Identity area
Reference code
CA CMBS NP011-01-3
Title
Former home of Rev. Johann Wiens (member of Elmwood Mennonite Brethen in Winnipeg, MB) in Tiege
Date(s)
- 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
8.5 x 9 cm [col.]
Context area
Name of creator
(1933-2013)
Biographical history
Teacher, historian, map maker (cartographer), author. Grew up in the Rosenheim district, west of Rosenfeld, Manitoba and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Worked with Helmut T. Huebert to produce the "Mennonite Historical Atlas." Schroeder authored "The Bergthal Colony."
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
William Schroeder
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This photo is of the former home of Johann Wiens in Tiege, Molotschna (near Molotschna River). Johann Wiens was a minister in the Elmwood MB Church in Winnipeg and Allianz minister in Russia.