Monuments & memorials

Audience at the unveiling of a cairn at Winkler

CA CMBS NP117-01-16
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7 August 1963

Part of Abram A. Kroeker Photograph Collection

This is a photo of the audience standing outside at the unveiling of a cairn to commemorate the first Mennonite Brethren church in Canada.

Unknown

Audience at the unveiling of a cairn at Winkler

CA CMBS NP117-01-19
Item
7 August 1963

Part of Abram A. Kroeker Photograph Collection

This is a photo of the audience standing outside of unveiling a cairn visible to the right of the photo, to commemorate the first Mennonite Brethren (MB) church in Canada.

Unknown

Bartsch Heppner Monument, Russia

CA MHC 492-630.0
Item
19--

Part of Der Bote Photograph Collection

This is a photo of the Bartsch Heppner monument in Chortitza, Russia.

Brethren in Christ. Sunday School Memorial

CA MAO XV-19.3-1994-14-1893
Item
1963

Part of The Canadian Mennonite photograph collection

Used in CM 11-28-1. BIC SS memorial unveiled by: Rev. P.W. McBeth, Pa., Dir. of Dept. of SS; Bishop Charlie Byers, Pa., General Cf. Moderator; Rev. Walter Winger, Ont., Canadian Cf. sec.; Dr. C.O. Wittlinger, archivist.

Unknown

Butovski Polygon Brochure Photo

CA CMBS NP201-01-57
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Part of Mary Brieger Klassen Photograph Collection

This photo is of the Butovski Polygon shrine. The image is part of a brochure for Butovski Polygon, which is also called Ruassia's "Golgotha." The brochure was sent to Maureen and Herb by Erika.

Butovski Polygon shrine for unnamed victims

CA CMBS NP201-01-56
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Part of Mary Brieger Klassen Photograph Collection

This photo is of a shrine at Butovski Polygon for the unnamed victims who were shot and buried here (including Jakob Reimer in 1937). Shrine is a cross with a plaque and flowers around the base.

Reimer/Gurieva, Erika

Dedication of the Quebracho memorial in honor of the pioneers of the Fernheim Colony, July 4, 1980

US MLA S-0152
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[July 4, 1980]

July 4, 1980. At the bottom are plaques with the names of each colonist who settled in one of the villages.

Unknown

Hermann Lenzman, J.H. Quiring, A.A. Kroeker, and Clarence Hiebert

CA CMBS NP117-01-22
Item
7 August 1963

Part of Abram A. Kroeker Photograph Collection

This is a photo of Hermann Lenzmann, J.H. Quiring, A.A. Kroeker and Clarence Hiebert standing in front of cairn.

Unknown

Hutterite Mennonite Centennial events

CA MHC 053-90.0
Item
1974

Part of Lawrence Klippenstein's Mennonite Memories book photos

This is a photo of the memorial cairn placed by Hutterite, Swiss and Low German groups, at Fensel Motel, on Highway 81, east of Freeman, South Dakota.