Content
Welcome
1m 54s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 39s
Introduction
3m 44s
Coming to America
15m 18s
Growth and Division
6m 12s
Religious Hierarchy
11m 10s
Leaving the Country
14m 44s
Genealogical Papers
17m 54s
Announcements / prizes
7m 18s
Questions / answers
13m 38s
About this webinar
Amish and Mennonite families are often romanticized in modern literature and television series. However, their backgrounds, though similar, have beliefs that keep them separate. The Amish and the Mennonites are often grouped together. And, while they have some similarities, including their roots in religion, there are distinct differences.
\nAbout the speaker
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, AGL, was involved in genealogy before she was even born. The daughter of avid genealogists, she was spending time in courthouses and cemeteries while other children were p...
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Comments (3)
Fabulous webinar! What a treasure trove of knowledge. I am trying to find the parents of my 3rd ggf, and it's been a needle-in-a-haystack endeavor. I have a few leads into the Mennonite community in Lancaster County, Penn., so this was extremely enlightening. Thanks so much, Peggy!
Absolutely superb. And the ending....the best.\n\nAlways learn something new in these webinars... \n\namazing\n\nAwesome\n\nAwesome!\n\nAwesome! A ton of info.\n\nExcellent information and presentation as always. \n\nExcellent webinar! I could listen for hours when Peggy shares so much history with knowledge and kindness mixed in. I really appreciate all the maps and tables defining differences. This will be watched again. Thanks!\n\nExcellent! One of the best!\n\nEXCELLENT!!!\n\nExtremely informative.\n\nExtremely well done, Thank you!\n\nGenuinely one of the best webinars I’ve attended…. Peggy is an excellent presenter!\n\nGood historical information. Went too fast thru the resources for research tho. Will need to see the replay again!\n\nGreat historical information but would have like more on the researching part of it. \n\nGreat information. Thanks!\n\nGreat Presentation with total historical coverage\n\nGreat webinar on researching Amish and Mennonite genealogy.\n\nI have a whole line of Mennonite/Amish ancestors through my Grandmother Showalter( Switzerland/Germany/Lancaster co Pennsylvania/Wayne Co Ohio and Grundy Co Illinois) and I was glad to hear all the history. That was most important to me! \n\nI loved the historical background!\n\nI work in Amish and Mennonite genealogy all the time ... and I learned some things. Peggy did a good job, overall.\n\nIt was wonderful. As for the starting comments, my reply would be, "How can you have genealogy without history?"\n\nLots of very interesting historical information to help separate the different Anabaptist groups. Thanks so much!\n\nLove Peggy's talks!\n\nLoved all the historical info\n\nMiss Peggy is always fun to listen to.
Peggy does a fabulous job. So much information and such great delivery. \n\nPeggy has done a wonderful job, again. The information presented was top notch.\n\nPeggy has hit another one out of the park!\n\nPeggy is a true historian! Her webinars are always filled with facts that make history so much more understandable!\n\nPeggy is always great!\n\nPeggy is always interesting to listen too. Thanks\n\nPeggy is always the BEST!!!!\n\nPeggy really knows her stuff and explains it so clearly!\n\nPeggy's presentations are always great, she's a wealth of knowledge!\n\nSo love Miss Peggy. I could listen to her all day talk about anything. Excellent story teller. Thank you Miss Peggy for sharing your God given talent and knowledge with us. Looking forward to May for your next webinar.\n\nSo much covered in webinar that's not on syllabus. I realize the syllabus can't be 100 pages long!!\n\nSuper\n\nSuper info, great speaker, so organized. Info so good I want the syllabus so will break my budget and rejoin with the discount. Just so I can see more of her webinars! Thanks as usual.\n\nSuper. Miss Peggy is always so thorough and her handouts are so full of info and links. Amazing!\n\nThis was great. So much information. \n\nI took lots of notes & found the maps to be fascinating. \n\nTo my knowledge, I don't have any Amish or Mennonite ancestors, but the explanation and comparison of the religions was very helpful. I feel like I have a better understanding.\n\nTotally enjoyed the history as well as ideas on how to research. Thank you.\n\nAbsolutely fascinating material which is making me rethink where one line of our family came from.\n\nVery informative and wonderful pictures.\n\nVERY informative! \n\nVery informative.\n\nVery interesting, although I was expecting a little more historical information. Peggy's theme was different and well done and I learned several new things. My ancestry goes back to Bucks County, PA Mennonites in colonial times so that \nis what attracted me to the webinar.\n\nVery interesting, Peggy was well versed in her subject and you can tell that she loves to do the research. Thanks for this wonderful way to spend an evening.\n\nWill need to re-watch this fantastic webinar, it was brilliant.\n\nWonderful presenter and interesting topic.\n\nwonderful webinar.