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Chortitzer Mennonite Conference fonds Subseries
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1843 Bergthaler Registers (Russia) (Vol. A, B and C)

Volume 2222
Church membership ledgers. (photocopies)
-1. Bergthal colony church registers, litter A. – 1843-1876.
-2. Index of Bergthal colony church registers. – [198-?].
-3. Index of Bergthal colony church registers. – [198-?].
-4. Bergthal colony church register, litter B. – 1843-1876.
-5. Bergthal colony church register litter A. – 1843-1876.

Kapital Bücher = ledgers listing capital

This series consists of financial ledgers used to keep track of financial capital the Waisenamt held. Files 1-4 are indexes only. Some capital ledgers include transfers of money to the Fürsorge Komitee in Paraguay, particularly Capital Ledgers “A” Chortitz (File #9) & “A” Osterwick (#10), which are otherwise mainly duplicates of each other. There are other duplicate ledgers, e.g. Ledger “B”file #11 and Ledger “C” #12 are virtually identical. The date on the cover of the Ledger is the date the Ledger was created. The dates given in the file name also include the year of the latest entries in the Ledger, often in a different hand writing or different colour of ink. Ledgers frequently list heirs to an estate, with full name, usually with birth date and sometimes with village name. E.g. Ledger “D” (file #15) image 1281 lists the heirs of Cornelius Wall of Bergfeld as recipients of estate money upon his death, giving only date of birth and in one case date of death. Abbreviations represent names of respective Waisenamt managers: CD – Cornelius Dueck; DW – Diedrich Wiebe; CTF – Cornelius T. Friesen; HGK – Hein G. Klippenstein; JE – Jacob Enns; HH – Hein Hildebrand. “Kapital” and “Capital” are used interchangeably: the file name takes the spelling used on the cover or first page of the respective ledger.
Location: volume 6312-6313.

1878 Choritizer Registers (Volume A and B)

Volume 4223
Church membership ledgers. (photocopies)
-1. 1878 Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch (Volume A). – 1878.
-2. 1878 Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch (Volume B). – 1878.
Volume 4313
Church membership ledgers. (photocopies)
-1. 1878 Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch (Volume A). – 1878.
-2. 1878 Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch (Volume B). – 1878.

Waisenamt documents

The documents deal with the division of property after the death of a spouse (Teilungs Kontrakt), immigration finances, repayments of immigration debts to Mennonites in Ontario and the Canadian government, constitutions and bylaws, and correspondence. The majority of the 20th century documents deal with the private schools question, emigration to Paraguay, and travel expenses.
Location: Volume 1417, 5078

Einnahmen und Ausgaben = Income and Disbursements

This sub series consists of hard-cover ledgers detailing the financial transactions recording the day-to-day income and disbursements. Each page gives the running totals at the bottom which are forwarded to the top of the corresponding next page. These ledgers reveal the amounts that were handled by the Waisenamt both in its function as a trust company for the orphans and widows, and those amounts that pertained to its function as a bank. Note: Files #14 & #15 were not digitized.
Location: volume 6317.

Teilungs Kontrakt (Agreements regarding distribution of estates)

This sub series consists of "Teilungs Kontrakt." which is a type of last will and testament, and was used by Mennonites for hundreds of years, even before coming to Manitoba. Usually, upon the death of a spouse, 50% of the estate was given to the surviving spouse and the other half evenly divided among the children. If the children were minors, the money plus interest was held in trust until they reached the age of majority. If the children were minors and both parents had died, guardians were appointed. Over time the secular "will and last testament" became the norm, a large part of the function of the Waisenamt disappeared. Money held in trust could be lent out, and interest gathered. Abbreviations in the records often represent names of respective Waisenamt managers: DW – Diedrich Wiebe; CTF – Cornelius T. Friesen; HGK – Hein G. Klippenstein; JE – Jacob Enns. Note: when the term "(bound)" is used in regards to several of the Estate Appraisals & Valuations files, where documents have been bound loosely (with string) after the fact. In some cases the binding may be such that facing pages are not related to each other. These files will have a special printout explaining how to navigate the volume.
Location: Volume 6311.

Schuldbuch = Debt Ledger

This sub series consists of ledgers records debt and is divided into Part I and Part II; the first contains debt ledgers/files originating in Russia, and the second part contains the earliest debt ledgers/files in Manitoba (Chortitzer Waisenamt on East Reserve).
Part one records of debts in Bergthal Colony, Russia consist of several of the ledgers which have been used for two purposes, the first part is the original debtors ledger, and the second part a much later type of entry, with no apparent connection to the earlier part. Maybe done this way to use up available space in existing ledgers.
Location: volume 6314-6316.

Ausrufen = Auction Sales

This sub series consists an alphabetized ledger of co-signers who guaranteed loans that individual members of the community obtained from the Waisenamt. These members are named and cross-referenced to the Schuldbuch (Debt Ledger) in which the loan was recorded. Most of the entries are stroked out, likely meaning that the loan has been paid and the guarantor is free of obligation in that regard. Many auctions are grouped within one notebook hence the numbering system.
Location: volume 6322-6323.

Waisenamt Correspondence

This sub series consists of correspondence to the Waisenamt grouped chronologically (pre-1900, 1900-1919, 1920-1929, 1930-1939, 1940-1949, 1950-1967) and then alphabetically within each time frame. In the 1920s and 1930s there is correspondence from families in Mexico and in the 1930s-1960s correspondence from families in Paraguay.
Location: volume 6326-6328.

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