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All about the Amish and the Mennonites

Mostly non-fiction about these plain people in Canada, Ontario, and, what was known as, Waterloo County.

25 items

  • Features pictures of this community
    BookIntercourse, PA : Good Books, c1985. — 289.7 Goo
  • In Search of Promised Lands

    a Religious History of Mennonites in Ontario

    Steiner, Samuel J.
    Comprehensive look at Mennonites in Ontario written by a former Librarian and Archivist at Conrad Grebel University College (affiliated with the University of Waterloo)
    BookHarrisonburg, Virginia ; Kitchener, Ontario : Herald Press, [2015] — 289.7713 Ste
  • Answers common questions like "What is the difference between the Amish and the Mennonites?" and "Why do they dress that way?"
    BookIntercourse, PA : Good Books, 1995. — 305.687 Goo
  • The Pie Lady

    Classic Stories From a Mennonite Cook and Her Friends

    Isaac, Greta,
    Amish and Mennonite women share stories and recipes
    BookHarrisonburg, Virginia : Herald Press, [2019] — 289.773 Isa
  • Finding Father

    Stories From Mennonite Daughters

    Collection of stories about Mennonite fathers by their daughters.
    BookRegina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019] — 289.70922 Fin
  • Sons and Mothers

    Stories From Mennonite Men

    Contributors tell of the complicated, vulnerable, and inspirational women who formed them.
    BookRegina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2015] — 305.486897 Son
  • Horse-and-buggy Genius

    Listening to Mennonites Contest the Modern World

    Loewen, Royden, 1954-
    Between 2009 and 2012, Royden Loewen and a team of researchers interviewed 250 Mennonites in thirty-five communities across the Americas about the impact of the modern world on their lives.
    BookWinnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2016] — 289.77 Loe
  • This children's book pictures life in an Amish community
    BookNew York : Atheneum, 1989. — J 973.088287 Amm
  • The Amish Cook's Anniversary Book

    20 Years of Food, Family, and Faith

    Eicher, Lovina
    Part cookbook, part cultural education, part family memoir. Recipes are shared alongside Amish history and lore.
    BookKansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2010. — 641.566 Eic
  • Explores the origins of Anabaptism in the religious and social ferment of 16th-century Europe, through the pioneering days in North America.
    BookToronto : Macmillan, c1974. — 289.771 Epp
  • Covers the whole of the Amish Mennonite settlements in Canada, Old order and progressive.
    BookWaterloo, ON : Conrad Press, c1972. — 289.771 Gin
  • A Brief History of the Mennonites in Ontario

    Giving a Description of Conditions in Early Ontario, the Coming of the Mennonites Into Canada, Settlements, Congregations, Conferences, Other Activities, and Nearly 400 Ordinations : 100 Pictures of Men and Churches, Illustrations and Maps

    Burkholder, L. J. (Lewis J.), 1875-1949
    Book[Toronto?] : The Conference, 1935 (Toronto : Livingstone Press) — 289.7971 Bur
  • Lorraine Roth was a historian, genealogical researcher, and recipient of the 2010 Mennonite Historical Society of Canada Award of Excellence
    BookMennoite Historical Society, c1972. — 289.7713 Rot
  • Mennonites in Ontario

    a Mennonite Bicentennial Portrait, 1786-1986

    BookMennonite Bicentennial Commission; c1986. — 289.7713 Men
  • Thou Art Peter

    a Story of the Pioneer, Peter Martin, and the Woolwich Mennonites

    Horst, Isaac R., 1918-
    Book[Mount Forest, ON] : [I.R. Horst], c1983. — 971.345 Hor