Evidence and memory
Sources and acknowledgements
Read the foundation texts and see the numbered references behind the timeline and historical articles.
Thieleman J. van Braght
Martyrs’ Mirror
The supplied English edition, translated by Joseph F. Sohm. Its text and 45 images are preserved with the original document and source anchors. Historical wording and dates are attributed to the book, including where they differ from later scholarship.
Explore this source →Photographs supplied by the site owner
Church History timeline photographs
Forty supplied research photographs of the Anabaptist and Mennonite history chart and related exhibits. Their information is presented through the redesigned vertical timeline and historical articles; the photographs are retained in the repository.
Explore this source →Heinz Gaugel
Behalt cyclorama
The supplied IMG_9359 recording and mural-containing exhibit panels helped explain the history chart. Behalt by Heinz Gaugel and the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center are acknowledged as research sources; the media is excluded from publication.
Explore this source →How to read this archive
Scripture, Martyrs’ Mirror, and the supplied Anabaptist history material form the foundation of this archive. Original accounts are preserved, and historical overviews bring their people, places, events, and branch histories together. References identify the material used for each page.