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 German Baptist Brethren-New Conference, Old Order German Baptist, The Brethren Church.

Roots by the River, revised edition 2011, by Marcus Miller, 377 pages, numerous photographs. A history of the Old German Baptist Brethren of Miami County, Ohio. Hardbound $40.00

God is Ever Near, 2011, by Karen Garrett. 110 pages, including photographs photographs. The life of Anna Eby Lichty including her mission work through the Church of the Brethren in India. Paperback $10.00

My Mother Etta, revised edition 2011, by Sherda E. Garber, 272 pages, including family photographs. The life of Etta (Whitstone) Garber (1881-1972). Paperback $25.00

Glories Seen & Unseen, expanded edition 2007, by Warren Henderson, 150 pages, a study of the head covering. Paperback $12.00