Lorraine Roth

1930 - 2013  (83 years)

• Name	Lorraine Roth
  Born	25 Feb 1930	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Honoured	Lorraine Roth Reading Room, Conrad Grebel University, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	The reading room at the Mennonite Archives is names after her.
  	As her health declined, Lorraine decided to give up her large collection of research files, and on Nov. 21, 2012, the 21 boxes were moved to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo. Because a new facility for the archives is presently under construction, the collection will not be open to the public until the spring of 2014. The new facility will also include the Lorraine Roth Archives Reading Room to honour this amazing pioneer of Amish and Mennonite historical research.
  Residence	2012	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-143868
  Died	11 Dec 2013
  Person ID	I143868	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  After life of dogged and careful research into Amish Mennonites, Lorraine Roth has donated to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario at Conrad Grebel University College, 21 boxes of family and Amish history.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1930 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Honoured - The reading room at the Mennonite Archives is names after her. - - Lorraine Roth Reading Room, Conrad Grebel University, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 2012 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth