LANCASTER MENNONITE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S 209TH BENEFIT AUCTION OF RARE, OUT-OF-PRINT, AND USED BOOKS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005, AT 6:30 P.M. TEL: (717) 393-9745; FAX: (717) 393-8751; EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: http://www.lmhs.org/ The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will conduct its 209th auction on September 9, 2005, at 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one-half mile east of the intersection of Routes 30 and 462. The remaining sale for 2005 will be held on December 9. The auction not only specializes in local and denominational history and genealogy of southeastern Pennsylvania, but also includes theological works and other types of material of interest to the nationwide constituency. Please refer to the last page of the catalog for book auction procedures. Individual catalogs are available from the Society for $8.00 ($4.00 for Society members) + $3.00 postage and handling. The catalog is also available for free on our web site at www.lmhs.org/auction.html . Absentee bids should be in rounded dollar amounts. For example, an absentee bid of $20.50 is not acceptable; it should be simply $20.00 or $21.00. Any absentee bids received that are not in rounded dollar amounts will be rounded downward to the nearest dollar. Absentee bids for the book auction cannot be accepted the day of the sale. In order for absentee bids to be considered they must be received by 4:30 p.m. (EST), Thursday, the day before the sale. If you desire a complete listing of prices realized for this sale, please send $4.00 plus $1.00 postage/handling along with your request to the Society; or visit our website at www.lmhs.org/auction.html following the sale. 1. 5 Amish booklets: A Record of Deaths of the Amish and Mennonites in the Kishacoquilas Valley Mifflin and Huntingdon Counties, Pennsylvania: Part 1 - 1874 to 1951 Part 2 - 1951-1970 ; Troyer, E. J. How Old the Old Order Plain People Faith Is 2nd printing; Mast, J. B. The Letters of the Amish Division of 1693-1711 ; Peachey, S. W. Last Writings Samuel W. Peachy ; Valley View Hospital Aid Plan: Articles of Organization and By-Laws . (pb, gc-vgc, most vgc). 2. 11 Amish booklets: Miller, The Amish in Switzerland and Other European Countries ; Kanagy, Two Old Letters Both Written by Hans Nafziger of Essingen, Germany in 1782 and in 1790 to Christian Showalter of Pennsylvania ; Esch, A True Story of the Cox Boys ; Memories of Mervin Yoder [17 yr old killed in tractor accident]; Small History of Daniel E. Petersheim Born Oct. 19, 1897 Died May 21, 1942 ; What Would You Do??? ; Swartzentruber, The Story of Doris Dean [2 copies]; Youth and Life ; Peace, War, and Social Issues: A Statement of the Position of the Amish Mennonite Churches ; [booklet with no title page containing The Vision of Miss Katie B. Stoltzfus: With Words of Warning to the Present Generation ]. (pb, vgc). 3. Franck, I. S. My Search for an Anchor ; Yoder, S. C. Horse Trails: Along the Desert ; Hershey, T. K. Old Time Revival ; Noll, F. M. The Gift of Years ; Klassen, E. S. Trailblazer for the Brethren: The Story of Johann Claassen, a Leader in the Early Mennonite Brethren Church ; [Weaver, A. W.] Life and Times of John B. Senger . (last 4 pb, mc-vgc, most gc). 4. The Truth in Word and Work: A Statement of Faith by Ministers and Brethren of Amish Churches of Holmes Co., Ohio and Related Areas , 1983. 75pp (pb, ind, vgc); Hostetler, B. W. Telephone Numbers From Far and Near; Number 3 , [Includes ph. numbers of Amish Menn. churches & members in Buffalo, Mo; Green Forest, AR; Harrisburg, OR; Mena, AR etc]1992. 40pp (pb, ads, b/w ill, vgc); Kauffman, J. E. Anabaptist Letters from 1635 to 1645: Translated from the Ausbund , 3rd revised ed, 1977. 45pp (pb, pn); Mast, J. B. Facts Concerning the Beachy A. M. Division of 1927 , c1950. 35pp (pb, vgc). 5. Yoder, S. A. Middle-East Sojurn ; Hershey, T. K. Old Time Revival Again ; Yoder, S. C. Horse Trails: Along the Desert ; Franck, I. S. My Search for an Anchor ; Klassen, E. S. Trailblazer for the Brethren: The Story of Johann Claassen, a Leader in the Early Mennonite Brethren Church . (last one pb, gc-pn, most vgc). 6. 4 novels by Helen Reimensnyder Martin: The Parasite, 3rd ed. 1913. 302pp + lvs of plates (col ill, sps, vgc); Tender Talons , 1930. 281pp (caif, exlib, soiled, gc); Sylvia of the Minute , 2nd printing, 1927. 289pp (sl soiled, vgc); The Crossways , 1910. 311pp (caif, sl soiled, gc). 7. 3 novels by Helen Reimensnyder Martin: Barnabetta , 1914. 340pp (caif, sps, gc); Son and Daughter , 1938. 299pp (cover soiled, vgc); The Parasite , 1913. 302pp+ lvs of plates (caif, col ill, vgc). 8. 3 novels by Helen Reimensnyder Martin: Maggie of Virginsburg: A Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch . Reprint, 1918. 406pp (b/w fp, cover heavily worn, ds, gc); The Schoolmaster of Hessville , 1920. 289pp (sl worn, vgc); Martha of the Mennonite Country , 1915. 318pp (b/w fp, caif, sps, gc). 9. Eby, Jacob. A Brief Record of the Ebys: From Their Arrival in America to My Grandparents Peter and Margaret Hess Eby, Their Descendants, My Uncles, Aunts and Cousins, Their Births, Deaths and Ages, Together with Their Companions as Well as I Was Able to Learn . Lancaster, Pa: [Author?], 1923. 50pp (caif, sl foxing, sps, mc); The Biography of John H. and Lizzie M. Eby . np, nd. [4]pp (pb booklet, b/w ill, pn). 10. Gehman, Anna M. The Gehman-Gayman Family History: A Biographical and Genealogical History of the Descendants of Christian Gehman from the Time of His Arrival in Pennsylvania Down to the Seventh Generation . [Mohnton, Pa: Author?], nd. 92pp (pb, b/w ill, ind, sl soiled, vgc). 11. Newswanger, Donald E. Descendants of Peter M. Newswanger and Lydia Burkhart . New Holland, Pa: [author?], 1986. iv, 16+pp (pb, b/w ill, ind, maps, pn); Weaver, Victor F. and Raymond H. Weaver. Descendants of Francis B. Weaver , np, 1981. 113+pp (pb, b/w ill, spiral bd, vgc). 12. The Newsletter of the Sherk/Shirk/Sherrick Family . Littleton, Col: Ron & Mary Lou Sherk. Vol 6B (1988). (pb, b/w ill, vgc); Shirk, Erica Hege. One Farm Two Wars Three Generations: The Hege Family Story . Leola, Pa: [author?], 1996. Printed by Masthof Press. viii, 88pp (pb, b/w ill, nc). 13. Boll, Esther. That These May Be Thine: A Life History of Mathias Boll and His Descendants 1804-1982: Five Generations of Boll Families Woven To-Gether with Rie, Koser, Oberholtzer, and Benner Families: A Life History-Beginning in Germany-The Voyage Across the Atlantic, Frontier Life in America, Lifestyle Changes to the Present Generation, Based on Boll Family Life in Lancaster Co. PA... , [Author?], 1985. Printed by Pequea Pub. 164pp (pb, b/w ill, cover sl soiled, vgc); Graybill, Henry Benner. The Life Story of Joseph and Susan Graybill . Lancaster, Pa: Heralds Printing Service, 1974. 84pp (pb, b/w ill, pn). 14. Graybill, Henry Benner. The Life Story of Joseph and Susan Graybill . Lancaster, Pa: Heralds Printing Service, 1974. 84pp (pb, b/w ill, nc); Shultz, Julia Ann.[Generation 9] Ancestors and Descendants of Lews G. Good: Generation 6 1860- 1929 . Harrisonburg, Va: Park View Press, 1986. 80pp (pb, ind, vgc). 15. Martin, Clara W. and Clara M. Martin. Myers Family History 1717-1989 . [Includes surnames: Alderfer; Burkholder; Good; Horst; Hostetter; Hurst; Landis; Martin; Nolt; Sensenig; Thompson; Weaver; Zimmerman; et al] np:[authors?], 1989. Printed by Gordonville, PA Print Shop. 89pp (b/w ill, ind, nc). 16. Descendants and History of Georg Petersheim [1763-1818] Family . Comp by Petersheim descendants. 1st ed. Gordonville, Pa: Printed by Pequea Publishers, 1979. 528+pp (b/w ill, ind, pn). 17. Redcay, Ruth M. Redcay Family History . np, 1970. 103pp (pb, sis, vgc). 18. Van Norden, Theodore Langdon. Van Norden Family Possessions: From the Sixth and Seventh Generations in America . [For sale at The Horse and Hound, South Salem, N. Y.] Lancaster, Pa: Lancaster Press, 1926. vi, 32pp (b/w fp, sl yellowed, vgc). 19. Fetzer, John E. The Men from Wengen and America's Agony: The Wenger- Winger-Wanger History Including Christian Wenger, 1718 . [With additional family notes on Barnhart, Barr, Brandon, Coble, Deitrick, Dittmore, Eby, Evans, Fetzer, Foster, Geaubaux, Gilbert, Hager, Hess, Hoenie, Keeler, Lawrence, Limes, Marker, McGrew, McKee, Mendenhall, Passwater, Pierstorff, Pyle, Ribble, Robinson, Sipes, Smith, Thomas, Watters, Woods, and Yeager]. Michigan: John E Fetzer Foundation, 1971. 446pp (b/w ill, ind, pn). 20. Zartman, Rufus Calvin. The Zartman Family . Philadelphia: Lyon & Armor, 1909. 431pp (b/w ill, cover sl worn, ind, signed by author, vgc). 21. Zimmerman, Ezra and Maria Zimmerman. A Branch of the Zimmerman Offspring of Glause Zimmerman in Europe and His Children Who Came from Europe: Records of 12 Generations: Records of Birthos of over 325 Years over 12,000 Families . 2nd ed. Gordonville, Pa: Printed by Gordonville, Pa Print Shop, 1988. 1486+pp (appendix, pn); [Weaver, Martin G. and Martin E. Ressler]. A Glimpse of Your Zimmerman Ancestry . np, nd 12, 3pp (typed/photocopied sheets in paper notebook, vgc). 22. Eshelman, Pauline B. The Diaries of Peter C. Hiller, Conestoga, Pennsylvania, 1875-1898: A Reflection of the Life and Times in Conestoga, Pennsylvania, during the Late 1800s . [Lancaster, Pa: Author?], c1994 (Elverson, Pa: Printed by Olde Springfield Shoppe). 420pp 11.25" (b/w ill, ind, nc). 23. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage . [Articles on the early East Petersburg area Hershey family; Mennonites and war taxes; old West Lampeter Township cemetaries; Wengerites: Pentecostal Brethren in Christ; Solomon Zook Sharp; Palatine Mennonites in Schleswig-Holstein, 1693-1698; etc] Lancaster, Pa: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.