Hist. Mss. 1-893
John E. Nunemaker (John Edward), 1927-
Papers, 1879-1996
2 Boxes (Gray) and 1 File (Oversize)

Introduction

The Sea-Going Cowboy materials were deposited at the
Archives by John E. Nunemaker, Goshen, Indiana, in 1990.
Additional items were added through to 1996.

Inventory Listing

Box 1 (Gray)

World War II, 1939-45

War Ration Stamps, 1944
Issued to Nunemaker by Ofice of Price Administration,
US Government in 1944. Includes gas ration forms for
Carl W. Nunemaker, father.
Mennonites in the military, WW II
List of names of Mennonite men from various
congregations which served in the military during World
War II. Compiled by John E. Nunemaker.

Trip to Gdansk, Poland, 1946, as a Sea-Going Cowboy
This "seagoing cowboy" service was organized by the
Brethren Service, a relief arm of the Church of the
Brethren, in conjunction with UNRAA (United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Act Agency). John E. Nunemaker left
Newport News, Virginia, September 3, 1946, and was on a ship
that transported 770 horses to Danzig, Poland. Nunemaker
arrived home six weeks later, October 2, 1946.

Story of Nunemaker's Trip, 1946
Background information and story of trip to Danzig,
Poland, September 3 - October 2, 1946, as written by
John E. Nunemaker. Includes article in Mennonite
Historical Bulletin, October 1991, as written by
Maynard Miller. And explanation of archival materials
collected from trip.
Diaries, August 28-Oct. 6, 1946
Diary 1: Names of 30 shipmates, and diary August 28-
Sept. 22, 1946
Diary 2: August 28-October 6, 1946
Correspondence, etc., 1946-47
Includes assorted correspondence, clippings,
memorabilia, etc. related to Nunemaker's trip.
Includes story of sale of horse "Queen," on January 10,
1946, and meeting again on board ship; includes
correspondence with Brethren Service; includes
newspaper clipping, October 10, 1946; etc.

Box 1 (Gray) (Continued)

Ship's Crew List, 1946
Includes list of crew on the trip, plus a photograph of
ship. Supplied by ship's supervisor, Tom B. Zollman.
Photographs, Trip to Poland, 1946
Includes 136 photographs, numbered and identified
Photographs, Nunemaker & Shipmates
Includes United States Coast Guard "document" issued to
John E. Nunemaker, plus photograph of shipmates.
Research and Reports, 1990-93
Further research by Nunemaker: includes obituary of
crew member and friend, Arthur Penner, 1902-1986; and
articles on other Sea-Going Cowboys; and information on
Mennonites in Poland.
"Trip to Poland with BSR Heifers"
Written by Robert Ebey, 1993
Cowboy Reunion, Goshen, 1994
List of persons attending the June 18, 1994, Cowboy
Reunion, held at Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds,
Goshen, Indiana. Sponsored by Heifer Project
International.
Cowboy Reunion, Maryland, 1994
Information on the 50th anniversary, 1944-1994, held at
Baltimore and Windsor, Maryland, September 10-11, 1994.
Includes 50th anniversary program, 1944-1994; the
anniverary issue of World Ark (Fall 1994), published by
Heifer Project International, P.O. Box 808, Little
Rock, Arkansas 72203; and correspondence.
Cowboy Memories, Anniversary, 1994
Edited by Bill Beck and Mel West, and published by
Heifer Project International. Book available from
Mennonite Historical Library.
Scrapbook of Cowboy Memories, 1994
Compiled by W. M. Mizenko, 1994.
Video-Trip to Poland in 1946
Original film taken by Dr. Zuerker, Ohio, and
transferred onto video with narration by Wilbur Layman
in 1994.
Artifacts from Poland Trip
Note that the artifacts of Nunemaker's 1946 trip to
Poland are contained in the John E. Nunemaker Artifact
Collection (Hist. Mss. 12-13). See separate inventory
listing for this collection. It includes a ship in a
bottle, two knives, money and several Nazi Swastika
pins.

Box 2 (Gray)

Research on Salem Mennonite Church, New Paris, Indiana; on
Christophel's Meeting Place; and on Swiss-German and
Frisian relations

Salem Mennonite history, 1947-48
Written by Marie Yoder, daughter of Bishop Ray Yoder.
Christophel-Blossers-Salem History
Taken from J. C. Wenger's The Yellow Creek Mennonites.
Obituaries of Mennonites, 1879-1937
These are of the Dutch Mennonites who settled at New
Paris, Indiana. Include R. J. Smith, Elizabeth
(Fishler) Link, Grietje Smith) Rystra, John Rystra,
Fulkert A. Krull, Harry Krull
Hickerson, Val Don, 1992
Correspondence with Val Don Hickerson on the Klaas
Henry Fisher, an 1853 immigrant to New Paris, Indiana.
Oil Painting, B. Rystra, 1880s
Explanation of oil painting by Bauke Wiebes Rystra (-
1866). It was brought over from Holland to New Paris,
Indiana, in 1853, and is currently owned by John
Nunemaker.
Christophel, Paul, 1996
Background on the Christophel meeting place, and
ongoing relationships between the Swiss and Frisian
(Holland) groups, who jointly built and worshiped at
the Salem Mennonite Church, 1889.

Research on Anna (Holdeman) Willard (1864- ), Frances E.
Willard, and the International Friendship Gardens,
Michigan City, Indiana

Willard, Anna (Holdeman), 1864-
Research on Anna (Holdeman) Willard who married
Stanford Willard in 1888. Anna Holdeman grew up in the
Holdeman Mennonite Church. They owned the Citizen's
Bank in Wakarusa.
Also research on their daughter Frances E. Willard
who married Clarence L. Stauffer, who developed the
International Friendship Gardens, Michigan City,
Indiana. And background information on the Holdeman
family.
Phonograph Records, ca. 1930s
The phonograph records which came from the Willard-
Stauffer Estate sale have been placed with Nunemaker's
Phonograph Collection, Hist. Mss. 9-13.
International Friendship Gardens, IN
Photographs of these gardens as displayed at the 1933-
34 Century of Progress Exposition at Chicago. Also
brochures, ca. 1934, and newspaper article, 1992, on
these gardens located in Michigan City, Indiana.
Stauffer brothers were involved in these gardens. One
large brochure, ca. 1934, found in Oversize File.
Photograph of Willard farm, 1900
Includes Francis E. Willard and Alice Metzler, and
horse Nellie.
Photograph of Willard farm, 1914
Farm scene of Stanford Willard's farm, as taken from
corn field.
Sketch of Mitchell School, 1885
Sketch was done by Anna Holdeman in 1885, and given to
her boyfriend, Stanford Willard. Background
information found in the folders as well, reprinted in
1993 by Wakarusa paper.
Olive Township Schools, 1887, 1890
Commencent program held at Wakarusa School Hall.
Dell School District #6, 1890
List of pupils for spring term, 1890, with Eli Good as
teacher. School located in Harrison Township, Elkhart
County
Memorabilia, ca. 1920s
Photograph of Presidents of the United States found in
Oversize File.

Box 2 (Gray) (Continued)

Research on Old Order and Wisler Mennonites

Old Order and Wisler Mennonites
Includes write-up by Old Order Mennonite Bishop John W.
Martin (1852-1940) of his family history, 1938, and his
obituary. Also includes John E. Nunemaker's write-up
of his 1993 interview with John S. Martin (1913- ) and
Catherine (Martin) Martin (1914- ). And information on
the history of the Wisler Mennonite Church, 1992.
Martin, Nellie (Culp), (1901-1968)
Includes several a "Weedbook, 1913" and Nellie C.
Culp's grade 6 Music Book, Wakarusa, Indiana. Also
includes Nunemaker's background information on her; she
belonged to the Wisler Mennonite Church.
Old Order Mennonite Singing, 1994
An old order Mennonite family singing songs from the
1804 Unpartheyishes Gesangbuch. 1 cassette tape,
produced by Harmonies Workshop, Leola, Pennsylvania,
1994.

General Research

Nunemaker / Wenger Chart, 1786-1961
Includes the ancestors of John E. and Doris (Wenger)
Nunemaker, as written down in 1994.
Goshen College, 1945
Identification of persons attending Winter Bible
School, 1945

1 File (Oversize) (Found with Oversize Materials)

International Friendship Gardens, Indiana, Brochure, ca.
1934
Identified with this file as found in Box 2, Folder 9.
Photograph of Presidents of the United States
Identified with the other memorabilia, found in Box 2,
Folder 15.

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08-22-96/Dennis Stoesz
Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana.