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This series contains a number of family histories and genealogies, some biographies or autobiographies and some local histories. It also includes records of family reunion events.

This series pertains primarily to the local history of Steinbach and Blumenort in Manitoba.

The files in this series include records of the Kleine Gemeinde Waisenamt, the EMC Hilfsverein, and Estates Committee. The primary purpose of these entities was to fulfill the biblical admonition to care its members especially for orphans and widows (Waisenamt=Orphans Office). Its role expanded over time. It looked afer the administration of the estates of orphans and widows, ensuring inheritance distribution according to accepted rules. The Kleine Gemeinde Waisenamt dissolved sometime in the 1950s. The Hilfsverein begun in 1929 offered loans to those who had no means to begin farming. The Estates committee helped with the inheritance practises and settling of estates. The functions of these various entities were eventually all under the EMC Board of Trustees, except for the ones that were done by organizations not under church control, such as the credit unions, banks and trust companies.

This series is about settlement (colonization) of Mennonites in Manitoba during the last quarter century of the 19th century.

This series of documents are about the immigration of Mennonites to Canada, specifically Manitoba. There are trip diaries, and other memoirs on the general topic of Emigration and Immigration of the Kleine Gemeinde people who came from Russia to Canada.

This small collection has mainly items related to the group that maintained the "Kleine Gemeinde" name , the 1948 migration to Mexico and some further migrations such as the group that moved to Nova Scotia). There are some primary documents from the pre-1948 migration as well.

The materials in this series pertain to vital statistics, constitutions, membership handbooks, and other general material. (See the notes on the “EMC Archives Classification Code” document, a 2-page outline of materials deposited at the MHC Archives.)

This series includes a sampling of items that come from the first quarter of the 20th century -- a teacher's contract, a military exemption record for World War I, recollections about the 1918 pandemic, and others.

This series is a collection of items that were created to commemorate maining the coming to Canada in 1874. There were celebratory events for the 50th, 65th, 75th, 90th, 100th and 125th anniversaries. Several other events were also marked such as the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Mennonite Kleine Gemeinde in 1812, the founding of the town of Steinbach, Bethesda Hospital, Red Rock Bible Camp and others.

This series contains materials that the EMC archives collected of the activities and publications of the Mennonite World Conference and some items related to its assemblies held every 6 years.

This series contains materials that the EMC archives collected from the activities and publications of the Steinbach Bible College.

This series reflects further developments amoung the Mennonites in Manitoba, particularly in Steinbach, that happened between 1925 and 1950 -- publications such as the Mennonitische Volkswarte, the establishment of the Bethesda Hospital or the work of Kindergarten teacher, Anna Vogt.