Blessed Are the Peacemakers Small Histories During World War II, Letter Writing, and Family History Methodology.
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Conduit and Platform -- Chapter 2. Beginnings (Early Life) -- Chapter 3. Conscription, Nonresistance, and Civilian Public Service -- Chapter 4. Leaving and Nesting -- Chapter 5. Ben's Work and Camp Life at Sideling Hill -- Chapter 6. Miriam's Story-the First Six Months -- Chapter 7. Finances and Interpersonal Conflicts -- Chapter 8. The Holidays -- Chapter 9. Transition to Rhode Island -- Chapter 10. Archives, Family History, and the Personal -- Chapter 11. Conditions of the State Hospital in 1943 Chapter 12. Daily Life at the State Hospital -- Chapter 13. Finances and More Conflicts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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Kesler, Benjamin Elias, Jr., 1920-1981. Kesler, Miriam Elizabeth, 1925-2013.
Civilian Public Service--Biography. Dunkard Brethren--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States--Biography. Conscientious objectors--United States--Biography. Pacifists--United States--Biography. Married people--United States--Correspondence. Letter writing--United States. Genealogy--Authorship.