An Abstract View… tells the story of two lots of land in Fisher, Illinois, and how they changed owners over 150 plus years, from 1850 until sold in 2008.

Another article by researcher Herbert Holly, originally published in Germany, now debuting on the Schrock-Birkey website. It includes a brief Bircki mention, as well as photos of the three farms (hofs): Kandlerhof, Oswaldhof, and Holzbauernhof.

A new article by Herbert Holly has been added to the Articles page, under Related. It gives the story of Mennonites near Munich in the early 1830s, as taken from a document found at Staatsarchiv Munchen. Reported by Heinrich Stalter, head of the Amish Mennonite Congregation of Munich, it describes their church life in great detail. Additional text has been added in the form of footnotes, adding information about some of those named.

Surnames include Stalter, Birki, Hunzicker, Kettner, Zehr, Springer, Reggie, Müller, Schrag, Augustin, Esch, Holli, and a few others.

A new article, “The Mennonite Cemetery in Gern,” has been added under the Articles: Related Families section. It tells the story of a long, lost Mennonite cemetery near Munich, Germany being discovered after many years of being hidden and mostly unknown. Thanks to Herbert Holly for sending me the article (in German), and to Sem Sutter for making the Google English translation much, much better.