Ruth Haines Henry, sitting at center. To right are her daughters Blanche Henry Abele and Stella Abele Weigand. The men behind Ruth may be John Israel Abele and Clarence Roy Haines.
Haines and Shirk families at a family reunion. Identified are Sally Shirk Haines, Minnie Haines Skiles, Elva Haines, Lida Haines Mull, Ruth Haines Henry, Mabel Haines Whiteside, Stella Henry Weigand, Maris Henry, Blanche Henry Abele,
Steinmetz Cemetery. Blanche Abele walks toward reunion bus after seeing early Shirk stones. Man on right is Frank Shirk, leader of the bus trip and keynote speaker at reunion banquet at Ephrata. He is a Mennonite preacher, now a bishop. His 98 year old father was the oldest Shirk at the reunion.
