The GRANDMA database (Genealogical Registry
and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) contains information on over a million individuals,
most of whose ancestral lines can be traced to Low-German-Speaking Mennonite communities in Prussia (now Poland) and South Russia
(now Ukraine). The GRANDMA database is produced by the California
Mennonite Historical Society (CMHS).
How can GRANDMA be searched?
This database is available for searches in two ways: by using this website and by downloading to your computer.
Online Search with GRANDMA Online
GrandmaOnline.org, this website, provides access as Grandma's Window which enables online searches of the GRANDMA database.
Because it is online, it can be updated several times a year.
The Online site provides powerful and fast searching capability including several unique types of
searches of value to this community.
Access to Grandma's Window is enabled by
subscription from the CMHS Online Store.
Search on your local computer
The primary form of the down-loadable database is compatible with Brother's Keeper genealogical software. BK can generate reports in a large
variety of formats. This version of the database can be purchased from
the CMHS Online Store.
