Monthly Archives: August 2014

Migration routes of the Swiss Volhynian Mennonites

Posted on August 27, 2014 by robertagoering

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jvoran/voran/migration.htm This page which details the history of families who emigrated to Freeman, SD, describes the migration routes from Montbeliard through Europe to the from roughly 1650 to the emigration to the United States in 1874. Our Schrag ancestors were among … Continue reading →

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Why Mennonites? Why not Simonites?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by robertagoering

by Daniel P. Goering Have you ever wondered why Mennonites are not called Simonites? (After all the founder’s name was Menno Simons. What other group is known by its founder’s first name?) This question puzzled me for many years. I … Continue reading →

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