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Hist. Mss. 1-894
Ora Troyer Collection
Papers, circa 1900-1989
4 Boxes (Large), 6 Folders (Oversize)
Administrative Information
These papers were deposited into the Archives by
Ora
Troyer, Fairview, Michigan, in 1990. The church bulletins, 1954-1989,
and the congregational history (1990) of the Fairview Mennonite Church
have been transferred to the congregational collection, III-22-7.
Preliminary Inventories prepared by Dennis
Stoesz,
Archivist, Archives of the Mennonite church, March 28, 1990, and by
Valerie Krabill, Goshen College Practicum student, Archives of the
Mennonite Church, June, 1990. Note: the final inventory will be
organized into various sections, for example, Fairview Mennonite Church.
Series and Box Listing
Items # .1- ..54 Box 1 (Large)
Items # .55- .68 Box 2 (Large)
Items # .69-108 Box 3 (Large)
Items #109-130 Box 4 (Large)
These materials have been listed numerically,
and have
not been arranged in any specific organizational pattern. Eventually
they will be reorganized by the content and themes found in these
papers, which include:
Early church records of the Fairview Mennonite
Church,
Fairview, Michigan (1904- ), including drafts of the manuscript of Fairview
Mennonite Church, written by Ora Troyer, and information on the
Comins Mennonite Church;
Michigan Mennonite Bible School, Fairview,
Michigan,
1946-1966;
Maps of Amish and Mennonite settlements in
Oscoda
County, and in various parts of the Upper Peninsula, around 1898-1972,
including maps of Michigan, 1860-1980s;
Records from Emanuel S. Troyer, including WW I
ration
book;
Autobiography and other collected papers on Ora
Troyer;
Family records from the Troyer, Hershberger and
Bontrager families;
Local history materials on Oscoda County,
including
newspaper clippings, books by Oren Detweiler and Clarence Troyer, a
periodical focussing on history, early logging camp experiences, and
history of Michigan State highways.
Inventory Listing
Box 1 (Large)
1. [Map of the early Amish Mennonite settlement,
Fairview, Comins Township, Oscoda County, Michigan. Map includes list
and location of over 55 settlers. Drawn by Ora Troyer. Dates of
settlement circa early 1900s.]
2. "My Life Story," [1904-1989] by Ora
Troyer.
29 pages plus two pages of photographs.
3. Fairview Mennonite Church. 75th Anniversary,
April
28, 1979, and Anniversary Pictorial Directory.
4. "The Burning of the Fairview Mennonite
Church,
during World War I," by Ora Troyer. 6 pages. RESTRICTED. Ora Troyer
writes: "In this short history I used names of people involved and
other information I did not feel free to use in writing the script of The
History of the Fairview Mennonite Church."0
5. "Early Records of the Troyer Family. Records
of the
Emanuel S. Troyer Family. Family Tree. A Set of Genealogical Tables and
Notes by Hugh F. Gingerich." Compiled by Ora Troyer. [14 pages]
6. "Last Logging Camp in Oscoda County," by Ora
Troyer. 1 page. Includes also 1977 correspondence, and newspaper
clipping.
7. Depression and World War II.
a. "State of Michigan Head Tax Receipt (State
Welfare
Dept.) Received of Emanuel S. Troyer, 1934, $2.00." "The state was not
able to collect; only a few paid, therefore it was discontinued,"
writes Ora Troyer.
b. "War Ration Book Four, Issued to Emanuel
Troyer,
Mio, Michigan, OPA, Office of Price Administration." Complete with
stamps.
c. "War Sufferers' Relief, Civilian Public
Service,
Stamp Album, Mennonite Central Committee." Complete with stamps.
8. Postcard, 1927. Oscar Rhodes, France, to Ora
Troyer, c/o D. J. Packer, Saginaw, Michigan. "A card I received in 1928
from Oscar Rhoads, owner of the Comins Garage, who was in France
working on racing cars. He asked me to open up the garage, after the
weather opens up and the automobiles were able to travel," writes Ora
Troyer.
- Retirement of Ora Troyer, 1969, from District
# 3,
Highway Department, State of Michigan. Troyer worked for the Highway
Department almost continously from
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
1928-1969. File contains photographs and Card
from
retirement party, as well as a hand-drawn Coffee Clutch invitation.
10. Fairview Mennonite Church. 1960-61 Church
building
program. Ground breaking and Dedication ceremonies, including clippings
from Oscoda County News.
11. Missionary Sewing Circle Monthly
(nine
issues, May 1952- February 1959)
12. Fairview Mennonite Church. 50th anniversary,
June
19-20, 1954.
13. Fairview Mennonite Church. "Constitutions."
Several constitutions, although no dates. Also edited comments in the
sample constitution provided in J. C. Wenger, editor, Mennonite
Handbook: Indiana-Michigan Conference, (Scottdale, Pennsylvania:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, 1956), (2 copies).
14. Fairview Mennonite Church. Winter Bible
School,
1980.
15. Fairview Mennonite Church. April 28, 1967,
pastoral letter to congregation.
16. Riverside Mennonite Church, Michigan.
Dedication,
August 29, 1965.
17. Fairview Mennonite Church. Burning of the
church,
1918, and the election of Comins Township officers.
a. "An Appeal to the President [Wilson]" [of the
United States], by Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities ... on the
position of Mennonite people on the subject of war and military
service... done at Belleville, Pa., May 18, 1917. C.Z. Yoder,
President, and J. S. Shoemaker, Secretary." 1 page.
b. "To the American Voter of Comins
Township...by W.
F. McNeely, Chairman, American Defense Society, Oscoda County
Division." 1 page. Concerning the spring l9l8 election of Comins
Township officers. "A long very abusive letter, to the American Voters
of Comins Township, to defeat the Mennonites at the polls. A similar
notice was posted in various places throughout Comins Township. They
were torn down by the Mennonites," writes Ora Troyer.
c. Two letters from Herman Dehnke, Prosecuting
Attorney, Alcona County, Harrisville, Michigan, to Hon. Alex. J.
Groesbeck, Attorney-General, Lansing, Michigan, dated April 22 and
April 24, 1920, 3 pages and 1 page respectively. Concerning the move to
oust Judge Widdis from office.
d. Article on grand jury held April 14 & 15,
1920,
concerning burning of Fairview church. "Judge it Yourself," The
Grand Rapids News (October 1, 1920). 2 pages. "Judge Widdis gives a
good account of what took place in regards to the Grand Jury
investigation," writes Ora Troyer.
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
l8. Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference.
Community
Life Study Committee. Report, June 3, 1948, 5 pages. Oren Detweiler,
Fairview, Michigan, was one of the five members of the committee.
19. Oren Detweiler, Around and Around the
Hill
[no publisher, no date, circa 1980s.] 74 pages. Biography, and family
and community history in and around Fairview, Michigan.
20. Clarence Troyer, The Mennonite Church in
the
Upper Peninsula [Michigan], (Nappanne, Indiana: Evangel Press, no
date] circa 1980s. 69 pages.
21. "History of the Michigan Dept. of State
Highways
in Oscoda County, Michigan, [1919-1943]" by Ora Troyer. 13 & 5
pages.
22. Making Michigan Move: A History of
Michigan
Highways and The Michigan Department of Transportation, [75th
anniversary, 1905-1980] Michigan: Michigan. Department of
Transportation, 1980. 32 pages.
23. Michigan Natural Resources Magazine
(May-June 1987; Volume 56, No. 3). Special issue: "Michigan's
Conservation Story, The Early Days." 68 pages.
24. The Nature of Michigan (September
1987).
Special issue, Lansing, Michigan. Distributed through 41 newspapers;
this particular issue was part of Oscoda County Herald.
24 pages.
25. Bogler, John and Shirley Dee, Rural
Route 1,
America American Bi-Centennial Series. (Rose City, Michigan: Ideal
Printing and Publishing, 1975), 50 pages. Includes poetry, drawings of
various buildings, and a short history of Oscoda County.
26. Wilderness Chronicle, Comins,
Michigan.
Editor: Nelson Yoder. Issues No. 4 -17, and 18; Spring 1985 - Summer
1989. One issue is 64 pages and features history of the upper
peninsula, Michigan. Distribution in Alpena, Atlanta, Cheboygan,
Comins, Fairview, Glennie, Lachine, Lewistown, Long Rapids, Loud
Township, Lupton, Luzerne, Mio, McKinley, Onaway, Oscoda, Roscommon,
Rose City, Rust, Tawas, West Branch, Wolf Creek.
- Clippings, forty-eight, mostly from Oscoda
County News, 1974, l978, l980-82, 1986-88. 1981 was the 100th
anniversary of the newspaper, Oscoda County News.
Articles mostly about Amish and Mennonite settlers in the Oscoda
County, Michigan, area, but also includes things like the Comins Depot
Museum, and the Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale. Includes a
feature article on
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
"The Amish and Mennonites - A lasting tradition
in
Oscoda County," by Nelson Yoder, Oscoda County News, September
28 - October 19, 1978.
28. Map, Oscoda County. [OUTSIZE MATERIAL - Map
Cabinet]
"A 24" x 24" map of Oscoda County, prepared
about 1940
or earlier by the Huron National Forest, with the old logging railroad
grades. At the time, it was relatively easy to locate them; today it is
rather difficult," writes Ora Troyer.
Information on map includes: "Oscoda County
[prepared
by] Sportsman's County Map Service, 15339 Greenlawn, Detroit 21,
Michigan. Phone University 2-0169". No date.
29. Michigan Mennonite Bible School [M.M.B.S.],
Fairview, Michigan, 1946-1966..
Ora Troyer writes: "This Bible School was hosted
by
the Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview, Michigan. Highest enrollment,
including instructors was 171 in 1952. In the first years only the noon
meal was served in the Church building. Later the evening meal was also
served at the Church building. The students and instructors lodged in
the homes of the church members. The Bible School played a very
important part not only in the life of the Mennonite churches in
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, who were well represented, but churches
throughout the United States as well. Few things made the impact on the
churches involved as the School did. There were two reasons why the
School could no longer operate. More of our young people were attending
college, and serving in V.S. The Conservative Mennonites formed a Bible
School in Irvin, Ohio, which still exists."
a. Pamphlet, "Opening Term, January 1 - February
14,
1946." 8 pages.
b. Pamphlet, "Second Term, Jan. 6 to Feb. 18,
1947."
12 pages.
c. "Michigan Mennonite Bible School, 1946-1966,"
by
Ora Troyer. 5 pages. List of Faculty for each year, total number of
students, number of local students, and terms served by instructors,
matrons and business managers.
d. "[List of 32] Students who were ordained
after they
started attending M. M. B. S. Present address and responsiblity, if
available," by Ora Troyer. 2 pages.
e. [Short history of Bible School, by Ora
Troyer, 2
pages] Page 1: "On Jan. 1, 1946 M.M.B.S. opened...." Page 2: "I never
attended day classes at M.M.B.S. I attended evening services regularly
during the entire 21 years of M.M.B.S."
30. Michigan Mennonite Bible School [M.M.B.S.],
Yearbooks. Northern Lights, M. M. B. S., Fairview, Michigan.
Vol. I - XXI, [1946 - 1966].
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
31. Michigan Mennonite Bible School [M.M.B.S.].
Photographs, 1947-1965. [OUTSIZE MATERIAL - Map Cabinet]
Eighteen photographs: one formal photograph of
students, faculty and staff for the years 1947, 1948, 1950 (2 of them),
1951-1960, 1962-1965, [No photographs found for years 1946, 1949, 1961
and 1966?]. [Photographs not identified]
32. Amish and in Oscoda County, Michigan.
a. "Brief history of the Amish in Oscoda County
from
1900 to 1972," by Ora Troyer. October 17, 1972. 3 pages.
b. Map of names and places of "Amish families
living
Oscoda Co. prior to 1914 and moved out," by Ora Troyer. Includes list
of 45 names and places. There are several drafts of maps and lists.
c. Map of names and places of "Amish families
living
in Oscoda Co. from 1914-1972," by Ora Troyer. There are several drafts
of maps and lists.
d. "Amish in Oscoda County, Michigan," by David
Luthy, Family Life (June 1979, p. 19-21), (July 1979, p.
19-21)
e. "Henry Nelson Loud Company and Sons, AuSable
&
Northwestern Railroad Co., A. R. Code, Land Commissioner, AuSable,
Michigan," by Ora Troyer. 2 pages.
f. "This Pamphlet is issued for the benefit of
those
seeking homes. ...[by] A. R. Code, Land Commissioner, AuSable and
Northwestern Railroad Co." [1903]. Copied by Ora Troyer. 7 pages.
Includes letters from 11 letters from Amish and Mennonite settlers at
Fairview, Michigan, to Mr. A.R. Code, AuSable, Michigan, 1903.
g. "Excerpts from a pamphlet issued by A. R.
Code...
in 1904," 3 pages.
h. "The large lumber Companys purchased large
tracts
of land..," by Ora Troyer. 3 pages.
i. "The lumber companys purchased large tracts
of
land..," by Ora Troyer. 4 pages.
j. "By Laird J. Troyer, Mio,...Feb. 10, 1915,"
by Ora
Troyer. 6 pages.
k. "Eyewitness accounts of this exodus...by
Private
John G. Burnette." Account of removal of Cherkee Indians in 1838. 1
page, copied by Ora Troyer.
l. "The Amish Mennonites," by Ora Troyer. 5
pages.
m. "Thesis-Sociology Course No. 51, [University
of
Michigan] June 4, 1937, Iveline Richardson," copied by Ora Troyer,
April 24, 1972. 5 pages. Paper on Amish and in Northern Michigan. "For
the most part she deals with the Amish Community in Oscoda County; she
is a life long resident of the county, and it is for the most part
accurate," writes Ora Troyer.
n. [Map of Lewiston & Southeastern R.R., of
the
AuSable and Northwestern R.R., and the Hill Stock Farm, plus several
settlers located east of Comins, Michigan,] by Ora Troyer..
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
o. "The first few years the Amish arrived in
Oscoda
Co...," by Ora Troyer. 2 pages.
p. "Yost D. Yoder, minister,..." Notes, 1 page.
33. Amish at Newberry, Luce County, Michigan,
1898-1900, some of whom later moved to Oscoda County, Michigan..
a. "Among the Lofty Pine Trees," by David Luthy,
Family Life (November 1974, p. 13-14.) Account of Amish at Newberry
from 1898-1900 before they moved to Oscoda County.
b. Notebook on David Kauffman, Chris Miller and
Jeremiah Troyer, who were at Newberry, Michigan.
c. "As I began to collect information on the
Amish in
Oscoda Co....," by Ora Troyer. 3 pages. Information on Amish at
Newberry and at Oscoda County, Michigan.
d. "Paul Kauffman...gives this story as he
remembers
his father tell it." 3 pages. Includes information from John Slabaugh
and Rudy Troyer.
e. "Copied from a pamphlet issued by Loud Lumber
Co.
in 1904," 4 pages. Includes letter from Jerry D. Troyer, 1904; notes on
1971 interview with Rudy Troyer, by Ora Troyer; and essay on "What
attracted the Amish and Amish-Mennonites to Oscoda Co.?".
f. Map of names and places of "Amish families
living
in Oscoda County prior to 1914 and moved out or died before that date,"
by Ora Troyer. Includes list of 50 places and names.
34. Amish in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
a. Map and names of "Amish families living in
Ogemaw
Co. from 1908 to 1942," by Ora Troyer.
b. Official map of Ogemaw County, Ogemaw County
Road
Commission.
35. Amish in Midland County, Michigan.
a. Map of names and places of "Amish Families
living
in Midland County," by Ora Troyer. Furnished by Mrs. Ray Rogers,
revised by David Luthy.
b. "Amish in Midland County, Michigan," by David
Luthy, Family Life (October 1976), p. 18-21.
c. Clipping, "Turning clock back to the Amish
Days,"
Midland Daily News (February 3, 1979)
d. Correspondence with Mrs. Ray Rodgers, 1972.
e. Correspondence with David Luthy, 1975.
f. Official Road Map, 1971, of Midland County,
Michigan.
- Amish in Alpena County, Michigan. Maps, lists
of
names and places of settlers, correspondence, notes on visit with
August Wickey, near Burr Oak, Michigan, and
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
article "Amish in Alpena County, Michigan," by
David
Luthy, Family Life (October 1975), p. 13-15. Material compiled
by Ora Troyer.
37. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
"Secretary Report of the Fairview Mennonite Church, by F. F. Stutesman,
November 9, 1919 to July 31, 1921." Copied by Ora Troyer, December
1974. 20 pages.
Ora Troyer writes: "Ferdinand F. Stutesman was
secretary of the Fairview Mennonite Church. He recorded the proceedings
in a Diary Ledger from November 9, 1919, to July 31, 1921. At this
point he left the Fairview Mennonite Church, taking the ledger with
him. At the time the Comins Mennonite Church was formed he started
recordings of the Comins Mennonite Church in Ledger I. I copied it as
far as it pretained to the Fairview Mennonite Church. The original is
now preserved in the Mennonite Historical Archives, at Bluffton, Ohio."
38. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan. "A
History of the Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview, Michigan," prepared
by Sherman Kauffman, for Prof. J.C. Wenger, Mennonite History.
39. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
Short history of "Young Peoples Activities, Literary Society, Prayer
Meetings, Mennonite Youth Fellowship," by Ora Troyer. 12 pages.
40. Blank. Number not used.
41. Troyer, Hilda. Troyer Family History:
Troyer,
Treier, Treyer, Family Tree outlined and "Our" John Troyer's 68 feet
under the Table. Gridley, Illinois: Hilda Troyer, 108 West 8th St.,
1984). 326 pages.
42. American Genealogies, Inc. The Troyer
Family
Album. No date. Includes breakdown of "Troyer" Family Names by
State (38 pages; 2,155 Troyer family names). Certificate to Ora Troyer,
Box 476, Fairview, Michigan, #17, January 9, 1987, signed by officer
Elizabeth Ross. No pagenation in book.
43. Fairview, Michigan. Mennonite Quarterly
Review
(October 1947). This issue includes the article on "The Mennonite
Community at Fairview, Michigan," by J. Howard Kauffman, pp. 252-275
44. Daniel Kauffman, Editor. Doctrines of
the
Bible: A Brief Discussion of the Teachings of God's Word. Second
Edition. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1929. 639
pages.
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
45. Cornelius J. Dyck, Editor. An
Introduction to
Mennonite History. Second Edition. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald
Press, 1981. 452 pages.
46. J. S. Hartzler. Mennonites in the World
War,
or Nonresistance under Test. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite
Publishing House, 1922. 246 pages.
47. J. C. Wenger. The Mennonites in Indiana
and
Michigan. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, No. 10.
Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1961. 470 pages.
48. Daniel Kauffman, Editor. Mennonite
Cyclopedic
Dictionary. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House,
1937. 443 pages.
49. J. C. Wenger. Glimpses of Mennonite
History
and Doctrine. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1949. 258
pages.
50. John Horsch. Mennonites in Europe.
Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1942. 425 pages.
51. Stanley Marsh Interview, an old time
lumberjack,
May 19, 1980, by Ora Troyer, on recalling lumbering Days. Two Cassettee
Tapes: tape one - full, tape 2 - 15 minutes.
Ora Troyer writes: "In the interview Marsh
boasted how
the Marsh Family stole information the Richardson Lumber Company paid
them for. As a man soweth he also reapeth."
52. Michigan Mennonite Bible School, [M.M.B.S.],
Fairview, Michigan. Six Cassettee Tapes: M.M.B.S. Reunion, July 6-8,
1979.
a. Side 1: "Hymn Sing - Galen Johns, Director.
Get
Acquainted Social, Mahlon and Miriam Gascho. Friday evening, 7-6-79."
Side 2: "Sermon 'The Master builder,' Hebrews 3: 1-6, Elmer Jantzi,
7-8-79."
b. Side 1: "Speaker, Floyd Bontrager." Side 2:
"Speaker, Clarence Troyer." "A.M. Saturday, 7-7-79."
c. Side 1: "Some interesting Facts, by Ora
Troyer."
Side 2: "Testimonies, Trials and Blessings." "P.M. Saturday, 7-7-79."
d. Sides 1 & 2: "Testimonies, students and
teachers. P.M. Saturday, 7-7-79."
e. Side 1: "Speaker, Lloyd Miller." Side 2:
"Speaker,
Elmer Jantzi." "Sat. Evening, 7-7-79."
f. Sides 1 & 2: "S.S. Lesson, Choosing Your
God,
conducted by Harry Shetler. Devotional, Willard Mayer, 7-8-79."
53. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
Four Cassettee Tapes: 75th Anniversary, April 28-29, 1979.
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
a. Side 1: "Floyd Bontrager." Side 2: "Oren
Detweiler." "Saturday Evening Program, 4-28-79."
b. Side 1: "Pictures - with explanations,
4-28-79."
Side 2: "Quartette & Testimonies, 4-29-79."
c. Side 1: "Warren Bontrager, 'Our Members Have
Served..', 4-29-79." Side 2: "Galen Johns, 'From Out of the Past and
Into the Present,' 4-29-79.
d. Side 1: "Sunday Afternoon Program, 4-29-79."
Side
2: "Virgil Hershberger, 'Going Forward with confidence,' 4-29-79."
54. Goshen College. Special Bible Term, January
-
February, 1928.
a. Three photographs of Goshen College, 1928,
and one
postcard of Main Street, Goshen.
b. Maple Leaf, 1928 yearbook. See pages 61-62
for
information on "The Bible School," and "Special Bible Term."
Box 2 (Large)
55. Eli V. Hershberger, Hershberger Family
Record.
[1811-1920] Sugarcreek, Ohio: Royal Printing Co., no date. No
pagination.
56. Report of the Annual Sessions of the
Indiana
Michigan Mennonite Conference, May 31 to June 2, 1960. 48 pages.
57. Harold S. Bender, Editor. Mennonites and
Their
Heritage: A Series of Six Studies designed for Use in Civilian Public
Service Camps, Number 1-4. Authors include Harold s. Bender, C.
Henry Smith, Edward Yoder, Ed G. Kaufman, Guy F. Hershberger, and P. C.
Hiebert. Akron, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Central Committee, 1942. Each
booklet is about 72 pages.
58. Mennonite Conferences' Committee, J. D.
Brunk,
Musical Editor. Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement.
Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1902. 532 plus 50
hymsn.
59. Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities. That
Men May Know Christ, 1960. Elkhart, Indiana: Mennonite Board of
Missions and Charities, 1960. 288 pages.
60. Ora E. Troyer, Mio, Michigan. "War
President's"
School Exercise Notebook. Poetry; Record of debts and credits, October
- December, 1914 -; Jan-March 1907; English language; Geography; Map of
Elmer Township. 48 pages.
61. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
Treasurer Journal, February 17, 1908 - June 19, 1963. 45 pages.
Box 2 (Large) (Continued)
62. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
a. "Programme of the Third Annual Sunday School
Meeting, to be held at Fairview Michigan on Thanksgiving Day 1912."
b. "Proposed Courses for the Fairview Bible
School,
1936-1941." 1 page.
c. Contract and Correspondence, 1934 and 1961,
between
Fairview Mennonite Church and Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities
regarding charge and care of Sarah and Amos Miller, including Probate
Court for Amos Miller, 1939..
d. Certificate for $481.00 for Fairview
Mennonite
Church contribution for Relief Work, Mennonite Central Committee, no
date. [about World War II]
e. "Prayer Veiling Questionaire." No date, on
Mrs. and
Mrs. Otis Bontrager stationery, Comins, Michigan.
63. Churches, and miscellaneous materials.
a. "Beddle-Ux Township,...by Bessy Nitznootz."
clipping.
b. Bethel Mennonite Church, Ashley, R.D. l,
Michigan.
Dediation, June 13, 1965.
c. Naubinway Mennonite Church. Dedication
Service and
Revival Meetings. May 26 - June 2, 1968.
d. Letter to Bowne Congregation from T.E.
Schrock and
Dan Zook, April 29, 1962.
e. Mio Methodist Church, Cornerstone laying and
Consecration Service, May 20, 1962.
64. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
Church Record Book, 1904-1917. Kept by first minister of the
congregation, Rev. Eli A. Bontrager. [LONG BOX]
a. Contains yearly membership lists for Fairview
Amish
Mennonite membership for the years 1906-1910. It also contains a list
of members who transfered to Midland church, 1917; a list of visiting
brothers 1905-1908; list of ordinations of ministers, 1906-1909; list
of trustees of church, 1904-1910; and a list of deaths of members,
1904-1912. [LONG BOX]
b. Note that many loose items were found in this
record book and were transferred into a separate file marked "Church
Record Book, 1904-1917. Loose Materials." [See File Folder #65]
65. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
Church Record Book, 1904-1917. Loose Materials.
a. Contains information on many church members,
as to
their birth dates, marriages, names of children and death dates. These
slips may have been used at the funeral service as the obiturary, or as
wedding services,
b Also information on church meetings held,
revival
meetings, Bible conferences, and program of the 50th anniversary of the
church.
Box 2 (Large) (Continued)
c. Contains short history of "The Mennonite
Church in
Oscoda County, Michigan," by Ora Troyer, as "taken from the church
record book of Eli A. Bontrager the first minister of the church at
Fairview, with a few memoirs of his children." 2 pages.
66. Maps of Michigan and Oscoda County. Roughly
in
chronological order. [OUTSIZE MATERIAL - Map Cabinet]
a. "County Map of Michigan and Wisconsin,"
[1860].
Indicates county lines, names of towns and trails.
b. [Map of Oscoda County, 1873]. Indicates only
Au
Sable River.
c. "Map of Michigan," [1884]. Indicates county
lines,
names of towns and roads.
d. "Map of Michigan," [1890]. Indicates county
lines,
town names and roads.
e "Northern Portion of Michigan," [1895].
Indicates
county lines and roads.
f. "Map of the Toleda, Ann Arbor and North
Michigan
Railway and Connections," [1902]. Indicates town names as well.
g. "Map of the Pere Marquette Railroad and
Connections," [1902]. Indicates town names as well.
h. "Map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
System," [1904]. Indicates own names as well. Shows railways in
mid-west, west of Chicago only.
i. "Map of Detroit and MacKinac Railway," [no
date].
Indicates county lines and town names as well.
j. "Michigan," [1906]. Indicates county lines
and town
names.
k. "[Map showing location of early settlers
along
AuSable and Northwestern Railroad, just northwest of Comins, Oscoda
County, Michigan, no date]
l. "Map of Oscoda County, Michigan," no date.
Indicates county lines, some town names, the AuSable river, the
railroad and a Church. Drawn by ?; seemingly part of a student paper as
found in the Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen, Indiana.
m. "Official Map of Oscoda County, Michigan,
Mio,
Michigan, 1969." Indicates county line, town names, rivers, lakes as
well as state and federal lands, etc.
n. "[Map of] Oscoda County, Department of
Natural
Resources, Michigan, [1980s?}."
o. System Map showing Detroit and Mackinac
Railway
Company Co. Railroad lines, which serves central and northeast
Michigan. Also indicates county lines, and the names of towns where the
railroad stops. No date [1980s?].
67. Family History. Eli A. Bontrager, 1861-1956.
a. "Biography of Eli A. Bontrager Son of Amos
and
Lydia Miller Bontrager...born...December 16, 1861," 16 pages. First 13
pages written [about 1938]; page 14 written 1948; page 15 written ? by
Bontrager; page 16 written 1952.
b. "The E. A. Bontrager Family," by Mable
(Bontrager)
Pletcher, 1976. 3 pages.
c. "Hard work, unusual experiences marked life
of
pioneer minister," [Life sketch of Eli Bontrager, by son, and Bishop,
Floyd D. Bontrager, Clare,
Box 2 (Large) (Continued)
Michigan], Mennonite Weekly Review
(February
9, 1956), 3 pages. This copy was typed off original article by Ora
Troyer.
d. Photographs of Eli Bontrager Family. Two
portraits
of family: one with parents and three young children, and the other
with parents and five young children.
68. Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview,
Michigan.
Church Bulletins, June 6, 1954 - December 31, 1989. Includes a list
which mentions bulletins for special occasions, and mentions which
bulletins are missing or complete for each year. 2 pages.
Box 3 (Large)
69. Clippings. 1903-1927.
a. Chronological list of some of the
articles--date
and 1 sentence summary-- by Ora Troyer. 3 pages.
b. Photocopies of 197 correspondence articles in
the Herald
of Truth (1903-1905), The Gospel Witness (1905-1908), and Gospel
Herald (1908-1927). The chronologically-arranged articles concern
the Amish-Mennonite congregation in Fairview, Michigan (later Fairview
Mennonite) and the Sunnyside and Lewiston congregations. Most articles
written by E. A. Bontrager, M. S. Steiner, Katie J. Bontrager, and Mary
M. Zook.
c. "Dress" by Pearl M. Garber of Comins,
Michigan. May
1913 Gospel Herald. In the middle of the correspondence
articles.
70. George R. Brunk II. A Crisis Among
Mennonites.
2nd edition. Published jointly by The Sword and the Trumpet and
Guidelines for Today, 1983. 24 pages.
71. Menno Esch. Autobiography of Menno Esch
1879-1967.
[no publisher, no date], 52 pages. Menno Esch was a Mennonite minister
and bishop in the Fairview, Michigan area.
a. Inside are pages of excerpts from the
Autobiography
and excerpts from a pamphlet issued by Au Sable and Northwestern
Railroad, A. R. Code [land agent], Au Sable, Michigan, 1903. The
excerpts give different views on the quality of soil, agriculture in
Oscoda County. Compiled by Ora Troyer. 3 pages.
72. Oscoda County 1881. [no publisher, no date,
no
page numbers]. Written by members of the Au Sable River Valley
Historical Society as a county history. Written in mid-1970's.
73. Clippings. 1905-1908.
a. Photocopies of correspondence articles from
Gospel
Witness 1905-08. Articles concern Fairview Mennonite Church. Written by
E. A. Bontrager.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
b. Recollection by Erie Bontrager in March,
1976,
about house fire of Eli Bontrager in 1907. Written by Ora Troyer. 1
page.
74. Clippings. 1936-1954 Herald of Truth
articles
1936-1954. Articles concern Fairview Mennonite congregation and
M.M.B.S. 24 articles.
75. Clippings. 1932-1954. Marriage, obituary
articles
and articles about Fairview Mennonite and Michigan Mennonite Bible
School (M.M.B.S.). 20 articles.
76. Clippings. Research notes and miscellaneous
clippings.
a. Loose page from July 20, 1933 Gospel
Herald.
Ora Troyer interested in E. R. Drange Depression article. 1 page.
b. Brown marked envelope containing 1920 and
1923 Gospel
Herald correspondence articles about Fariview Mennonite Church.
Written by Mary M. Zook. 6 articles/partial articles
c. Excerpts from 1918-19 Gospel Herald
articles. Articles focus on rebuilding of Fairview Mennonite. Compiled
by Ora Troyer. 1 page.
d. Excerpts from 1900-1901 The Budget
about
families moving to Michigan. Compiled by Ora Troyer. 1 page.
e. Brown marked envelope labelled Gospel
Herald Gospel Witness 1906-10 containing 4 phoptocopied
articles from 1906 Gospel Herald. Also contains excerpts from Gospel
Witness 1905-1910 and from The Budget [Sugar Creek, Ohio]
1900-01 about Fairview Mennonite. 4 pages.
f. "Literary Societies" by John Horsch.
Photocopied
article from 1925 Gospel Herald. 2 pages.
g. Loose page from September 12, 1926 The
Youth's
Christian Companion. Photograph of General Science class at Eastern
Mennonite College. 1 page.
h. Pages from 1933-1934 Gospel Herald.
Difficult to know in which articles Ora Troyer was interested. 4 pages.
i. Research notes. 2 empty white envelopes with
information on the front.
j. Research notes. 1 empty brown large envelope.
k. Clipping. Part of a correspondence article to
Gospel Herald from the Fairview congregation. No date.
77. Clippings. 1939 meeting of Mennonite Board
of
Missions at Fairview, Michigan, photocopied from Gospel Herald.
6 pages.
78. Photocopied article about August 2-4, 1927
Indiana-Michigan Sunday School Conference held at Fairview Mennonite
Church. 1 page.
79. Some installments of John Horsch's "A Short
History of Christianity" series from The Youth's Christian
Companion 1926-27. 4 pages.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
80. Clippings. 1926-1933 Gospel Herald
correspondence articles about Fairview Mennonite Church. 4 articles.
81. Research notes for manuscript by Ora Troyer.
Most
pertain to history of Fairview Mennonite, Sunnyside Church, Comins
Mennonite and Amish-Mennonites of Oscoda County. Some duplication of
pages. Groups of pages are stapled together. 68 pages.
a. "Early Days." Information about immigration
to
Fairview, Michigan and the founding of the Amish-Mennonite congregation
in Fairview. 3 pages + duplicate copy.
b. Geneological information about Fairview
Mennonite
congregation members. 2 pages.
c. "By Laird J. Troyer, Mio . . . Feb. 10,
1915." An
appeal for immigration to Oscoda County. Includes testimonial letters.
6 pages.
d. "April 3, 1901 five Amish-Mennonite . . ."
Important events, people, and dates of Fairview Mennonite compiled by
Ora Troyer. 1 page.
e. "History of the Fairview Mennonite Church" by
Ora
Troyer about the early days of Amish-Mennonites in Oscoda County. 1
page.
f. "In the early twenties. . . " by Ora Troyer.
Notes
about Menno Esch's ideas at Fairview Mennonite. 1 page.
g. "The first Amish-Mennonite families. . . "
Geneological notes about Stutesman family and Ben Klinglesmith. 1 page.
h. Lists of Fairview Mennonite Church members,
deaths,
and general church records from 1905-1910 recopied from the church
record of Eli Bontrager. Also program of 1916 Bible Conference at
Sunnyside and program of 1954 50th anniversary of Fairview Mennonite.
15 pages.
i. "Interview with Clara Sharp Sept. 24, 1978."
by Ora
Troyer. 1 page.
j. "The Comins Mennonite Church." by Ora Troyer.
1
page.
k. "Sunnyside." Retyped records and notes by Ora
Troyer. 3 pages.
l. "1924 Annual Business Meeting of the Fairview
Mennonite Church, Held Jan. 1, 1924." 1 page.
m. Offering and Expenditure lists of Fairview
Mennonite 1949-1957. 1 page.
n. "The Amish-Mennonites of Oscoda County" by
Ora
Troyer. 2 pages.
o. Photocopied article about the founding of
Fairview
Mennonite. From unknown book or periodical. 1 page.
p. "The Amish-Mennonites of Oscoda County,
Michigan."
Information about Mennonite immigration to Oscoda County and quotes
from land-advertising pamphlets; about Fairview, MI; about Mennonites
and World War I, the burning of the church, and rebuilding; about 1907
fire at Eli Bontrager's; about Menno Esch's ideas of the 1920's; about
Fairview Mennonite Church, in general. 25 pages.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
82. Current Fairview Mennonite Church
a. Late 1970's-early 1980's information packet
about
Fairview Mennonite Church.
b. Annual Report to the Fairview Mennonite
Church.
1986. 16 pages.
83. Clippings. 1908-1939 Gospel Herald.
Correspondence articles (photocopied or recopied) about Fairview
Mennonite Church. 40 pages. Articles were mostly written by E. A.
Bontrager, M. S. Steiner, and Mary M. Zook. Most pages have typed
headings and written page page numbers. Also, chronological list of
some articles 1918-1946 -- dates and 1 sentence.
84. Research notes for manuscript by Ora Troyer.
Primarily about the Fairview Mennonite Church. Some papers are
duplicates or second drafts. Information in some notes taken from The
Budget, Gospel Witness, Mennonite Weekly Review.
Some of the pages have page numbers. 91 pages.
a. Recopy of the photocopied artilce 81o. Ora
Troyer
typed his personal notes in parentheses. 3 pages.
b. "Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference.
Held
at Fairview Mennonite. June 1912." 2 pages.
c. "The Amish-Mennonites" by Ora Troyer. 1 page.
d. "Interview with Clara (Kauffman) Sharp by Ora
Troyer Oct. 10, 1976." 1 page.
e. "History of the Fairview Mennonite Church."
First
page is duplicate of 81a.
f. "The Amish-Mennonites of Oscoda County" by
Ora
Troyer. First 2 pages are like 81n. Third page is like 81d.
g. Similar to 84a.
h. Similar to 84b.
i. "As previously stated. . . " 4 pages of
recopied
church records, such as, marriages, obituaries, ministers. 4 pages.
j. "Memories of 60 Years Ago" by Verta Yoder in
1960 Mennonite
Weekly Review. She describes early days in Fairview, MI. 2
pages.
k. Chronological list of some articles in
1900-1901 Budget
concerning families moving to Michigan. Dates and 1 sentence
description. 1 page.
l. Chronological list of some articles in
1906-1907 Gospel
Witness. Dates and 1 sentence description. 1 page.
m. Oscoda County News March 12, 1970.
Story
was compiled from 1939 correspondence by E. A. Troyer to F.F.
Stutesman. 3 pages.
n. "The Fairview Mennonite Church, as a formal
organization. . . " by Ora Troyer. Variety of topics. 5 pages.
o. Similar to 81i.
p. "Nonresistance" by Mary M. Zook from Gospel
Herald [no date]. 1 page.
q. Information from 1960-1961 building
dedication. 1
page.
r. Excerpts from 1900-1901 The Budget.
Complied by Ora Troyer. 1 page.
s. Research notes including duplicates of 81a (3
pages) and 81h (15 pages). 21 pages.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
t. Similar to 81m.
u. Similar to 71a.
v. Information about Fairview, Michigan, Post
Office.
1 page.
w. "Logging in the area" by Ora Troyer. 1 page.
x. "The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan" and
"The
Mennonite Church in Oscoda County" by Ora Troyer. 1 page each. Also 1
page about roads and snow removal in Oscoda County. Probably a partial
report duplicated somewhere else.
y. Research notes. Largely duplicated from 84n
and
84s. 12 pages.
z. "I Jan. 1904 Bishop D. J. Johns. . ." Similar
to
84f. 1 page.
aa. "We raise anything. . ." Excerpts from
testimonial
letters by Oscoda County farmers. 1 page.
85. Oscoda County history. 1 written page about
sawmills in the Fairview area.
86. "Background of those that Testified at the
Grand
Jury Investigation." by Ora Troyer. 5 pages.
87. "Lafayett's Grist Mill" by Ora Troyer. 5
pages.
88. 2 essays about the Burning of the Fairview
Mennonite Church.
a. "The Burning of the Fairview Mennonite
Church,
During World War I." by Ora Troyer. 6 pages.
b. "Judge It Yourself." The Grand Rapids News
(Oct. 1, 1920) about the grand jury held in April, 1920. 6 pages.
89. Two photocopied maps of Fairview with the
railroad
grades marked.
90. Clippings. 1901-1909. 64 pages of
photocopied
articles from The Sugar Creek [,Ohio] Budget about the
Fairview, Michigan area. Typed page in front lists some articles.
91. Research notes in blue folder. Primarily
about
Fairview Mennonite Church. Most duplicates or second drafts of other
research notes. 25 pages.
a. "The lumber company realized. . . " about
immigration to Fairview area. 2 pages.
b. "Two funerals took place. . . " Similar to
third
page of 84e. 1 page.
c. Deaths of members 1904-1914. Similar to pages
in
81h and 84s. 2 pages.
d. Similar to 81d. 1 page.
e. Similar to last page of 84y. 1 page.
f. "The early settlers, including. . . "
Probably
duplicated in other research notes. 1 page.
g. Similar to pages in 81p. 3 pages.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
h. "Continued Thanksgiving Program Nov. 27,
1919." 1
page.
i. Similar to 81f. 1 page.
j. Similar to 81j. 1 page.
k. Similar to a page of 81p. 1 page.
l. "We averaged about 6 or 7 thousant. . . "
about
logging camps. 1 page.
m. Recopy of the Constitution and Rules and
Discipline
of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference 1951. 9 pages.
92. Research notes (some original, some
photocopies)
about the history of Fairview Mennonite Church and surrounding area.
1901-1956. Most items are duplicated in other parts of the collection.
These notes have page numbers so they seem to be more finalized than
the other research notes. 114 pages.
a. "Highlights" and references to page numbers
of the
notes. 1 page.
b. History includes 1918 Church Burning,
Constitution
for IN-MI Conference 1951, Interview with Clara Sharp, Secretary Notes
1924-55, History of the Fairview Post Office, Immigration to Fairview,
Ledger of Church Record Nov. 1919-July 1921, Menno Esch's 1920 ideas,
Fairview canning factory. 113 pages.
93. A. L. Dyke. Dyke's Automobile and
Gasoline
Engine Encyclopedia (Chicago: Goodheart-Willcox Co., 1925), 1233
pages.
94. Smith Burnham and Theodore H. Jack. The
Growth
of Our Country (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1933), 367
pages. Inside Ora writes "On Oct. 5, 1986 at the Kettle School Reunion
each former student was given a book, this is the one given to me."
95. H. W. Slauson and Howard Greene. Everyman's
Guide to Motor Efficiency (New York: Leslie-Judge Co., 1926), 450
pages.
96. The Operation, Care, and Repair of Farm
Machinery eleventh edition (Moline, Illinois: Desaulniers and Co.,
no date), 239 pages.
- Maps. Oscoda County. [OUTSIZE MATERIAL-poster
tube
Room 23 Row 32] Two identical maps. One is made of plastic and the
other of paper. Black ink.
Information on map includes: "Oscoda County
[prepared
by] Sportsman's County Map Service, 15339 Greenlawn, Detroit 21,
Michigan. No date.
98. Maps. Oscoda County. [OUTSIZE
MATERIAL-mapcase
bottom drawer] Four identical maps. blue ink.
Information on map includes: "Oscoda County
[prepared
by] Sportsman's County Map Service, 15339 Greenlawn, Detroit 21,
Michigan. No date.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
99. Oren Detweiler interview. June 6, 1980 by
Ora
Troyer about lumbering days and early agriculture. About 10-15 minutes
on side 1. Side 2 is blank.
100. Fairview Mennonite Church. 2 cassettes.
a. Cassette tape of Sunday evening service Oct.
10,
1976 about the history of the Fairview Mennonite Church. Ora Troyer
Moderator. Begins on side 2. 15 minutes on side 1.
b. Cassette tape of Sunday evening service in
1975. It
was called the Fairview Golden Age program, and the older members of
the church were asked to give memories of the early church. Fills all
of side 1 and most of side 2. A typed list of the program speakers is
included. 1 page.
101. Fairview Mennonite Church. Enrollment and
Credit
Card for the March 7-18, 1938, Bible School. The card is filled out for
Willard Bontrager. Age 14.
102. Fairview Mennonite Church. 50th Anniversary
program. June 19-20, 1954.
103. Photograph, about 1905. Taken at the Levi
Kauffman home. 8x10 posed photograph with 18 people of all ages.
Probably a Kauffman family gathering. Ora Troyer's wife was a Kauffman.
Also a sheet giving the names of most of the people. 1 page.
104. "The Hen and her Incompatible Chick" by Ora
Troyer. Written in late 1987 or 1988. Story about a baby racoon that is
mothered by a hen. 3 pages. Also included are eight photgraphs.
105. Automotive and Electrical Training.
[OUTSIZE
MATERIAL-mapcase bottom drawer]
a. Enrollment receipt from McSweeny Automotive
&
Electrical Training Shops in Chicago, Illinois to Ora Troyer. Dated
Feb. 1, 1926.
b. Diploma from McSweeny Auto, Tractor, and
Electrical
Schools in Chicago, Illinois to Ora Troyer. Dated April 15, 1926.
106. Patent for Road Testing Machine. [OUTSIZE
MATERIAL- mapcase bottom drawer]
a. Notice from Department of Commerce stating
that the
charge for printed copies for patents, trade-marks, and designs will be
10 cents. 1 page.
b. Patent no. 2175496 held by Ora Troyer for
Road
Testing Machines. Dated Oct. 10, 1939. Contains 2 pages of blueprints
and a 1 page description of the machine.
c. Six blueprints for the Road Testing Machines.
The
Figure 1 blueprint has 3 copies- one on light paper and two on dark
blue paper. The Figure 2/3 blueprint has 3 copies- one on light paper
and two on dark blue paper.
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
107. Postcards. 1912-1919. Fifteen postcards to
Henry
Troyer, Mio, Michigan, from Aaron Gascho, Amos Gerber, Ezra S. Troyer,
Edwin Troyer, Tom Stauth, Menno Miller, Sarah Troyer Miller and John
Troyer.
108. Postcards. 1918-1919. Six unwritten
patriotic
postcards that "indicate the spirit of W. W. I" according to Ora.
Box 4 (Large)
109. Yearbook of the United States
Department of
Agriculture. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1909. 822
pages.
110. Charles F. King. Primary Geography.
New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. 140 pages. Labelled inside with
"Henry E. Troyer, Dodge City, Kan's".
111. Church and Sunday School Hymnal, J.
D.
Brunk, ed. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1902.
approximately 433 pages. Labelled inside as "Property of the Sunny Side
Church."
112. Church and Sunday School Hymnal with
Supplement, J. D. Brunk, ed. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite
Publishing House, 1902. approximately 455 pages. Labelled inside "Henry
Troyer."
113. Samuel W. Beazley and James H. Ruebush, Sparkling
Jewels No. 2: A Little Book with a Big Mission, Dayton,
Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1912. approximately 84 pages.
Labelled inside "Elizabeth Troyer."
114. C. F. Derstine, The Sheet Music of
Heaven
(Spiritual Song): The Mighty Triumphs of Sacred Song, 2nd
edition. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1925. 342
pages. Labelled inside "Mrs. H. E. Troyer."
115. George W. Myers and Sarah C. Brooks, Elementary
Arithmetic, Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1907 edition. 292
pages. Labelled inside "Henry Troyer, Dodge City, Kans., Sept. 1908."
116. Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 1 and 2 Combined,
selected by Henry Date, E. A. Hoffman, W. A. Ogden, and J. H. Tenney,
editors. Chicago: Hope Publishing Co., 1894. 416 pages. Labelled "H. M.
Handrich."
117. J. W. Searson and George E. Martin, Studies
in Reading, Fifth Reader. Chicago and Lincoln: The University
Publishing Company, 1912. 408 pages. Labelled inside "Henry E. Troyer,
Dodge City, Kans."
Box 4 (Large) (Continued)
118. Flora Dunn, et al. Useful Mathematics:
a High
School Course in Fundamentals, Boston: Ginn and Company, 1937. 382
pages. Front cover is missing.
119. J. W. Searson and George E. Martin, Studies
in Reading, Fourth Reader. Chicago and Lincoln: The University
Publishing Company, 1912. 299 pages. Labelled inside "Henry E. Troyer,
Dodge City, Kans." and (back cover) "Henry E. Troyer. Dodge City,
Kans., Reinert Rout."
120. David Eugene Smith, Topical Advanced
Arithmetic, Boston: Ginn and Company, 1912 edition. 511 pages.
Labelled inside "Henry E. Troyer, Dodge City, Kansas."
121. Ella M. Powers and Thomas M. Balliet, The
Silver-Burdett Readers Fourth Book, New York: Silver, Burdett and
Company, 1906 edition. 288 pages. Labelled inside "Henry Troyer, Dodge
City, Kansas" and (back cover) "Emanuel S. Troyer, Dodge City, Kansas,
Reinard rout."
122. Georgia Alexander, A Spelling Book,
New
York: Longman's, Green, and Co., 1906. 152 pages. Labelled inside
"Henry Troyer, Shipshewana, Ind."
123. David Eugene Smith, Topical Primary
Arithmetic,
Boston: Ginn and Company, 1912 edition. 358 pages. Labelled inside
"Henry E. Troyer, Doge City, Kansass, Reinert Rout." and (back cover)
"Henry E. Troyer, Dodge City, Kans." Also some arithmetic scribblings.
124. S. H. Clark and H. S. Fiske, Indiana
State
Series: Third Reader, Indianapolis: Indiana School Book Company,
1903 edition. 240 pages. Labelled twice inside "Henry E. Troyer,
Shipshewana, Ind."
125. Fred Newton Scott and Gordon A. Southworth,
Lessons
in English: Book Two, Boston: Benjamin H. Sanborn and Company, 1912
edition. 324 pages. Labelled inside "Henry E. Troyer, Dodge City, Kans."
126. Training for Service, Cincinnati,
Ohio:
The Standard Publishing Company, no date. 123 pages. Front cover and
first four pages missing.
127. J. C. Reissner, A B C, Buchstabir und
Lesebuch, zum Gebrauch f�r deutliche Schulen in den Vereinigten Staaten,
Cleveland: Verlagshaus der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft, no date. 144
pages. Labelled inside "Henry E. Troyer, Dodge City, Kans." and (back
cover) "Henry E. Troyer, Dodge City, Kansas, Jan 18, 1912."
- Der Alte Grund und Fundament aus Gottes
Wort
gefasst und geschrieben, durch Johannes Holdeman
. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Johann B„r's
S"hnen,
1862. 147
Box 4 (Large) (Continued)
Pages. Labelled inside "Samuel S. Troyer,
Goshen,
Ind., Emanuel S. Troyer, Shipshewana, Ind. 1908, E. S. Troyer, Mio,
Michigan, 1914."
129. Das Neue Testament unseres Herrn und
Heilandes Jesu Christi, nach der Ubersetzung Dr. Martin Luthers,
Cleveland: Central Publishing House, 1898 edition. 124 pages.
130. Geo. D. Rathbun, Rathbun's Graded
Speller,
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1906. 128 pages. Labelled inside "Henry E.
Troyer, Dodge City, Kansas, Reinert Rout." and (back cover) "Henry E.
Troyer, Dodge City, Kansas."
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