The Balthaser Women: Life Among the "Worldly" Pennsylvania DutchExperience these fictional stories from the Balthaser women living in Pennsylvania Dutch country. Spanning a time period of 1916 to 1993, learn to know Hannah, who hires herself out as a maid and becomes a victim to Hexerei; Sarah, whose youngest son suffers a hunting accident; Grace, who takes off on a cross country trip to California; and Jennie, who comes home to the family farm. How do these ladies' lives connect and what becomes of them? (392pp.

It includes a brief history of Blue Ball (West Decatur)

Bittenbanner

especially if you have Mennonite roots

Shaffer Siding

An Early Eighteenth Century Reformed Church (Irwin Hoch DeLong

Hagenlocher

This booklet was published as a souvenir of the 50th anniversary of Emaus [Emmaus]

It also includes brief sketches of many local businesses and organizations

Robinson Ph

Beddington

At the end is a very useful Every-Name Index that was added to the original publication

Friendsville