Mennonite Archival Information Database

CA MHSBC 112-16-1-2018.002.070
Item
1930

Coaldale Bible school students outside the building with their teachers. Two early model cars are pictured on either side of the students. Johanne Toews is standing third from right in a black suit and tie.

Unknown

Students and teachers

CA MHSBC 112-16-1-2018.002.074
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1932-1933

Part of John B Toews fonds

Bible school students and their teachers gathered at the side of the school.

Unknown

Students and teachers

CA MHSBC 112-16-1-2018.002.075
Item
1933

Part of John B Toews fonds

Bible school students and teachers standing in front of the school steps.

Unknown

Coaldale German school

CA MHSBC 112-16-1-2018.002.094
Item
1938-04-02

Part of John B Toews fonds

German school students of the class that took place on Saturday with their teacher sitting in the middle of the second row.

Unknown

Saturday German school

CA MHSBC 112-16-1-2018.002.095
Item
1937

Part of John B Toews fonds

Saturday morning German school classes with their teachers.

Unknown

Loading the Bruton at Libau

CA MHSBC 112-16-11-2018.002.031
Item
1923-06-05

Part of John B Toews fonds

Depicting the off leading of Mennonites from train cars and onto the Canadian Pacific Vessel Bruton. These people would have been some of the very first immigrants to come to Canada in the 1920's.

Unknown

Arrival and transported

CA MHSBC 112-16-11-2018.002.032
Item
1923

Part of John B Toews fonds

This probably was the train the Mennonite Emigrants traveled to their destinations.

Unknown

Vauxhall Church orchestra

CA MHSBC 112-16-12-2018.002.064
Item
1939

Part of John B Toews fonds

Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren church orchestra standing in front of the first built church.

Unknown

Music festival

CA MHSBC 112-16-12-2018.002.068
Item
unknown

Part of John B Toews fonds

"Saengerfest" Music festival with MB church choirs.

Unknown

Church leader in Alberta

CA MHSBC 112-16-13-2018.002.047
Item
unknown

Part of John B Toews fonds

Benjamin B. Janz, minister in Coaldale, Alberta and his helper John Siemens sitting at a table with a white table cloth and flowers.

Unknown

Peter & Lena Martens

CA MHSBC 112-16-14-2018.002.108
Item
unknown

Part of John B Toews fonds

Couple standing in the garden is Peter and Lena Martens. Are they Peter John Martens 1912-2016 GM# 786697 and Helena Friesen Martens 1919- GM# 786698? They were married in Coaldale, Alberta September 22, 1940.

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