Monday, July 20, 2026

Zwiastun Ewangelicki

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The Mennonite community at Przechowko established daughter colonies in a manner not seen with other Mennonites communities in Poland.  Settl...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Old Flemish Mennonite Path in Poland

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Mennonites can find various travel routes to follow to help them visit sites of interest in Poland.  In my opinion, the best one available i...
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...