Samuel J. Steiner Explained

Samuel J. Steiner (born 18 September 1946 in North Lima, Ohio) is an American-Canadian historian, author, and archivist.^[1] Steiner moved to Canada in 1968 as a draft resister, where he became a historian and archivist at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario, and was the founding editor of the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia. He has authored five books about Mennonite history, including a biography of Jacob Yost Shantz and is considered an authority on Ontario Mennonite history.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Works

• Jacob Y. Shantz: Mennonite businessman . March 1987 . Mennogespräch . 5 . 1 . Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario.
• Book: Vicarious Pioneer: The Life of Jacob Y. Shantz . . Hyperion Books . 1988 . 0920534503.
• Book: Lead Us On: A History of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 19451995 . . . 1995 . 978-0969988304.
• Book: In Search of Promised Lands: A Religious History of Mennonites in Ontario . Herald Press . 2015 . 9781513800318.
• Book: A Mennonite Draft Dodger in Canada: A Memoir . Self-Published . 2022 . 9780981151649.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samuel J. Steiner. 2 May 2012 . University of Waterloo. January 30, 2020.
2. Web site: New definitive history of Mennonites in Ontario. Barb Draper. 12 August 2015 . The Canadian Mennonite. January 30, 2020.
3. Web site: Ontario Historical Society. January 30, 2020.
4. Web site: Diverse Ontario a leader in unity. Mennonite World Review. January 30, 2020.