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J. Hershey Longenecker
J. Hershey Longenecker was born into a Mennonite family in Landisville, PA on May 23, 1889. He attended the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades near Philadelphia from 1907 to 1910 with hopes …
Read MoreDorothy Longenecker Hopper
Dorothy “Dot” Longenecker Hopper was born March 26, 1920 in the Belgian Congo to Jay Hershey and Minnie Hauhart Longenecker. Dot grew up as a missionary kid in the Belgian Congo. She …
Read MoreRuth Margaret Engler Longenecker (1903–2001)
Brief memoir by Ruth Longenecker, the second wife of my great-grandfather.
Read MoreLongenecker Family
My grandfather's brief history of his father-in-law's family, the Longeneckers of Pennsylvania.
Read MoreDorothy Longenecker Hopper, 1920-2015
Brief biography of the first 2/3 years of Dot Hopper's life.
Read MoreObituary for Dot Hopper (1920-2015)
Obituary for Dorothy "Dot" Longenecker Hopper, PCUS missionary to Korea with her husband Joe B. Hopper for 38 years.
Read MoreMr. Culvern interviews J. Hershey Longenecker about his missionary career
Interview with a retired Presbyterian missionary.
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