Removing the Hutterite kerchief
By: Rebecca Hofer with her daughter Helen
Contributors: Kubisewsky, Helen Hofer, 1959-
Publisher: Collegium
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kelowna, BC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780981027135
Subjects: Family; Ex-church members; Hutterian Brethren; Social conditions; Families
Description: The true story of why half the people of a Hutterite Colony left their home. "Learn the rich diverse culture and social environment of a Hutterite colony in Manitoba and follow the traditions of its people. Meet the families from Hutterite Barrickman Colony and see the story unfold when it becomes overpopulated. Observe how Samuel and Sarah Hofer's family were chosen to move to the new colony named Greenwald. Immerse yourself in the true story of this Hutterite family at Greenwald Colony and watch the escalating and unbelievable conditions they endured for more than a decade by their Hutterite leaders. From their dismal, secluded environment, on a cold winter day, these 40 men, women and children spanning three generations, half the members of Greenwald Colony, with only meagre belongings, did the unimaginable. They left their culture, heritage and livelihood behind and moved into an unfamiliar and unknown world"--Page 4 of cover
Notes: "Okanagan Institute Independant Publishing Collegium"--Title page verso
Table of contents: title: Who, what is a Hutterite?; title: The Hutterite community; title: Barrickman Colony; title: The people of Barrickman Colony; title: Branching out the Barrickman Colony; title: Greenwald Colony.