{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-east-zorra-amish-mennonite-church-1837-1977","title":"A History of the East Zorra (Amish) Mennonite Church, 1837–1977","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA History of the East Zorra (Amish) Mennonite Church, 1837–1977\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fred Lichti.\u003cbr\u003ePublished October 1977 by the East Zorra Mennonite Church, Tavistock, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive, illustrated history commemorating the congregation’s 140th anniversary, tracing East Zorra’s Amish Mennonite roots from European Anabaptism through settlement in Oxford\/Perth counties, to the mid‑20th‑century revival, leadership changes, and community programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents include: early leadership and the 1837 organization; language transition from German to English; church divisions and extensions (Cassel, Tavistock, Hillcrest, Maple Grove); the Ordnung and “Meidung”; World Wars I \u0026amp; II; youth and women’s organizations; missions support; and education. Features a chronological list of key events, glossary, appendices on leadership, footnotes, and bibliography (132 pages total).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for researchers of Amish\/Mennonite life, Ontario local history, and family historians with ties to East Zorra–Tavistock. A valuable primary congregational record seldom seen outside the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFormat:\u003c\/em\u003e Softcover (trade paperback).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePagination:\u003c\/em\u003e 132 pages (with foreword, preface, contents, footnotes, bibliography).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/em\u003e Fred Lichti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/em\u003e East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, ON).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDate:\u003c\/em\u003e 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Good.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrisp, clean interior pages with no writing, tears, or staining visible in the provided images. Binding appears tight and square. The only notable flaw is on the front cover, where a previous owner wrote a small word or name and later obscured it using a dark marker. The text is no longer legible. This mark does not affect the readability of the title or any interior content. Overall, a well-preserved and uncommon 1977 local‑history publication.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Biblioway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40909534167104,"sku":"21022026_Shelf3_Kent1-01","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/3988\/8960\/files\/G1_f0cbc1fe-8cbd-4e0f-a4d8-03bcf7ef9bce.jpg?v=1771698584","url":"https:\/\/www.biblioway.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-east-zorra-amish-mennonite-church-1837-1977","provider":"My Biblioway","version":"1.0","type":"link"}