@misc{302, keywords = {Educational publications, Mennonites (Old Order), German language, Religion, Ethnic groups, Ethnic identity, Food customs, Agriculture, Pennsylvania Germans, Funerals, Marriage, Children, Folk art, Education, Religious buildings, Mennonites, Customs and traditions, Women, Doon Heritage Crossroads, Museums, Waterloo County, 20th century}, author = {Elizabeth Macnaughton}, title = {The Old Order Mennonite community in the early twentieth century}, abstract = {A report intended for the use of interpreters at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where the Peter Martin house represents an Old Order Mennonite farm. Information is presented on family and social units, divisions within the faith, courtship, family size, the Pennsylvania German dialect and the use of German in services, education, the use of technology, rites of passage, modes of dress, foodways, farming practices, houses and home furnishings and hobbies. Photographs, drawings and a glossary of household terms illustrate the very detailed research.}, year = {1988}, number = {Report}, pages = {217 p. ill., maps, bibl.+}, publisher = {Doon Heritage Crossroads, Historic Sites Department, Regional Municipality of Waterloo}, address = {Kitchener}, language = {English}, }