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Mennonite Genealogy Inc. Photograph Collection Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna, Manitoba) With digital objects
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Mennonite Collegiate Institute teachers

This photograph shows 4 teachers of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB, standing outside in a row, hands behind their backs (l-r): Gerhard H. Peters, Principal; J.H. Giesbrecht, D.P. Esau and J.D. Siemens. The copy of this picture was torn and has been glued together with Scotch tape. This photograph can also be found in "Die Schule Muss Sein, A History of the MCI 1889-1989" on page 129.

Mennonite Collegiate Institute students

This photograph shows a group of students from Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna. Row 1 ladies seated in grass: l - r, -- Klassen, Kaethe Fast, unknown; Row 2: men kneeling in grass: Jacob Bergen, unknown, Franz Neufeld, unknown, -- Peters. Row 3 men standing: unknown. This photograph also appears in the M.C.I., 1989-1965 yearbook - sllightly different pose.

Mennonite Collegiate Institute graduation class of 1945

This photograph shows an outside scene of the graduating class of Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB., 1945. Teachers seated in front are l-r. J.D. Siemens, Paul J. Schaefer, G.H. Peters, H. Regehr, A.W. Schellenberg. Graduates l-r. Row 1 Armin Wall, Margaret Bergen, Mary Goerz, Mary Tiessen, Tina Andres, Elfrieda Warkentin, Agnes Dick, Mary Poetker, Elizabeth Sawatzky, Bruno Epp. Row 2: John Neufeld, Margaret Sawatzky, Hilda Lohrenz, Susan Martens, Katie Sawatzky, Erna Reimer, Frieda Fast, Annie Neufeld, Abe Riediger, Martin Hamm. Row 3: William Goerzen, Frank Voth Erwin Schmidt, Arthur Falk, H.P. Thiessen, David Froese, George Wiebe, John Neufeld, Victor Adrian, Lawrence Friesen. (Names of students are copied from MCI 1889-1965, where this photo appears.) This is a smaller snapshot of the same persons as 629 M-210.

Mennonite Collegiate Institute graduation class of 1945

This photograph shows an outside scene of the graduating class of Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, Manitoba, 1945. Teachers seated in front are (l-r): J.D. Siemens, Paul J. Schaefer, G.H. Peters, H. Regehr, A.W. Schellenberg. Graduates l-r. Row 1 Armin Wall, Margaret Bergen, Mary Goerz, Mary Tiessen, Tina Andres, Elfrieda Warkentin, Agnes Dick, Mary Poetker, Elizabeth Sawatzky, Bruno Epp. Row 2: John Neufeld, Margaret Sawatzky, Hilda Lohrenz, Susan Martens, Katie Sawatzky, Erna Reimer, Frieda Fast, Annie Neufeld, Abe Riediger, Martin Hamm. Row 3: William Goerzen, Frank Voth Erwin Schmidt, Arthur Falk, H.P. Thiessen, David Froese, George Wiebe, John Neufeld, Victor Adrian, Lawrence Friesen. (Names of students are copied from MCI 1889-1965, where this photo appears.) For a smaller snapshot of this scene see 629 M-211.

Mennonite Collegiate Institute Grade XI class of 1940-41

This photograph shows the Grade XI class of 1940-41 of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB. Front row, ladies seated on grass: l-r Louise Delesky, Justel Peters, Agatha Neufeld, Anne Klassen, Susie Peters, Maria (Mika) Dyck, Helena (Lenchen) Peters, Margaret Hildebrandt. 2nd row, men kneeling on grass: Henry Petkau, Henry Friesen, Henry Epp. Back row, men, standing: David Duerksen, Abe Neufeld, Peter Harms, Peter Bargen, Abram Wiebe, John Brown. This photo is also featured in M.C.I., 1889-1965.

A death at Mennonite Collegiate Institute

This photograph shows an outside winter scene, with buildings in the background. In the foreground are two young ladies looking down at a young lady in a coffin. They are both wearing winter coats, with big fur collars. It is indicated that this death occurred during the time when Irene Derksen from Steinbach, MB, was a student at MCI. This would probably be1944-45.