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A quilt square contributed to a quilt presented as a farewell gift to Missions Minister Hubert and Mary Schwartzentruber.

Left to right: Aden Eby, Gordon Eby and Odo Eby with the historical marker for their ancestor, Bishop Benjamin Eby

The speaker is probably Alice (Horst) Buehler (1915-2005), who attended OMBS in the 1930s.

Written on back of photograph: "Allegheny Meeting House."

Text on the back reads: "2, Jacob Berg, Grandmothers Brother / 1, Mothers Father Jac. Mathies / at 21 years old - to 'the bush' in South Russia - for 3 years - 1887". These are likely relatives of Margaretha (Berg) Mathies.

Alternative Service worker washing clothes by hand near the camp

Alternative Service worker in bunk, possibly Elmer Roth

Amzie Brubacher hosting OMBS&I Reunion dinner and program in Conrad Grebel dining hall

Three young women, possibly Audrey (Bauman or Boshart), Viola Martin, Fern (Dettweiler or Knechtel or Shantz)

Written on the photograph cover: "This picture was taken in 1926 or 1927 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Millar, RR4, Kitchener (3 miles west of City Hall Kitchener on #7 Highway). Mrs. Fred Millar is the former Ida Bergey. These are her aunts and 1 uncle. The front row are hte son and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Bowman "Preacher Mose." The back row - Elizabeth Bergey is a sister of David Bergey, Ida's father. Moses Bowman - a son of Preacher Mose is dead. His wife (2nd) is the second one in the back row. Mrs. David Bergey (Louisa Bowman) is absent. Also absent is Ezra Bowman who lived in Missouri, USA. Melina Bowman and Ida Bergey entertained their aunts and uncle on this occasion."
Front row (left to right): Susannah (Bowman) Shantz, Barbara (Bowman) Shuh, Leah (Bowman) Baer, Aaron Bowman. Back row (left to right): Elizabeth (Bergey) Hagedorn, Susannah (Shantz) Bowman, Sarah (Bricker) Bowman.

Part of a quilt presented to Hubert and Mary Schwartzentruber

Written on back: "Community Bible School in Baden, 1939. L. H. Witmer." L.H. Witmer is probably Leslie Witmer.

Teachers at the Baden Summer Bible School in 1940

Family members at the Bauman (or Bowman) family reunion at "Grandpa" Emmanuel M. Bauman's house on Ruggles Road, Floradale. The house is no longer extant.First row: Jonathan (John) Martin (fourth from left), Carolyn (Bauman) Morris (fifth from left, child of Orvie and Adell (Snider) Bauman), Marianne (Burkholder) Ford (eighth from left, child of Walter and Florence Burkholder), Harold Burkholder (sixth from right, child of Walter and Florence Burkholder), Bruce Bauman (third from right, child of Howard and Pauline Bauman).
Second row: Pauline Bauman (seventh from left), Ida Bauman (eighth from left), Frainey Bauman (sixth from right), Florence (Bauman) Burkholder (fourth from right, child of Emmanuel Bauman), Walter Burkholder (third from right), Stuart Burkholder (second from right), Carol (Bauman) Bauman (first from right, child of Emmanuel and Ida Bauman).
Third row: Emmanuel Bauman (first from left, husband of Ida Bauman), Norman Bauman (second from left), Phyllis (Bauman) Fennell (eleventh from left, child of Orvie and Adell (Snider) Bauman), Shirley Bauman (twelfth from left, child of Pauline and Harold Bauman), Mrs. Bowman (seventh from right, wife of Owen Bowman), Adel (Snider) Bauman (sixth from right, wife of Orvie Bauman), Maida Bowman (third from right, wife of Coleman (Cole) Bowman), Gladys (Bauman) Cressman (second from right, child of Emmanuel and Ida Bauman).
Fourth row: Howard Bauman (fifth from left), Coleman (Cole) Bowman (seventh from left), Owen Bowman (eighth from right), Donny Bowman (seventh from right), Orvie Bauman (sixth from right), Bryan Bauman (fifth from right).