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75 Years Mennonites in Mexico

  • CA MHCA Videocassettes nos. 198-203, 246-255; Vol. 5029:7 (textual).
  • Series
  • 1997-1998
  • Part of Otto Klassen fonds

This series of 3 videos and a German script present the 75 year history of the Canadian Mennonites who moved to Mexico beginning in 1922. The titles include Old Colony Mennonites Emigrate from Canada to Mexico (Part 1), Pioneers in Mexico: Canadian Mennonites Colonize in Mexico (Part 2), 75th Anniversary Celebration of Mennonites in Mexico 1922-1997(Part 3)

The Mennonites were promised control of their schools, language and way of life – freedoms which were being lost in Canada. Approximately 7000 of these Canadian Mennonites from the Old Colony and Sommerfeld groups from Manitoba and Saskatchewan migrated to Mexico between 1922 and 1926. Part one documents the historical background of these people and the actual migration. Part two document the development of these Canadians in Mexico as they continue to colonize. Part three is a report of the 75 year celebrations held in 1998. These productions were shown in many communities in Manitoba to raise money for the establishment of a museum/archives in Mexico in the Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico.

A.01 Annual conference sessions

This sub-series contains the original handwritten minute books of the conference sessions for the years 1903 to 1942. Original minutes for the years 1943 to 1948 are not available, although published minutes exist in the CMC Yearbooks for the years 1928-1999. The minute books provide a handwritten copy of the constitution and summarize the papers presented and discussed at the annual sessions. The issues discussed were usually religious in nature although in some instances they had broader implications (e.g. the discussion on involvement in politics). The minutes also recorded all the resolutions approved during the sessions.

Conference of Mennonites in Canada. General Board. Annual conference sessions

A.02 Conference secretary files

This sub-series consists largely of correspondence but also includes minutes, reports and other materials. Correspondence was carried on with many institutions (including different levels of conferences) and touches on a wide variety of subjects. The conference secretary files extant in the Archives were generated by three men who occupied this position successively. They were H.T. Klassen (1947-1954), P.R. Harder (1954-1958), and H.H. Epp (1958-1961).

Conference of Mennonites in Canada. General Board. Conference Secretary

A.03 Executive secretary /General secretary files

  • CA MHCA Volumes: 133-149, 158-161, 164-174, 460, 463-464, 469-471, 500-502, 507, 516-524, 527, 649, 843-844, 963, 1057-1058, 1126-1127, 1582-1587, 1699, 1783-1791, 2437, 2575, 2613, 2719-2720, 2805-2816, 3149-3160, 3167-3173, 3741-3748, 3774-3777, 3961, 3970-3971
  • Series
  • 1947-1999, predominant 1961-1999
  • Part of Conference of Mennonites in Canada fonds

This sub-series contains largely correspondence, minutes and reports. Some studies, statistical compilations and news releases can also be found in these files. The files provide an overview of the activities of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada from 1961 to 1999.

Conference of Mennonites in Canada. General Board. Executive secretary files

A.04 Finance committee

Most of the financial records consist of administrative correspondence after 1965. There are documents relating to the finances of the difference CMC boards. There are a series of ledgers dating from 1930-1945, 1949-1957 and 1957-1973. Also included are the CMC financial Records from 1981-2001 which include personnel files, pension benefit statments, and external audits. These financial records pertain to all branches of Conference work and can help demonstrate the growth of the Conference in a quantifiable way.

Conference of Mennonites in Canada. General Board. Finance Committee

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