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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Low German Mennonite Heritage Path: Vistula Delta and Valley/Masovia

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 Rod Ratzlaff's Low German Mennonite Heritage Path: Vistula Delta and Valley/Masovia  Low German Mennonites began settling in areas alon...

Low German Mennonite Heritage Path: Vistula River Delta

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Rod Ratzlaff's Low German Mennonite Heritage Path: Vistula River Delta 1. Gdańsk 2. Danziger Kopf, Żuławki (Fürstenwerder); 54°17'07...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

Mennonite Sites in Poland

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We can say, generally, that the Low German Mennonite movement can trace its origins to the Dutch Lowlands during the first quarter of the 16...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Red Turkey Wheat and the Low German Mennonites’ 1874 Migration to America

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Low German Mennonites began to move from the Dutch lowlands to the Vistula River delta beginning already in the mid-16th century. By the tur...

Maria Ratzlaff Penner Immigration Story

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Maria Ratzlaff Penner (1898-1984; Mrs. Peter P Penner) was my dad's great aunt. She was also my step-great grandmother.  In 1981 she ga...
Saturday, August 30, 2025

Przechówko Cemetery Restoration

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 The Lapidary Association. Forgotten Cemeteries of Pomerania and Kujawy, together with the Świecie Commune, invites you to a ceremony markin...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Przechówko Cemetery Publicity

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Various news sources in Poland are publishing information about the Przechówko cemetery restoration project.  These are a few examples: http...
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