This fonds consists of a sampling of key documents which Ike Froese preserved from his life’s passion and work related to how he worked within the Mennonite Church to relate and minister amoung North American aboriginal people. Correspondence, news clippings, and research papers are found in this fonds. The files include information on the history of Mennonite Pioneer Mission and Conference of Mennonites in Canada Native Ministry programs, especially from 1970 to 1980, but also there are a few documents from the 1980s and 1990s. The fonds contains one series of textual materials and another of photographs, which show people, place and events of significance to his life.

This series consists of the following photographs:
696:1 Retirement of Jeremiah Ross. - 23 Aug 1998. - 15X10cm;col..
This photo show a group of four men and 2 women, including Jeremiah Ross, Mennonite minister at Cross Lake,
Manitoba for thirty years.
696:2 Morning and Evening Service programs. - 23 Aug 1998. - 15X10cm;col..
This image is a photograph of the morning and evening order of program for the retirement of Jeremiah Ross of Cross
Lake, Manitoba.
696:3 Retirement of Jeremiah Ross. - 23 Aug 1998. - 15X10cm;col..
This photo shows the guests at the head table and the banner on the wall saying "Welcome "Jeremiah Ross -- on his
retirement as Mennonite minister for over 30 years."
696:4 Retirement of Jeremiah Ross. - 23 Aug 1998. - 15X10cm;col..
This photo shows Jeremiah Ross sitting at a table being congratuated.
696:5 Group of women at the retirement of Jeremiah Ross.. - 23 Aug 1998. -
This photo shows women sitting at tables eating.
696:6 At Cross Lake, Manitoba. - 23 Aug 1998. - 15X10cm;col..
This photo shows a building that could be used for community event.
696:7 At the Retirement of Jeremiah Ross from 30 years of ministry. - 23 Aug 1998. -
15X10cm;col..
This photo shows Jeremiah Ross (right) with another man from Cross Lake, Manitoba.
696:8 At the Retirement of Jeremiah Ross from 30 years of ministry. - 23 Aug 1998. -
15X10cm;col..
This photo shows Jeremiah Ross (left) with another man from Cross Lake, Manitoba.
696:9 At the Retirement of Jeremiah Ross from 30 years of ministry. - 23 Aug 1998. -
15X10cm;col..
This photo shows Otto Hamm (3rd from the left) with 3 other men at Cross Lake, Manitoba.
696:10 At the Retirement of Jeremiah Ross from 30 years of ministry. - 23 Aug 1998. -
15X10cm;col..
This photo shows people who attended the retirement who were at one time workers with Mennonite Pioneer Mission or
Native Ministries -- (l-r): Henry Neufeld, __, Elna Neufeld, Hilda Franz, ___, Lawrence Klippenstein and
Walter Franz.
696:11 At Selkirk Christina Fellowship Church. - ca. 1990?. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows a group of approximately 20 people standing outside in front of the church in Selkirk, Manitoba. Jake
and Mary Wiebe and Margaret Froese are in the front right side.
696:12 Together we come in the Spirit: artwork by Terry Widrick. - 1990s?. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows one of Terry Widrick's work's of aboriginal art depicting a white man with a book and an aboriginal
man with a peace pipe.
696:13 Terry Widrick graduation from CMBC. - 1991. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows CMBC President John Neufeld and academic dean Gerald Gerbrandt presenting Terry Widrick with
his degree.
696:14 At Terry Widrick's commissioning/installation. - 5 May 1991. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo is of a group that was present at Terry Widrick's commissioning service at Selkirk Christian Fellowship
including Neil Heinrichs and Jake & Trudy Unrau.
696:15 Terry & Cara Widnick family. - 1991?. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows Terry Widnick with his wife snuggled up close to him on the couch.
696:16 At Selkirk Christian Fellowship. - 1991?. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows Jake and Mary Wiebe and Trudie and Jake Unrau singing together while standing behind a pulpit.
696:17 At Jake & Trudie Unrau's retirement. - 1 Feb 1985. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows Jake and Trudie Unrau, the first missionaries with Mennonite Pioneer Mission, at their retirement
after 63 years of service. The event took place at the Holy Eucharist Hall in Selkirk.
696:18 Visit of South American Delegation to Manigotogan. - 1990. - 13x9cm;col..
This photo shows Theodore Neufeld, Basilio torres, Eduardo Teichreib, Dietrich Pana and Willy Guenther. (See report
in Intotemak, Vol. XIX, No. 4)

The Peter Kroeger file list shows the content of Volumes 1655 and 5683 as follows:
VOLUME 1655

1. Sketches by A. Kroeger published in a French weekly calendar. -- [1970 or 1976?]. These sketches include the following Winnipeg scenes: Sturgeon Creek water mill, Foot bridge to Assinaboine Park, Manitoba Legislature, Westminster United Church, St. Boniface Cathedral, Assiniboine Park Pavillion, and others.
2. Peter Kroeger Christmas cards. -- 1953,1990,1992-1995.
3. Peter Kroeger - Youth programs - 1955-1956.
4. Peter Kroeger engineering blueprints. -- [ca. 1955-1978].
5. Peter Kroeger Miscellaneous papers including:
   a. In search of Mennonite Spiritual Roos [sermon] by Al Reimer] givnen at First M.C. -- 6 Mar 1977.
   b. Proposal re. Founding an inter-Mennonite "life Insurance" (Lebensversicherung). - - 1972.
   c. Statuten des Mennonitischen Vereins zur Pflege der deutschen Muttersprache. -- 1952.
   d. Sermon in German (typescript) by Aeltesten Dr. Johann H. Enns / presented at First M.C. -- 10 Jan. 1971.
   e. Prairie Festival of German Song. -- 21-23 May 1988.
6. Peter Kroeger poetry - 1949-1997.
7. Peter Kroeger Poetry - 1952-2000. Accession No: 00-035
8. Peter Kroeger Poetry (Low German) - 1975-1989. Accession No: 99-102
9. Peter Kroeger Poetry (Low German) - 1978-1981. Accession No: 99-102
10. Peter Kroeger Poetry - 1951,1954,1981,1991. Accession No: 98-083
11. Poems. -- 1954-1998, predominantly 1988-1998. Accession No: 99-060
12. Correspondence. -- 1949-1958,1970-1971,1987. Accession No: 95-050
13. Correspondence including lists of poems submitted to editors of Der Bote. -- 1987- Accession No: 95-050

VOLUME 5683

1. Poetry written and submitted by Peter Kroeger to editors and broadcasters such as Faith and Life Communications and Der Bote.
2. About Peter Kroeger (1918-2002). This file contains an obituary, a program note with a biographical sketch of Peter Kroeger, a newspaper clipping about his cycling for the Kidney Foundation at age 76, and several other items. See Also: Files of poetry filed in MHC Volume 2217:14; 3236:15; 4133:13; 4184:16 and 4272:17.