The two main German-language Mennonite papers in North America. Readers’ letters (“Korrespondenzen”, “Aus mennonitischen Kreisen”) came from congregations in America and Russia; obituaries and relief accounts were printed in full. The Rundschau has printed name indexes by decade (1880–89 volume covers into the 1900s for some names).
Items used (2026-10-31):
| Paper, date | What it says |
|---|---|
| Christlicher Bundesbote (vol. Jan 1892 – Dec 1894), report “Beatrice, Neb., 19. Juli” [1894] | “Early this month fellow believers from Russia arrived here safely from Saratow and Samara, namely Johannes Bergmann and Gerhard Wiebe from the former and Rev. Hermann Wiebe and Gerhard Wiebe with family from the latter colony. They intend to settle here.” archive.org |
| Bundesbote and Rundschau, Jan–Oct 1892 | Letters and receipts of Joh. Bergmann, Lysanderhöh, “Vorsitzer der Saratower Mennoniten-Colonial-Verwaltung” / Gebietsvorsteher of the Malyshevka district, distributing American famine relief (1891–92 famine): 6,821 rubles certified on 24 June 1892 by the Köppenthal-Ohrloff ministers and church warden Jacob Bergmann. Rundschau 9 Mar, 14 and 21 Sep 1892 |
| Rundschau name index | **A. J. Wiebe, [[Adelaida (California) |
| Rundschau 22 Aug 1922 | a letter from Lysanderhöh, 6 July 1922 (famine relief, American Mennonite Relief) |
Not the family: the Aron Wiebes in the Rundschau of 1893 (Hillsboro), 1894 (Nepluyevka) and 1896 (Bingham Lake, d. aged 53).
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.