BRETHREN HERITAGE CENTER

428 Wolf Creek St., Suite No. H1, Brookville, OH 45309-1297

phone: 937-833-5222 email: Brethren Heritage Center

A research archive for church history and genealogy.

The Brethren Heritage Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving historical and current information concerning the various Brethren bodies which have a rich heritage dating to 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany. Southwestern Ohio was chosen for the location of the center due to the large number of Brethren living in the Miami Valley Region. The Brethren bodies involved with the Brethren Heritage Center are: Church of the Brethren, Conservative Grace Brethren International, Dunkard Brethren, Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, German Baptist Brethren, Old Brethren, Old Brethren German Baptist, Old German Baptist Brethren, Old Order German Baptist, The Brethren Church.

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NEW ARRIVALS

New Books for sale (See new Bookstore):

Celebrating a Past, Envisioning a Future by Dale Stoffer

Beyond Our Means by R. Jan & Roma Jo Thompson

They Counted the Cost by Keith Bailey, A history of the Dunkard Brethren Church

UPCOMING EVENTS

Events

Brethren Heritage Center and Brookside Community Center Brookville, OH

Genealogy Workshop 2010

Research in Virginia

September 11, 2010 9:00am—4:00 pm

Hosted by The Brethren Heritage Center 428 Wolf Creek St. Brookville, OH

8:30 am registration $15

9:00 am Keynote Speaker—Steve Shenk

Unionists in the Confederacy

Documented, authentic records from the Civil War

10:45 am Keynote—

Researching our Ancestors in Virginia & West Virginia

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch on your own—many restaurants are located nearby

1:00 – 4:00 Tours of the center

Time for personal research in our library

Informal conversations & networking

Optional workshops

1:00 Beginning Genealogy

2:30 Scrapbooking for genealogists

Pre-workshop public event Friday September 10, 2010 @ 7:00pm

Brethren & Mennonites of the Shenandoah Valley

Come learn about Crossroads: Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center

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Registration for Genealogy Workshop 2010

updated 8-3/2010 leh