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This photo is of the river boat, S.S. International docking at the Forks in Winnipeg, bringing the first boat load of Mennonites to Manitoba. On the upper deck, far right is David Klassen and his wife Aganetha Klassen (nee Aganetha Brandt).

This photograph shows a large group of people at the 50th Anniversary of the arrival of Mennonites in Canada from Russia. They are seated at long tables eating a celebration meal in Rosthern, Saskatchewan in 1973.

This photograph shows a group of people gathered presumedly at the gravesite of David Toews, taken at the 50th Anniversary of the arrival of the Mennonites in Canada. The speaker is believed to be Mr. Regier.

A snapshot taken at a floral bush in Stanley Park, showing Mr. Thiessen and wife Agatha Braun (see T-2)

This photo shows the baptism group of the First Mennonite Church (Schoenwieser Mennoniten Gemende) of Winnipeg in the doorway of their church on Alexander Avenue in Winnipeg.
Back row of mean (left to right): Abram Schmidt, Isaak Penner, Abram Wiens, Peter Schmidt, Edward Schroeder.
Last rows of women: Elizabeth Toews, Pauline Giesbrecht, Unknown, Margaret Penner, Unknown, Maria Schmidt.
Middle row: Helen Penner, Elizabeth Penner, Melita Peters, Helena Toews, Adeline Thiessen.
Front rows: Unknown, Katharina Klassen, K. Klassen, J.P. Klassen, Justina Hildebrand Gertrude de Veer.

This photograph shows a group of women and 3 men standing on entrance steps to Zion's Kirche, corner of Alexander Avenue and Ellen Street, Winnipeg, MB, later Schoenwieser Church (First Mennonite). The women are probably all from the Eben Ezer Maedchenheim, Winnipeg. It is the Bible School Class of 1934-35. See also Dem Herrn die Ehre, p.91. Similar picture is filed under 629 F-14
Following persons have been identified:
Row 1: l-r, Aelt . Daniel Loewen, - Braun, with lace collar, (unknown) Aelt. Johann H. Enns, Agnes Willms behind him.
Row 5: Liese Klassen, Maria (Mika) Klassen (Mrs. Franz Dyck);
Row 8: last row, Edward Klassen, (son of Aelt. Johann P. Klassen).
Other persons on photograph are Erna Martens (Mrs. Plenert) (1910-1972) and Margaret Derksen (1901-1983)

Brothers Peter and Gerhard Froese, sons of Peter Kornelius Froese *1828. The two gentlemen are dressed in vested suits, both with short beards, standing in front of steps of a house with number 296, and an open gate to sidewalk.

Brothers Peter and Gerhard Froese, in vested suits and ties both with short beards, standing in front of shed.

Cornelius Rempel b. 29 Jan 1866 (son of Johann Rempel b. 15 April 1830) is shown with his wife Katharina (nee Katharina Friesen) and two children -- son Jacob and daughter Tina (Mrs. Wm. Heinrichs). Cornelius is wearing a dark 3-piece suit and a checked shirt. Mrs. Rempel is wearing a dark dress and a lacy cap (Haube) tied in a bow. The children are wearing dark dresses with lacy white collars.

This photo is of David Klassen, 1885, and sisters Gertrude Klassen b. 1 Jan 1892 , Aganetha Klassen, 1879 ( m Cornelius Unger), Anna Klassen, b.1888 (Mrs. Jac. Dueck), Helena Klassen b. 1890, (m. Diedrich Bartel)

This photograph shows a group of women and 3 men standing on steps in front of the Zion Church, corner of Alexander Avenue and Ellen Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Schoenwieser Mennonite Church / First Mennonite Church). The women are probably all from the Eben Ezer Maedchenheim, Winnipeg. It is the Bible School Class of 1934-35.
Following persons have been identified:
Row 1: l-r, Aelt . Daniel Loewen, - Braun, with lace collar, Agnes Willms, Aelt. Johann H. Enns ;
Row 5: Liese Klassen, Maria (Mika) Klassen (Mrs. Franz Dyck);
Row 8: last row, Edward Klassen, (son of Aelt. Johann P. Klassen).
Other persons on photograph are Erna Martens (Mrs. Plenert) (1910-1972) and Margaret Derksen (1901-1983)

Cornelius Froese (b. 1885), son of Peter Kornelius Froese & Maria Loeppky.

Mrs. Ketler is lying in a coffin outside A number of wreaths are attached to the coffin and there is snow on the ground.The family is standing behind the coffin and her mother Anna (Sawatzky) (b. 31 Jan 1849) Epp is seated behind the coffin. Aganetha's father was Kornelius Epp b. 1847 in Rosenthal.

George Fast and Annie Albrecht, married July 11, 1940, Boissevain, MB