maria Neuhauser [...]

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Schrock Immigrant Day – Mennonite Family History, July 2011, by Donna Birkey

July 18, 2011

  Celebrating Our Heritage The following article was published by Masthof Press in the July 2011 issue of  Mennonite Family History, and is presented here with their permission.  (http://www.masthof.com/mfh/mfh.html) INTRODUCTION Several years ago, then President of Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society (IMHGS), Carolyn Nafziger, asked if I would consider presenting the Schrock family at one [...]

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Schrock Reunion – Johannes Schrock (1801-1875)

January 26, 2011

Johannes Schrack (Schrag) Johannes Schrock (1801-1875) and his descendants This material was used in the Johannes Schrock presentation at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center’s “Schrock Immigrant Day” on June 19, 2010. The presentation was made by Justine Detweiler Trout, John Cender, Don Schrock, Frank Kandel, and Kathy Cender Martin, direct descendents of Johannes. The material [...]

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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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Zehr Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Zehr Family Ancestry Chart

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Schrock Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Schrock Family Ancestry Chart

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The History of the Family of Peter Yordy – 1815-1897

February 24, 2009

The article is made up of three parts: Part 1 From Ancient History to Switzerland and France Part 2 The History of the Family of Peter Yordy (1815-1897) The Yordy Siblings of Central Illinois—Peter Yordy, Christian Yotty, and Jacobina (Philabena) Yordy Part 3 Yordy Addendum French Birth Records and Ancestry of Peter Yordy .  .  [...]

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Immigrant Johannes Schrock, 1801-1875, of Illinois

February 24, 2009

by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Winter 2002 issue (Vol. XXIX, No. 4) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) (Additional information has been found about the Johannes Schrock family since this 2002 article and that information is reflected in other sections of the website.) As I became interested [...]

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