Tag: Family | Brethren In Christ Historical Society

Photo Friday: “The Daily Toil of Farm Life” on the Keefer Family Homestead

January 11, 2013 | devincthomas | Photo Friday | 6 Comments

Today’s Photo Friday post focuses on the childhood of Luke Keefer Jr., a longtime Brethren in Christ church historian, theologian, and leader.

August 2010 Issue of Brethren in Christ History and Life

October 6, 2010 | devincthomas | Reviews | 4 Comments

Some thoughts on the August 2010 issue of “Brethren in Christ History and Life.”

Photo Friday: Sunshades in the Summer

August 6, 2010 | devincthomas | Photo Friday | 2 Comments

Today’s Photo Friday installment shows a light-hearted moment among missionary kids in 1920s Zimbabwe.

Wedding Rituals in the Brethren in Christ Church

August 4, 2010 | devincthomas | Essays | 1 Comment

Get a glimpse — from the perspective of one groom’s mother — of the rituals and practices associated with Brethren in Christ weddings in the 1930s and 1940s.

Alderfer Home on List of Southern California’s Historic Landmarks

July 22, 2010 | devincthomas | Essays | 1 Comment

Learn more about the home of Hiram and Mary Alderfer, now considered a historic landmark by the city of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Photo Friday: A Fond Farewell Remembered

June 11, 2010 | devincthomas | Photo Friday | 3 Comments

Today’s Photo Friday installment showcases Brethren in Christ missionaries Henry Light Smith and Katie (Burkholder) Smith, and recalls a fond farewell bid upon their departure for India in 1913.