English, Welsh and German church families. In contrast, most of the German Mennonites who migrated in large numbers into southeastern Pennsyl- vania during the same period became wedded to a rural agriculture settlement pattern that tended to insulate their communities even in the face of mounting

. Despite a destructive fire, long years of neglect, and numerous changes of ownership, this important historical landmark has in recent years been stabilized and returned to use as a single family home. The Robert Barber, Jr. house is Columbia's second oldest surviving home and the first to be entirely