Researching Your Roots
Consider a TourMagination heritage tour in 2025/2026 to discover the wider story of which you are part. Researching your roots ahead of time will help you make the most of a tour to Poland, Central Asia, or France/Switzerland/Germany/The Netherlands.
Research Resources
GAMEO (Global Mennonite Encyclopedia Online)
MAID (Mennonite Archival Image Database)
Other Resources
- Mennonite Historical Atlas (Kindred Productions)
- Census data, obituaries, immigration lists, church registers
- Published family histories ( see public libraries, college, and Bible school libraries, Mennonite universities, provincial or state archives and the various Mennonite archives)
Upcoming Heritage Tours
- Silk Road Odyssey: The Trek to Central Asia, October 5 to 18, 2025, with John Sharp.
- Vienna to Venice: Untold Stories of Women, Peasants & the Anabaptist Witness, 5%May 6 - 19, 2026 with Kimberly Schmidt.
- Classic Anabaptist Heritage Tour, May 17 - June 1, 2026, with John Sharp.
- Romania Culture and Hutterite Heritage Tour, June 2026 with Rod Hofer. Keep me informed about this tour.
- Discover Faith, History & Fun in Holland, Belgium & Germany, July 11 - 19, 2026 with Ayold Fanoy
- Discover Prague & the Mennonite Sojourn in Poland, September 1 - 14, 2026, with John Sharp.
- The Anabaptist Story in Europe Tour,September 9 - 23, 2026, with Ayold Fanoy.
- Vienna to Venice: Untold Stories of Women, Peasants & the Anabaptist Witness, September 16–29, 2026, with Kimberley Schmidt.