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This part show the photograph side: a Penner family funeral in 1905. Johann is lying on the bier with his widow Katharina Penner (Hamm) sitting beside. Back row (L to R): Kornelius Penner, Aron Penner, Jakob Penner, Heinrich Penner, Heinrich Heinrich Penner (father). Missing from the picture are his mother, Helena Penner (Funk), and his sisters, Margaretha and Maria, who predeceased him. Also missing is his sister Helena and brother Gerhard who chose to be absent, believing that a picture of himself was a graven image and constituted a sin.

This part show the back side Johann Heinrich Penner 1905 funeral photo: card stock imprinted with the photographer's name (M. Witlin) in Russian.

The immigration identification card for Ekaterina (Katharina) Derksen indicates that she traveled third class on the S. S. Marburn and arrived at Quebec City on May 27, 1925.

The Dominion of Canada issued Martin Kornelius Penner a Certificate of Naturalization effective March 16, 1932.

The picture shows the Martin Kornelius Penner one share certificate in Dominion City Creamery taken out on July14, 1938.

The picture shows Martin Kornelius Penner's one share certificate in the Dominion City Creamery taken out on July 14, 1938.

This is the Canadian Wheat Board permit booklet belonging to Martin Kornelius Penner for 1941-1942. The size of the farm is 640 acres: 195 acres seeded to wheat, 35 acres seeded to oats and 110 acres seeded to barley. 3292 bushels of grain were delivered in 1941-1942.

The picture shows the front cover of 8 year old Martin Kornelius Penner's verse booklet. The sky blue cover has antique gold embossed ornate decorations with a picture of children playing in a field in the center.

This page contains Martin Kornelius Penner's Christmas 1912 and New Year 1913 greeting: "Den geliebten Eltern zum Weihnachtsfeste und zum 1913. neuen Jahre in kindlicher Liebe dargebracht, von Ihren dankbaren Sohn, Martin Penner" English translation: "To my beloved parents for Christmas and for New Year 1913, presented out of childlike love by your son filled with deep gratitude, Martin Penner." Martin decorated the page with cut out pictures of angels and horses.

The picture shows the front cover of Martin Kornelius Penner's Christmas and New Year verse book for 1913-1914. The off white and pale green cover has antique gold embossed ornate decorations on it with an oval picture of flowers in the center.

The picture shows the back cover of Martin Kornelius Penner's Christmas and New Year verse book in 1914-1915. The cover is off white and pale pink with antique gold embossed ornate decorations and an oval with flowers in the center.

The photo is the family picture of Maria Penner (Hamm) and Heinrich Kornelius Penner with their daughter Helena Penner. The collection indicates that 1928 was the year the photo was taken, however a second daughter was born in March 1928 and the photo setting indicates that it was taken in the summer. That information would make it more probable that the photo was taken in the summer of 1927.

The picture shows the German handwritten verse from Lamentations 3:22 written by Maria Penner (Hamm) or Heinrich Kornelius Penner in 1928 on the back of their family picture. German: Klagelieder 3:22 "Die Guete des Herrn ist's, dass wir nicht gar aus sind; seine Barmherzigkeit hat noch kein Ende." English: "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."

The reverse side of the Martin Kornelius Penner Certificature of Naturalization contains his personal information and the signature of the Chief Clerk of Naturalization.

The picture is the certificate of Acquisition of British Nationality by a married woman whose husband is naturalized under the Naturalization Act of the Dominion of Canada. This was presented to Katharina Penner (Derksen) on December 12, 1946.