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Klaassen, “Memories of a Journey,” p. 15; Claassen, “A Study,”
p. 12; GB (February, 1883), p. 13.
14. BM; CBB (June 15, 1883), p. 3; Jantzen, ““Memories,’ 16; Claassen, “A
Study,” p. 12; Toews, “A Translation,” p. 9; GB (February, 1883), p. 13. The Great
Comet of 1882 was perhaps the finest of the century. It was first sighted on Septem-
ber 3 from New Zealand and it shone brightly over Central Asia on September 16 and
17, just before transiting the sun and breaking into four smaller comets.
15. Klaassen, ‘‘Memories of a Journey,” pp. 30-33; Jantzen, ‘““My Ancestors,”
pp. 13-14; GB (February, 1883), p. 13; Toews, ‘‘Translation,”’ p. 9; Jantzen, “‘ Memories,”
pp. 16-20; Dick, “The Story,” p. 6; CBB (April 1, 1883), p. 54.
16. CBB (June 15, 1883), p. 3; BM; Toews, “A Translation,” pp. 9-10; CBB (April
1,1883), p. 54; Krahn, Interview with Cornelius Jantzen, April 22, 1945; Der Bote
(November 19, 1947), p. 7; Jantzen “Memories,” pp. 16-20; Klaassen, ‘Memories of
a Journey,’ p. 29; Sharon Wiebe, “Russian Mennonite Migration, p. 6.
17. Carl Jantzen, “My Ancestors,” pp. 13-14; BM; Dick, “Dirks Family,” p. 6;
GB (February 18, 1883), p. 13; Claassen, “A Study,” pp. 12-13.
18. Schultz, “ Autobiography,’ p. 30.
19. Sharon Wiebe, “Russian Mennonite Migration,’ p. 6; Claassen, “A Study,”
p. 18; Carl Jantzen, ‘My Ancestors,” p. 14.
20. Carl Jantzen, ‘My Ancestors,” p. 14; CBB (December 15, 1883), pp. 189-190.
21. GB (April, 1883), p. 31; GB (June, 1884), p. 44; Toews, “Translation,” p.
10; Claassen, ‘A Study,” p. 10; Jantzen, “Memories,” pp. 22-23; Klaassen, ‘‘Asienreise,”’
pp. 42-43.
22. Reimer, ‘Jantzen Family Tree,” p. 3.
23. GB (July, 1883), p. 51; Carl Jantzen, ““My Ancestors,” p. 15; CBB (June, 1883),
pp. 93-94; GB (November, 1883), p. 86.
24, Schultz, “Autobiography,” pp. 56-57.
25. GB (November, 1883), p. 86; CBB (December 15, 1883), pp. 189-190.
26. Ibid.
Chapter 14
1. Heinrich Moser, Durch Centralasien (Wiesbaden: Brockhaus, 1888), Chapter 10,
passim. This contemporary author was amazed to find German Mennonites here when
he visited this area.
Notes 219
2. Coates, Soviets in Central Asia, p. 51; Skrine and Ross, The Heart of Asia,
p. 262; Curzon, Russia in Central Asia, pp. 72-73, 118-120. A proverb attributed
to the Turkomen goes as follows: “He who puts his hand to his sword hilt has not need
to ask for good reason.”
3. Carl Jantzen, “My Ancestors,” p. 15; GB (June, 1884), p. 44; “Asien” (MS
in MHLA; n.p., n.d.,); Arlin Claassen, “A Study of the Mennonites in Russia,” p. 13;
GB (November, 1883), p. 86; GB (April, 1884), p. 27; Jacob Jantzen, ‘‘Memories,”” pp.
24-25; CBB (December 15, 1883), pp. 189-190.
4. “Asien’’; GB (May, 1884), pp. 39, 44-45; GB (April, 1884), p. 28; Schultz, “ Auto-
biography,’ pp. 57-58.
5. “Asien”; Claassen, “A Study,’ p. 13; MR (October 31, 1883), p. 1; GB (May,
1884), p. 39; GB (April, 1884), p. 28; Sharon Wiebe, ‘‘Russian Mennonite Mi
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[The Great Trek of the Russian Mennonites to Central Asia, 1880-1884, Fred Richard Belk, 1976. Книга представляет первое подробное исследование миграции 600 меннонитов из Южной России и Волги в Центральную Азию (1880-1884) под руководством Клааса Эппа. Основана на ранее не и] The Great Trek of the Russian Mennonites to Central Asia 1680 - 1864 Fred Richard Belk y Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Kitchener, Ontario, in cooperation with Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen, Indiana, is publisher of the series ‘‘Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite His- tory.” The Society is primarily responsible for the content of the studies, and Herald Press for their publication. The Great Trek of the Russian Mennonites to Central Asia 1880 - 1884 Fred Richard Belk HERALD PRESS Scottdale, Pennsy…