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This is a photo of the homestead of the Cornelius Fast family in Blumstein, Molotschna. [HR 98]

This is a photo of the A. Wieler family on their estate in the Kharkow region. [HR 103]

This is a photo of a Mennonite farmstead in the village of Hamberg, Molotschna [HR 99]

This is a photo of the residence of Abram Janzen family in Sofiewka. It was built in 1903. [HR 104]

This is a photo of the Jakob Janzen family in Neu-Schoensee, Sagradowka. The owner, Jacob Janzen, was shot by bandits in his home in 1920. [HR 100]. Note: The following additional information has been provided by Anne Janzen March 7, 2011. This large "Wirtschaft" was sold in 1925 by his son Peter Janzen, and purchased by our grandfather, Heinrich J. Janzen. It was also confiscated in 1929 (Feb) by the Soviets, and turned into a Collective Farm.

This is a photo of a home of a Mennonite family. The exiles at first lived under conditions that mock description. In the course of time, things improved. Our hard working folks, acquired their own homes. They were not like the ones they were born in, but they were not too bad. [HR 269]

This is a photo of a Mennonite home in the new "homeland". It is said that if you drive through a Russian village in Siberia, the homes owned by Germans attract attention. There is a fence around the yard, trees have been planted; the wooden part of the house is painted; and everything is in good order. Thus these homes are saying something about the folks that own them. [HR 269]

This is a photo of a Mennonite home in the village of Altonau. Homes were being neglected and looked every bit so. This one had two suites. [HR 259]

This is a photo of the home of the Johann Thiessen family in Halbstadt, Molotschna. [HR 104]

On slide: "Old House at Shirk & Snyder Mill Bridgeport" The is the Jacob S. Shoemaker (1798-1875) house at 38 Shirk St. in Kitchener (Bridgeport), Ontario, the home of the founder of Bridgeport

A farmer, in formal dress, is standing behind a barrel close to a farmhouse.