Identity area
Reference code
CA MHC ORG-1
Title
Bergthaler Mennonite church registers
Date(s)
- 1882-1954 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
45 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1892-1983)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series consists of two groups of church registers. The first two registers are preliminary records having been used from 1882-1895. The families in these two registers are recorded in four segments. A total of 220 families are recorded; however some families appear in more than one list. The content includes name of husband, wife and children with birth, marriage, baptism and death dates. The second group of registers are the permanent Bergthaler Church of Manitoba church registers begun around 1896 and consisting of nine volumes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Notes written in Gothic German handwriting.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Inventory file list (Volumes 715, 718-726)