Mennonite Church USA Archives: MennObits

A research site for those interested in Amish and Mennonite families. This site contains obituaries from the Herald of Truth (1864-1908), the Gospel Witness (1905-1908), and the Gospel Herald (1908-1998), the weekly newspapers of the Mennonite Church (MC) in North America. In addition, obituaries from The Mennonite (1998- ) have been added, as well as a few from the Mennonite Weekly Review (MWR). In the near future, we hope to systematically add MWR obituaries, which will reflect the current diversity of origins in Mennonite Church USA.

A new partnership has begun with The Mennonite magazine to provide more extensive obituaries than published in the magazine, which we are calling the Lazarus Project. You may also send obituaries published in local newspapers to add to MennObits. Send the obituaries to Archives@MennoniteUSA.org, with "MennObits" in the subject line. For more information, contact project coordinator, Thelma L. Martin.          Lazarus Project          Example

Go to the Index Pages Project Who's Who About Mennobits, FAQs Links and other considerations Contents: Herald of Truth, 1864 - 1908 Gospel Witness, 1905 - 1908 Gospel Herald, 1908 - 1998 The Mennonite, 1998 - current; ACTIVELY IN PROCESS! Mennonite Weekly Review, parts; 1987; 2002/July-December - current; ACTIVELY IN PROCESS! Lazarus Project - an expanded obituary project, various years including 1921, 2004, 2005, & 2006   Developed for The Mennonite Church USA Archives Sponsored by The Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee Copyright 1999 - All rights reserved - MennoMedia Used with permission by the Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, IN Permission granted to private family researchers to use selected portions of these files to tell their family stories. May not be mass-produced in any form for commercial purposes. Please direct questions and comments to the Mennonite Church USA Archives--Goshen. If you found this site helpful, please consider a financial contribution. This site was put together by volunteers, but is maintained by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.