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Cornelius H. and Elisabeth (Fast) Froese family fonds

  • CA MHCA MHC16
  • Fonds
  • 1931-1937

This fond consists of letters, poems, and other written excerpts which were received and preserved by the family of Cornelius and Elisabeth Froese. The items give a picture of life in the former Soviet Union during the 1930s. They show the sense of dire poverty, poor crops, and loss of property and goods. They speak of life working in a collective farm and the difficulties created when the required food or fees could not be raised. One letter comes from Brazil, where another family member emigrated. A few letters seems to be from a later period when it was possible to travel between the USSR and Canada and visit relatives. Two letters were translated by John Froese (1924-2012). The remainder of the items were translated by the Mennonite Heritage Centre volunteer Ed Enns in 2012.

Froese, Cornelius H. and Elisabeth (Fast)

David Stoesz family fonds

  • CA MHCA Volume 1559-1563; 3931:5; 2121-2
  • Fonds
  • 1862, 1872-1896, 1908, 1913-1934

The contents of the materials are largely sermons written by the two men. Other materials include a diary of David Stoesz, correspondence, church material and personal material. Some of the material has been microfilmed. See Microfilm # 91.

Stoesz, David, 1842-1903

Heinrich Riediger fonds

  • CA MHCA MHC17
  • Fonds
  • 1908-1933

This fonds contains a series of journals begun in Russia in 1908 and continued in Canada after 1923. Parts were written while the writer was still living in Nikolaifeld, then Arkadak, and finally in Hanley, Saskatchewan. There are transcriptions and translations with the materials which were completed by the MHC volunteer staff Jake Friesen in 2008.
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Volume 5661
Heinrich Riediger (1884-1954) diaries

  1. Henry Riediger Diary. -- Jan. 1908- Sept. 1909. [transcription only]. [Original was not donated.]
  2. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- Sept – Dec. 1909.
  3. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- 1914-1915.
  4. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- 1915-1916.
  5. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- 1925-1926.
  6. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- 1928-1929.
  7. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- 1930-1931.
  8. Henry Riediger diary original, transcription and translation. -- 1932-1933.

Riediger, Heinrich, 1884-1954

William Hespeler fonds

  • CA MHCA MHC 7
  • Fonds
  • 1847-1907

This fonds contains documents pertaining to the life of William Hespeler, such as confirmation of attending the Polytechnic Institute in Karlsruhe (1847-1849), of deferment from military service in 1850, of immigration to Canada, and of naturalization as a British subject. The fonds includes the items taken to Russia in 1872 (i.e. responses from Ottawa to the Russian Mennonite inquiries about priveledges been sought such as exemption from military service). The fonds also contains various items with the autographs of individuals such as Otto von Bismark, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia, and the British monarch, Queen Victoria. The documents pertain to Hespeler's service to Canada or Germany.

Hespeler, William, 1830-1921

William S. Buhr fonds

  • CA MHCA Vol. 2105-1
  • Fonds
  • 1944

This fonds contains one book of Buhr's reflectons on his preaching and ministry. It also contains 2 notebooks of theological notes on the book of Genesis as well as various other biblical passages.

Buhr, William S., 1898-1967

Wilhelm H. Falk fonds

  • CA MHCA Vol. 2106-6
  • Fonds
  • after 1927

This fonds consists of one folder containing sermon outlines for approximately seven sermons as well as several pages of sermon notes which are possibly from someone else. The scripture passages referred to in these sermons include: Psalm 65:2-14; Jonah 3:1-10; Acts 3:14-22 and Matthew 11:28-30; Genesis 8:22; Luke 12:50.

Falk, Wilhelm H., 1892-1975

Wilhelm Friesen fonds

  • CA MHCA Volume 5114:4-5.
  • Fonds
  • 1897-1925

This fonds consists of one ledger that records grain and land prices around the turn of the 20th century. There are financial records related to the support for the local school and for fire insurance levies. There is also some prose written by William Friesen. The materials give a sense of the economic conditions and show some of the activities the Mennonite ministers in the Rosenheim area of Manitoba at that time.

Friesen, Wilhelm 1865-1936

George Franz fonds

  • CA MHCA Vol. 2106-9
  • Fonds
  • 1922-1984, predominant 1971-1984

This fonds contains approximately 224 devotional writings including: sermons, children's stories, anniversary meditations, prayers, Sunday School Lessons, and conference meditations.

Franz, George, 1911-1987

George S. Rempel fonds

  • CA MHCA Vol. 2117-9
  • Fonds
  • 1948-1980, predominant 1948-1965

This fonds consists of 15 small black notebooks of sermons written between 1948 and 1965. Many of them also include the dates and locations where the sermon was preached.

Rempel, George S., 1895-1969

Gerhard D. Doerksen fonds.

  • CA MHCA Small Archives Volume 4891
  • Fonds
  • 1875-1947

This fonds consists of letters written to Gerhard Doerksen while he lived in both Manitoba and Kansas, a journal and accounting book, and a biography of Bishop Cornelius Regehr.

Doerksen, Gerhard D. (1865-1949)

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