Stanley M Harder

From Prussia to Russia to North America Stanley M Harder

"From Prussia to Russia to North America: 300 Years" documents the early history of the Anabaptists, the Mennonites in Prussia, in the New Russia, and their subsequent migrations to North America, Brazil, Mexico, and other countries. Written as a concise history of the Mennonites in the Ukraine, it includes documentation of the southern Minnesota Quiring, Siemen, Harder, and Sawatzky families that located in the Mt Lake and Butterfield, MN area. The Mennonites were invited to settle in Prussia due to their known expertise in reclaiming wetlands. Over time the Mennonites became prosperous, leading to a clash with the political interests of their time. That's where our family history picks up. Written with extensive use of footnoting and references to source materials, it has proven useful to many a novice Mennonite genealogist.